CONNECTICUT ROUTE 68

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'Route 68' is an east-west state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut connecting the towns of Durham and Naugatuck. Route 68 is 22.09 miles in length.

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Route description

History

Junction list

Route description

Route 68 begins at Route 17 in Durham and winds its way through Wallingford, Cheshire, and Prospect ending at Route 63 in Naugatuck. Most of Route 68 is a two lane surface road with the exception of a 2.3-mile section in Wallingford which is a four-lane undivided, partially access controlled road. This limited access section begins at the interchange with I-91 and ends at the grade-separated junction with U.S. Route 5. Route 68 overlaps with Route 70 in Cheshire, with both briefly overlapping Route 10 (forming a 3-way concurrency). Routes 68 and 70 continue and finally split with Route 68 heading for Prospect and Naugatuck, and Route 70 for Waterbury.

History

Route 68 was created in 1932 but ran only between Naugatuck and Cheshire. The route was later extended east to Durham in 1967.

Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
Naugatuck	Bridge Street, Prospect Street	Route 63	0.00
		SR 723 to Route 8	0.61
Prospect	Union City Road, Cheshire Road	Route 69	4.28
Cheshire	Prospect Road, West Main Street (Route 70), Main Street (Route 10/70), Academy Road (Route 70), Yalesville Road	Route 70 (begin overlap)	7.67
		Route 10	9.36-9.51
		Route 70 (end overlap)	10.76
Wallingford	Church Street, Barnes Road, Durham Road	Route 150	14.00
		Route 15 (no access)	14.34
		U.S. Route 5 (grade separated)	14.59
		I-91	16.80
Durham	Wallingford Road	Route 157	19.51
		Route 17	22.09