U.S. Route 68
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US 68 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 560 mi[citation needed] (900 km) |
| Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  US 62 at Reidland, KY |
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| North end |   I-75 / SR 15 in Findlay, OH |
| Location | |
| States | Kentucky, Ohio |
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U.S. Route 68 (US 68) is a United States highway that runs for 560 miles (900 km) from northwest Ohio to Western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at US 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its present northern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio, though the route once extended as far north as Toledo. US 68 intersects with US 62 three times during its route.
Route description[]
US 68 is signed east–west in Kentucky, while in Ohio it is signed north–south.
Kentucky[]
US 68 in Mercer County, Kentucky
U.S. Route 68 is designated as a "Scenic Highway" throughout Kentucky. US 68 goes near or through Reidland, Aurora, Cadiz, Hopkinsville, Elkton, Russellville, Auburn, Bowling Green, Glasgow, Edmonton, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Lebanon, Perryville, Harrodsburg, Lexington, Paris, and Maysville
The majority of the route winds through forested, hilly terrain. US 68 is Broadway through downtown Lexington, and it is Harrodsburg Road before it leaves Lexington.
The route passes several Civil War battle sites. The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is along the highway about 9 miles (14 km) east of Hopkinsville at the small town of Fairview. The Battle of Tebbs Bend Historic Civil War Site is located near Campbellsville and the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is outside Perryville.
There is an annual 400-mile (640 km) yard sale held along the highway for 4 days in early summer.[1]
The sections of the highway through Campbellsville and Lebanon are slated for expansion to begin in 2008. The long-term goal is to widen and make safer the entire US 68 corridor through Kentucky as part of the Heartland Parkway project.[2][3]
Sections in Kentucky have been improved in recent years. The Paris Pike which was completed in 2003. Work is currently in progress to make US 68 four lanes through Land Between the Lakes. This was accelerated, following a devastating collision of the cargo vessel MV Delta Mariner with Eggner Ferry Bridge in January 2012.
Ohio[]
Highest point on US 68 at the US 33 interchange in Bellefontaine, Ohio
US 68 takes a south–north route throughout Ohio, roughly paralleling Interstate 75 but covering counties one tier to the east of those counties covered by I-75. US 68 begins at the William H. Harsha Bridge over the Ohio River and duplexes with U.S. Route 52 for 5.6 miles while traveling on the north bank of the river. The highways separate at Ripley, at which point US 68 heads north as a generally rural two-lane highway, passing through or bypassing communities such as Georgetown, Mount Orab, Fayetteville, Wilmington, Xenia, and Yellow Springs. Shortly before reaching Interstate 70, it becomes a four-lane expressway, bypassing Springfield before transitioning back to a rural two-lane road as it approaches Urbana. As it continues north, US 68 passes through West Liberty, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Dunkirk, and Arlington on its way north to its terminus at an interchange with Interstate 75 outside Findlay.
In total, US 68 traverses 179.1 miles within Ohio.
History[]
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From 1926 until the late 1940s, in terms of the routing between Bowling Green and Perryville, US 68 went westward through Springfield, Kentucky to Bardstown, and followed U.S. Route 31E southward to near Horse Cave. US 68 then followed the current KY 218 (Charlie Moran Highway) westward into Horse Cave, and then joined U.S. Route 31W from there through Cave City to Bowling Green.[4] US 68 moved to its current routing from Bowling Green to Perryville around 1948–49.
US 68 previously ran to Toledo, Ohio, terminating at the west approach to the High Level Bridge south of downtown, but the Toledo-Findlay segment was decommissioned in the 1950s.[5] It also passed through Springfield, Ohio prior to its realignment onto a four-lane bypass of that city.
Two spans of the US 68/KY 80 Eggner Ferry Bridge over Kentucky Lake collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship on January 26, 2012.[6] The bridge reopened to traffic on May 25, 2012.[7] That bridge was replaced by a new four-lane bridge a few years afterwards.
Future[]
In Clark County, Ohio, there is an almost full-access interchange between controlled-access US 68 and US 40/SR 4, which is itself a controlled-access highway until approximately 0.3-mile west of the US 68 interchange. One exit ramp from US 68 ends on Upper Valley Pike, rather than on US 40/SR 4; another entrance ramp includes two-way traffic and an at-grade entrance to a retirement community. On US 40/SR 4 between the controlled-access portion and US 68, there are an at-grade intersection at Upper Valley Pike, other street and driveway breaks in access control and a steep grade on the eastbound approach toward Upper Valley Pike. In September 2013, the Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee (TCC) ranked the US 40/SR 4/Upper Valley Pike intersection as the most hazardous in the county, based on 2010-2012 crash data.[8][9] Because the road design over the years had played a significant factor in the high number of crashes in the area, the TCC conducted a study; in February 2006 it recommended reconfiguring the US 68 interchange and altering nearby traffic patterns. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) the same year approved $5 million to fund the project. However, the TCC soon rejected ODOT's money, concluding that even its recommended fix would not be enough to solve the area road network's underlying problems.[8][10] Instead, the TCC is making small changes, such as improving traffic signal timing and adding signs. ODOT, for its part, is working on reducing the number of driveways near the US 40/SR 4/Upper Valley Pike intersection and on upgrading traffic signals.[8]
In Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio, north of Xenia, ODOT plans to convert the intersection with SR 235, the state route's southern terminus, to a roundabout. As of summer 2020, construction is expected to begin in spring 2023 and to be completed that fall, with an estimated cost of $2 million.[11]
Major intersections[]
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| State | County | Location | mi[12] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | McCracken | Reidland | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 62 (Kentucky Dam Road) – Paducah, Kentucky Dam | Western terminus |
| | 0.926– 1.095 | 1.490– 1.762 |  I-24 – St. Louis, Nashville, Kentucky Dam | Interchange; I-24 exit 16 | ||
| | 1.342 | 2.160 |  KY 284 west – Reidland, Symsonia | Eastern terminus of KY 284 | ||
| | 2.177 | 3.504 |  | |||
| Marshall | | 3.841 | 6.181 |  north (Sharpe School Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1042 | |
| Sharpe | 4.273 | 6.877 |  south (Scale Road) | West end of KY 795 overlap | ||
| 4.273 | 6.877 | north (Scale Road) | East end of KY 795 overlap | |||
| | 6.005 | 9.664 |  north (Mt. Moriah Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1610 | ||
| | 6.502 | 10.464 |  south (George Clark Road South) | Northern terminus of KY 1396 | ||
| | 7.613 | 12.252 |  south (Griggstown Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1712 | ||
| | 7.842 | 12.620 |  north (Patterson Ferry Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1413 | ||
| 9.152 | 14.729 |  north (Needmore Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3456 | |||
| | 9.563 | 15.390 |  east (Palma Road) | Western terminus of KY 1422 | ||
| | 10.462 | 16.837 |  KY 95 north – Calvert City | Southern terminus of KY 95 | ||
| | 11.413 | 18.367 |  west (Griggstown Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 782 | ||
| | 12.061– 12.163 | 19.410– 19.574 |   I-69 to I-24 – Mayfield, Calvert City | Interchange; I-69 (former Purchase Parkway) exit 47 | ||
| | 12.339 | 19.858 |  US 641 north – Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park, Land Between the Lakes Northern Extension, Kentucky Opry Theatre, Kentucky Shores Family Fun Center | West end of US 641 overlap | ||
| Draffenville | 12.755 | 20.527 |  US 641 south – Benton, Murray | East end of US 641 overlap; access to Marshall County Hospital in Benton | ||
| | 14.509 | 23.350 |  KY 58 west (Briensburg Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 58 | ||
| | 16.115 | 25.935 | Moors Camp Highway | Former KY 953 | ||
| | 16.627 | 26.759 |  west (Benton-Birmingham Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1462 | ||
| | 16.677 | 26.839 | Big Bear Highway | Former KY 58 east | ||
| | 19.420 | 31.253 |  KY 408 west (Egners Ferry Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 408 | ||
| | 20.644 | 33.223 | Barge Island Road – Girl Scout camp, Camp Kum-Ba-Ya, Camp Currie | Former KY 962 north | ||
| Fairdealing | 20.681 | 33.283 |  south (Old Olive Road) | Northern terminus of KY 962 | ||
| | 21.469 | 34.551 |  south (Olive Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1364 | ||
| | 28.042 | 45.129 |  KY 402 west (Aurora Highway) | Eastern terminus of KY 402 | ||
| | 29.462 | 47.414 |  KY 80 west – Murray, Kenlake Lodge and Marina | West end of KY 80 overlap | ||
| Kentucky Lake | 30.056– 30.735 | 48.370– 49.463 | Eggner's Ferry Bridge | |||
| Trigg | Land Between the Lakes | 33.275 | 53.551 | The Trace – Grand Rivers, KY, Dover, TN | ||
| | 38.678– 39.266 | 62.246– 63.193 | Bridge over Lake Barkley | |||
| Canton | 40.067 | 64.482 |  KY 164 south (Linton Road) – Devil's Hill launching ramp, Calhoun Hill launching ramp | Northern terminus of KY 164 | ||
| | 40.906 | 65.832 |   east (State Park Road) – Lake Barkley State Resort Park | Western terminus of KY 1489; Lake Barkley State Park Airport near the east end of 1489 | ||
| | 45.161 | 72.680 |    KY 272 east (Old Canton Pike) to south (Maple Grove Road) | Western terminus of KY 272 | ||
| | 45.662 | 73.486 | west (Blue Springs Road) – Lake Barkley State Resort Park | Eastern terminus of KY 1489; access to Lake Barkley State Park Airport | ||
| | 46.248 | 74.429 |   US 68 Bus. east – Cadiz business district | Western terminus of Cadiz business route | ||
| | 46.753 | 75.242 |  (Old Dover Road) – Cadiz | |||
| | 48.268 | 77.680 |  KY 139 (South Road) – Cadiz | |||
| Cadiz | 50.638 | 81.494 | US 68 Bus. west (Main Street) | Eastern terminus of Cadiz business route | ||
| 50.858 | 81.848 |  east (Frontage Road No. 1) | Western terminus of KY 3468; former alignment of US 68 | |||
| 53.648 | 86.338 | west (Frontage Road No. 1) – Trigg County Museum | Eastern terminus of KY 3468; former alignment of US 68 | |||
| 53.883 | 86.716 |   south (North Montgomery Road) / KY 276 west (Rocky Ridge Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1585; eastern terminus of KY 276; 276 to the north, 1585 to the south | |||
| | 54.723– 54.857 | 88.068– 88.284 | I-24 – Nashville, Paducah | Interchange; I-24 exit 65 | ||
| | 54.999 | 88.512 |  Herndon Road () | |||
| | 55.419 | 89.188 |  north (Barefield Road) | Southern terminus of KY 958 | ||
| | 58.169 | 93.614 |  KY 128 north (Wallonia Road) – Cerulean | Southern terminus of KY 128 | ||
| | 58.406 | 93.995 |  east (Tobacco Road) – Gracey | Western terminus of KY 3186 | ||
| Christian | Gracey | 59.250 | 95.354 |  (Gracey-Sinking Fork Road) | ||
| 59.911 | 96.417 | west (Lester Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3186 | |||
| | 61.463 | 98.915 |  north (Quisenberry Lane) | Southern terminus of KY 1349 | ||
| | 65.648 | 105.650 |     / US 68 Truck east / KY 1682 north (Eagle Way) to Pennyrile Parkway | Western terminus of bypass and truck routes; southern terminus of KY 1682; bypass/truck route to the south, 1682 to the north | ||
| Hopkinsville | 67.732 | 109.004 |  KY 91 north (Princeton Road) – Princeton, Fredonia, Marion | Southern terminus of KY 91 | ||
| 67.933 | 109.328 |  KY 109 north (Dawson Springs Road) – Dawson Springs, | West end of KY 109 overlap | |||
| 68.648 | 110.478 |  KY 1007 (North Drive) – Community College, MSU Breathitt Veterinary Center | ||||
| 69.377 | 111.651 |   US 41 / KY 107 south (South Main Street) | West end of US 41 concurrency; southern terminus of one-way south section of US 41; 107 to the south, 41 comes in from the north | |||
| 69.441 | 111.754 | US 41 / KY 107 north (South Virginia Street) | West end of KY 107 overlap; 107 enters from the south; 41 north to the north, 41 south continues concurrent with 68 | |||
| 69.500 | 111.849 |  south (South Liberty Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2544; one way south; former alignment of 41 South | |||
| 69.560 | 111.946 | north (South Clay Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2544; one way north; former alignment of 41 North | |||
| 69.680 | 112.139 | KY 107 north (South Campbell Street) | East end of KY 107 overlap | |||
| 69.765 | 112.276 |  US 41 Alt. south (South Walnut Street) | Northern terminus of 41 Alt. Monteagle-Hopkinsville route | |||
| 69.970 | 112.606 | US 41 / KY 109 south (East 9th Street) – Pembroke | East end of US 41 and KY 109 concurrencies | |||
| 70.274– 70.426 | 113.095– 113.340 |  I-169 – Fort Campbell, Madisonville | Interchange; I-169 exit 9 | |||
| 71.225 | 114.626 |  west (East 7th Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 1979 | |||
| 71.289 | 114.729 | Airport Road – Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport | ||||
| 73.160 | 117.740 | / US 68 Truck west (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way) | Eastern terminus of bypass/truck routes | |||
| | 74.692 | 120.205 |  north (Overby Lane) | Southern terminus of KY 1716 | ||
| | 77.384 | 124.537 |  south (Rosetown Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1027 | ||
| | 78.782 | 126.787 | US 68 Alt. east (Jefferson Davis Road) – Fairview | Western terminus of US 68 Alt. | ||
| | 79.524 | 127.981 |  (Vaughns Grove-Fairview Road) – Fairview | |||
| | 80.046 | 128.822 | Britmart Road – Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site | Former KY 1801 | ||
| Todd | | 80.481 | 129.522 | US 68 Alt. west (Jefferson Davis Road) – Fairview | Eastern terminus of US 68 Alt. | |
| | 84.868 | 136.582 |  KY 475 south (Tress Shop Road) | Northern terminus of KY 475 | ||
| | 86.110 | 138.581 | US 68 Bus. east – Elkton | Western terminus of Elkton business route | ||
| | 88.874 | 143.029 |  KY 181 (North Main Street) – Elkton, Guthrie, , Lake Malone State Park, Elkton Historic District, Birthplace of Robert Penn Warren | |||
| | 91.059 | 146.545 | US 68 Bus. west – Elkton | Eastern terminus of Elkton business route | ||
| | 94.073 | 151.396 |  south – | Northern terminus of KY 1309 | ||
| Logan | Russellville | 97.524 | 156.950 |  KY 1151 (Union Church Road) | ||
| 102.873 | 165.558 |  US 431 south / US 68 Bus. east (Hopkinsville Road) – Adairville, Clarksville, TN | Western terminus of Russellville business route; west end of US 431 overlap; 68 bus. straight ahead, 431 both ways | |||
| 103.446 | 166.480 |  KY 178 (Highland Lick Road) | ||||
| 104.454 | 168.102 | US 431 north – Lewisburg, Central City, Boy Scout camp, Lake Malone State Park | East end of US 431 overlap | |||
| 104.837 | 168.719 |  KY 3519 south (North Main Street) | Northern terminus of KY 3519 | |||
| 106.944 | 172.110 |  KY 79 (Peyton Street / Morgantown Road) | ||||
| 108.671 | 174.889 |  US 68 Bus. west / KY 100 east – Franklin, Airport | Eastern terminus of Russellville business route; western terminus of KY 100; 68 Bus. to the west, 100 to the south | |||
| | 109.404 | 176.069 | Logan County High School | |||
| | 112.930 | 181.743 |  south (Dennis-Corinth Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2369 | ||
| | 115.357 | 185.649 |  KY 722 west (Duncans Chapel Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 722 | ||
| | 116.148 | 186.922 | US 68 Bus. east (West Main Street) – Auburn | Western terminus of Auburn business route | ||
| Auburn | 117.813 | 189.602 |  KY 103 (Chandlers Road/North College Street) – Chandlers Chapel, Auburn | |||
| | 119.153 | 191.758 | US 68 Bus. west (Bowling Green Road) – Auburn business district | Eastern terminus of Auburn business route | ||
| | 121.085 | 194.867 |  KY 73 (Cave Springs Road) – South Union, 1869 Shaker Tavern, Historic Franklin | |||
| | 122.334 | 196.877 |  (Shakertown Road) – South Union Shaker Village | |||
| | 123.745 | 199.148 |  south (Stamps Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2349 | ||
| Warren | | 124.118 | 199.749 |  KY 240 east (Petros Road) | Western terminus of KY 240 | |
| | 127.000 | 204.387 |  KY 242 east (Richpond-Rockfield Road) – Rockfield | Western terminus of KY 242 | ||
| | 128.820 | 207.316 |  KY 1083 north (Browning Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1083 | ||
| Bowling Green | 131.255 | 211.234 |  KY 432 north (Blue Level Road) | Southern terminus of KY 432 | ||
| 131.724 | 211.989 |  Sweeney Lane ( north) | Southern terminus of KY 6141; unsigned | |||
| 131.861– 132.007 | 212.210– 212.445 |   I-165 to I-65 – Kentucky State Police, Owensboro | Interchange; I-165 exit 7 | |||
| 132.123 | 212.631 |  Adamson Drive ( west) | Eastern terminus of KY 6142; unsigned | |||
| 133.133 | 214.257 |   US 231 south (Campbell Lane) to I-65 / US 68 Bus. east (Russellville Road) / US 31W – Western Kentucky University | Western end of Bowling Green business route; west end of US 231 overlap; 231 both ways, 68 bus. straight ahead | |||
| 134.615 | 216.642 | to US 31W / US 231 / I-165 – Western Kentucky University | Northern terminus of US 231 business route; east end of US 231 overlap | |||
| | 135.457 | 217.997 |  KY 2665 (Glen Lily Road) | |||
| | 137.019 | 220.511 | Old Barren River Road | Former alignment of KY 1435 south | ||
| | 137.617 | 221.473 | Old Barren River Road | Former alignment of KY 1435 north | ||
| Bowling Green | 138.261 | 222.510 |  KY 185 north (Gorden Avenue) | Southern terminus of KY 185 | ||
| 138.570 | 223.007 |  US 68 Bus. west (Kentucky Street) / KY 234 south (East 7th Avenue) – Western Kentucky University | Eastern terminus of Bowling Green business route; northern terminus of KY 234; 68 bus. to the west, 234 to the south | |||
| 138.750 | 223.296 | Depot Avenue – Historic Railpark and Train Museum | ||||
| 139.047 | 223.774 | US 31W south to I-65 south / Riverview Drive – Beech Bend Park | West end of US 31W concurrency; Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital to the southeast via 31W, Beech Bend to the northwest via Riverview Drive | |||
| 139.102– 139.198 | 223.863– 224.017 | Bridge over the Barren River | ||||
| 140.499 | 226.111 |  KY 3225 west (Old Louisville Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3225; former alignment of 31W | |||
| 141.466 | 227.667 |  KY 1402 east (Porter Pike) | Western terminus of KY 1402 | |||
| 141.748 | 228.121 |  KY 446 east (Interstate Drive) to I-65 – Louisville, Nashville, National Corvette Museum | Western terminus of KY 446; interchange; 446 to the east, everything else turns north | |||
| 142.462 | 229.270 |  KY 957 north (Plum Springs Loop) | Southern terminus of KY 957 | |||
| 144.781 | 233.002 |  KY 526 west (Mount Olivet Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 526 | |||
| 145.282 | 233.809 | US 31W north | East end of US 31W concurrency | |||
| |  KY 3145 to I-65 | Intersection opened July 6, 2017; northern terminus of KY 3145 until December 21, 2018. | ||||
| | 156.575 | 251.983 | I-65 south – Nashville | No access from 68 to I-65 north or from I-65 south to 68; I-65 exit 36 | ||
| | 158.195 | 254.590 |  KY 101 (Smiths Grove-Scottsville Road) to I-65 – Smiths Grove | |||
| | 162.523 | 261.555 |  KY 259 north (Hays Lodge Road) | Southern terminus of KY 259 | ||
| Barren | | 164.365 | 264.520 |  KY 2240 south (Merry Oaks-Ralton Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2240 | |
| Bon Ayr | 167.203 | 269.087 |  KY 255 (Bon Ayr Road / Park City-Bon Ayr Road) | |||
| | 169.258 | 272.394 |  KY 685 (Beckon Road / Stovall Road) | |||
| | 171.115 | 275.383 |  KY 2189 north (Park City-Glasgow Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2189 | ||
| Glasgow | 173.281 | 278.869 |   KY 3600 south (Veterans Outer Loop) to Cumberland Parkway / US 68 Bus. east (New Bowling Green Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3600; western terminus of Glasgow business route; 3600 to the south, 68 Bus. to the east | ||
| 174.558 | 280.924 |  KY 90 (Happy Valley Road) – Cave City | Glasgow Municipal Airport to the northwest | |||
| 176.493 | 284.038 |  US 31E (North Jackson Highway) | TJ Sampson Community Hospital to the south | |||
| | 178.780 | 287.719 |  US 68 Bus. west (Edmonton Road) / KY 1519 south (Veterans Outer Loop) to Cumberland Parkway | Eastern terminus of Glasgow business route; northern terminus of KY 1519; 1519 to the south, business route to the west | ||
| | 178.959 | 288.007 |  KY 740 north (Coral Hill Road) | Southern terminus of KY 740 | ||
| Metcalfe | Wisdom | 188.045 | 302.629 |  KY 640 (Wisdom Road/Knob Lick-Wisdom Road) | ||
| | 191.771– 192.094 | 308.626– 309.145 | Cumberland Parkway – Bowling Green, Somerset | Interchange; Cumberland Parkway exit 27 | ||
| Edmonton | 192.631 | 310.010 |  west (Old Glasgow Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3234; former route of US 68 | ||
| 194.088 | 312.354 |  west (Randolph Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 861 | |||
| 194.953 | 313.746 |  KY 163 south (South Main Street) | Northern terminus of KY 163 | |||
| 195.393 | 314.455 | KY 80 east (North Main Street) – Columbia | East end of KY 80 overlap | |||
| | 196.261 | 315.851 |  KY 3524 east (Industrial Road) | Western terminus of KY 3524 | ||
| | 196.340– 196.623 | 315.979– 316.434 | Cumberland Parkway – Somerset, Bowling Green | Interchange; Cumberland Parkway exit 29 | ||
| | 196.726 | 316.600 |  north (Knob Lick Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1243 | ||
| | 197.885 | 318.465 |  east (AH Boston Road) | Western terminus of KY 2399 | ||
| | 199.394 | 320.894 |  KY 544 east (Bridgeport-Keltner Road) | Western terminus of KY 544 | ||
| | 201.057 | 323.570 |  KY 543 west (Toby Hill Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 543 | ||
| | 204.226 | 328.670 |  KY 70 west (Sulphur Well-Knob Lick Road) – Cave City | West end of KY 70 overlap | ||
| | 205.242 | 330.305 |  north (Mell Ridge Road) | Southern terminus of KY 745 | ||
| Green | | 206.833 | 332.865 |  KY 729 north (Little Barren Road) | Southern terminus of KY 729 | |
| Exie | 210.983 | 339.544 |  KY 487 south | Northern terminus of KY 487 | ||
| | 212.506 | 341.995 |  KY 218 west – Horse Cave | Eastern terminus of KY 218 | ||
| | 218.361 | 351.418 |  KY 61 south – Columbia, Burkesville | West end of KY 61 overlap | ||
| Greensburg | 218.575 | 351.762 | Milby Street – Jane Crawford Memorial Hospital | |||
| 218.698 | 351.960 | Industrial Road | Former KY 2189 | |||
| 219.402– 219.534 | 353.093– 353.306 | Bridge over the Green River | ||||
| 219.792 | 353.721 |  KY 417 east (East Columbia Avenue) | Western terminus of KY 417 | |||
| 220.694 | 355.173 |  south (Industrial Park Road) / KY 61 north – Hodgenville | Northern terminus of KY 3535; west end of KY 61 overlap | |||
| | 223.035 | 358.940 |  west | Eastern terminus of KY 793 | ||
| Taylor | | 224.848 | 361.858 |  west (Miller Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 2764 | |
| | 226.097 | 363.868 |  north (Shiloh Road) | Southern terminus of KY 883 | ||
| | 227.266 | 365.749 | Old US 68 | Former routing of US 68 | ||
| Campbellsville | 228.793 | 368.207 |  KY 323 (West Main Street / Friendship Pike) | |||
| 229.688 | 369.647 |   KY 55 south (New Columbia Road) / KY 210 west (Hodgenville Road) – Columbia, Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument, Green River Lake, Hodgenville | West end of KY 55 overlap; eastern terminus of KY 210 | |||
| 230.452 | 370.877 | Hoskins Avenue – Campbellsville University | ||||
| 230.505 | 370.962 | KY 323 south (South Columbia Avenue) | Northern terminus of KY 323 | |||
| 230.625 | 371.155 |  KY 70 east / KY 527 north (North Central Avenue) | East end of KY 70 overlap; southern terminus of KY 527 | |||
| 230.568 | 371.063 |  KY 289 north (Lebanon Avenue) | Southern terminus of KY 289; access to Taylor Regional Hospital | |||
| 231.348 | 372.319 |  KY 658 east (Roberts Road) | Western terminus of KY 658 | |||
| 232.049 | 373.447 |  south (Airport Road) – Taylor County Airport | Northern terminus of KY 1799 | |||
| 233.269 | 375.410 |  west (Palestine Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3211 | |||
| | 234.175 | 376.868 |  east (Sportsman Lake Road) | Western terminus of KY 1834 | ||
| | 236.524 | 380.648 |   KY 208 north / KY 744 (Spurlington Road/Newton Lane) – , | Southern terminus of KY 208; 744 goes both ways | ||
| Marion | | 242.151 | 389.704 |  KY 412 west (Jessietown Road) | West end of KY 412 overlap | |
| | 242.852 | 390.832 | KY 412 east (East Calvary Road) | East end of KY 412 overlap | ||
| | 244.994 | 394.280 | KY 289 south | Northern terminus of KY 289 | ||
| | 246.978 | 397.473 |  west (McElroy Pike) | Eastern terminus of KY 2741 | ||
| | 246.978 | 397.473 | Old US 68 /  KY 426 west (Miller Pike) | Eastern terminus of KY 426 | ||
| | 247.713 | 398.655 |  (Adam Hughes Memorial Highway / Veterans Memorial Highway) | |||
| Lebanon | 249.039 | 400.789 | KY 55 north (West Walnut Street) | East end of KY 55 overlap; access to Spring View Hospital | ||
| 249.242 | 401.116 |   KY 49 / KY 52 west (South Proctor Knott Avenue / North Proctor Knott Avenue) | 49 both ways; 52 to the north; west end of KY 52 overlap | |||
| 249.355 | 401.298 |  KY 55 Spur north (North Spalding Avenue) to KY 55 | Southern terminus of KY 55 spur | |||
| 250.368 | 402.928 | north (Corporate Drive) | Southern terminus of KY 2154 | |||
| 251.205 | 404.275 |  north (Barbers Mill Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1404 | |||
| | 251.801 | 405.234 |  north (Short Line Pike) | Southern terminus of KY 1195 | ||
| | 256.498 | 412.794 | Old KY 68 Loop | Former alignment of US 68 | ||
| | 260.480 | 419.202 |  KY 243 south (Gravel Switch Road) – Gravel Switch, Bradfordsville | Northern terminus of KY 243 | ||
| Boyle | | 263.821 | 424.579 |  KY 34 east (Lebanon Road) – Lebanon | Western terminus of KY 34 | |
| | 266.184 | 428.382 |  south (Brumfield Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1894 | ||
| Perryville | 266.184 | 428.382 |  US 150 west (West 2nd Street) – Springfield, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site | West end of US 150 overlap | ||
| 268.348 | 431.864 |  south (South Bragg Street) / US 150 / KY 52 east (East 2nd Street) – Danville | Northern terminus of KY 1856; east end of US 150 and KY 52 overlaps | |||
| | 271.462 | 436.876 |  west (Martin Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1941 | ||
| Mercer | | 272.295 | 438.216 |  east (Quirks Run Road) | Western terminus of KY 1822 | |
| Harrodsburg | 278.229 | 447.766 |  KY 152 west (Mooreland Avenue) – Springfield | West end of KY 152 overlap | ||
| 278.431 | 448.091 |  US 127 south (South College Street) – Danville | West end of US 127 overlap | |||
| 278.431 | 448.091 | Fort Harrod Street – Old Fort Harrod State Park | ||||
| 278.710 | 448.540 | US 127 north (North College Street) / West Lexington Street – Lawrenceburg, Old Fort Harrod State Park | East end of US 127 overlap; state park to the west, 127 to the north | |||
| 279.126 | 449.210 | KY 152 east (Cane Run Street) – Burgin, Herrington Lake | East end of KY 152 overlap | |||
| | 280.070 | 450.729 | | |||
| | 281.893 | 453.663 |  north (Curry Pike) | Southern terminus of KY 1343 | ||
| | 286.131 | 460.483 |  KY 33 south (Shakertown Road) – Burgin, Herrington Lake, Danville, Shaker Village | West end of KY 33 overlap; Shaker Village to the north | ||
| Kentucky River | 291.672– 291.790 | 469.401– 469.590 | ||||
| Jessamine | | 293.245 | 471.932 | KY 33 north (Pekin Pike) – Versailles | East end of KY 33 overlap | |
| | 293.907 | 472.997 |  south (Jewell Road) – Wilmore, Asbury University | Northern terminus of KY 1268 | ||
| Wilmore | 296.178 | 476.652 |  KY 29 south (Lexington Road) – Wilmore, Asbury University | West end of KY 29 overlap | ||
| | 296.823 | 477.690 | KY 29 north (Wilmore Road) – Nicholasville | East end of KY 29 overlap | ||
| | 298.948 | 481.110 |  KY 169 (Keene Road) – Nicholasville | |||
| | 301.048 | 484.490 |  (Catnip Hill Road / West Catnip Hill Road) – Springhouse Gardens | |||
| | 302.806 | 487.319 |  east (Brannon Road) | Western terminus of KY 1980 | ||
| Fayette | Lexington | 304.424 | 489.923 |  south (Military Pike) | Northern terminus of KY 1269 | |
| 305.425 | 491.534 | Man o' War Boulevard | ||||
| 306.773– 306.993 | 493.703– 494.057 |  KY 4 (New Circle Road) | Diverging diamond interchange; KY 4 exit 2 | |||
| 309.949 | 498.815 |  US 27 south (Bolivar Street) – University of Kentucky | West end of US 27 concurrency | |||
| 310.169 | 499.169 |  US 60 east (West Maxwell Street) | 60 joins from the west; west end of US 60 concurrency | |||
| 310.352 | 499.463 | US 60 west (West High street) – Rupp Arena | West end of US 60 west concurrency | |||
| 310.601 | 499.864 |   US 25 south / US 60 east / US 421 south (West Vine Street) – Ashland (Henry Clay estate), Cheapside Park | East end of US 60 concurrency; west end of US 25 and US 421 concurrency | |||
| 310.663 | 499.964 | US 25 / US 421 north (West Main Street) | East end of US 25/US 421 concurrency | |||
| 312.433 | 502.812 | KY 4 (East New Circle Road / West New Circle Road) | ||||
| 313.490– 313.621 | 504.513– 504.724 |  I-75 / I-64 – Knoxville, Ashland, Cincinnati, Louisville | Interchange; I-75/I-64 exit 113 | |||
| 316.011 | 508.570 |  Johnston Road ( east) | Western terminus of KY 3367; unsigned | |||
| 316.731 | 509.729 |  KY 1973 north (Ironworks Pike) | West end of KY 1973 overlap | |||
| 318.244 | 512.164 | KY 1973 south (Muir Station Road) | East end of KY 1973 overlap | |||
| Bourbon | Paris | 320.861 | 516.376 |  north (Hutchison Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1939 | |
| 326.345 | 525.201 | (Bethlehem Road/Hume Bedford Pike) | ||||
| 326.505 | 525.459 | US 68 Bus. (South Main Street) | West end of Paris business route; Bourbon Community Hospital straight ahead at the other end of the business route | |||
| 328.053 | 527.950 |  US 460 (Georgetown Road) – Paris, Georgetown | ||||
| 328.471 | 528.623 | US 27 north (Cynthiana Road) – Cynthiana | East end of US 27 concurrency | |||
| 330.622 | 532.085 | US 68 Bus. west (Millersburg Road) to US 460 east | West end of Paris business route | |||
| 330.703 | 532.215 |  north (Ruddles Mill Road) – Ruddels Mills | Southern terminus of KY 1940 | |||
| | 337.438 | 543.054 |  west (Millersburg-Ruddles Mill Road) – Ruddels Mills | Eastern terminus of KY 1893 | ||
| Millersburg | 338.624 | 544.963 |  north (Millersburg-Cynthiana Road) – Cynthiana | Southern terminus of KY 1879 | ||
| Nicholas | | 339.718 | 546.723 |  KY 386 south (Carpenter Pike) | Northern terminus of KY 386 | |
| | 341.425 | 549.470 |  KY 648 west (Walnut Grove Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 648 | ||
| | 341.738 | 549.974 |  KY 36 east (Concrete Road) | West end of KY 36 overlap | ||
| | 342.741 | 551.588 |  KY 32 / KY 36 west (East Headquarters Road) – Cynthiana | East end of KY 36 overlap; west end of KY 32 overlap | ||
| | 343.699 | 553.130 |  north (Barterville Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1244 | ||
| | 343.851 | 553.375 | KY 32 east (Old Paris Road) – Carlisle | East end of KY 32 overlap | ||
| | 344.977 | 555.187 |  south (Lake Road) – Carlisle, 4-H Camp, Lake Carnico | West end of KY 1455 overlap | ||
| | 345.714 | 556.373 | north (Mt. Mariah Road) | East end of KY 1455 overlap | ||
| | 347.960 | 559.987 |  KY 606 west (Suggs Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 606 | ||
| | 349.547 | 562.541 | north (Old Maysville Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1244 | ||
| | 350.690– 350.790 | 564.381– 564.542 | Bridge over the Licking River | |||
| Robertson | | 351.377 | 565.486 | Main Park Road – Blue Licks Battlefield State Park | ||
| | 351.767 | 566.114 | Main Park Road – Blue Licks Battlefield State Park | |||
| | 352.425 | 567.173 |  KY 165 north (Blue Lick Pike) – Mt. Olivet | West end of KY 165 overlap | ||
| Fleming | | 354.004 | 569.714 |  north (Mt. Pleasant Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2505 | |
| | 355.832 | 572.656 | KY 165 south (Ewing Road) – Flemingsburg | East end of KY 165 overlap | ||
| Mason | | 360.102 | 579.528 |  KY 560 south (Metcalf Mill Road) | Northern terminus of KY 560 | |
| | 361.767 | 582.208 |  north (Main Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2517 | ||
| | 362.718 | 583.738 |  KY 324 (Helena Road / Raymond Road) – Mayslick, Sardis, Wedonia | |||
| | 363.203 | 584.519 | south (Main Street) – Mayslick | Northern terminus of KY 2517 | ||
| | 364.121 | 585.996 |  north | Southern terminus of KY 2514 | ||
| | 365.849 | 588.777 | south | Northern terminus of KY 2514 | ||
| Maysville | 368.344 | 592.792 | US 68 Bus. east – Washington | Western terminus of Maysville business route | ||
| 371.766 | 598.299 |    KY 9 (AA Hwy.) south / KY 10 east – Maysville | ||||
| 372.755 | 599.891 | KY 9 (AA Hwy.) north / KY 10 west – Brooksville | ||||
| 375.030 | 603.552 |  (Jersey Ridge Road / Germantown Road) | ||||
| 375.790 | 604.775 |  KY 8 – Augusta, Maysville | Interchange | |||
| Ohio River | 375.980– 376.392 | 605.081– 605.744 | William H. Harsha Bridge | |||
| Ohio | Brown | Aberdeen |  US 52 east / US 62 west – Aberdeen | south end of US 52 / US 62 overlap | ||
| Ripley | US 52 west | north end of US 52 overlap | ||||
| Redoak | US 62 east – Russellville | north end of US 62 overlap | ||||
| |  SR 125 east – Russellville | south end of SR 125 overlap | ||||
| | SR 125 west – Georgetown Business District | north end of SR 125 overlap | ||||
| Georgetown | Mount Orab Pike (C-30A) - Georgetown Business District | |||||
| Mount Orab |  SR 774 west | |||||
 SR 32 – Cincinnati, Jackson | interchange | |||||
 SR 286 | ||||||
| Chasetown |  SR 131 | |||||
| Fayetteville |  US 50 | |||||
| |  SR 123 – Blanchester | |||||
| Clinton | |  SR 251 south – St. Martin, Chatfield College | ||||
| |  SR 28 – Blanchester, New Vienna, Martinsville | |||||
| |  SR 350 – Clarksville, Cuba | interchange | ||||
| Wilmington |  SR 134 south / to Airborne Road – Martinsville, Lynchburg | south end of SR 134 overlap | ||||
 SR 730 south (West Truesdell Street) | ||||||
   US 22 east / SR 3 east (East Main Street) to SR 73 east – Wilmington College | ||||||
 US 22 west / SR 3 west (West Locust Street) to SR 73 west / I-71 south | ||||||
| SR 134 north (Lorish Avenue) | north end of SR 134 overlap | |||||
| | SR 73 to I-71 – Waynesville, Hillsboro | interchange | ||||
| | I-71 – Cincinnati, Columbus | I-71 exit 50 | ||||
| Greene | Xenia |  US 35 – Dayton, Washington CH | interchange | |||
 SR 380 south (South Detroit Street) | south end of SR 380 overlap | |||||
 US 42 / US 35 Bus. (Main Street) | north end of SR 380 overlap | |||||
| Xenia Township |  SR 235 north – Fairborn, WPAFB | Southern terminus of SR 235 | ||||
| Yellow Springs |  SR 343 east – Clifton, John Bryan State Park | |||||
| Clark | | CR 794 (Clark County Road 794) – Springfield Airport | former SR 794 | |||
| | Fairfield Pike | at-grade intersection; south end of freeway | ||||
| |  I-70 – Dayton, Columbus | I-70 exit 52 | ||||
| Sugar Grove |   US 40 / SR 4 – Dayton, Springfield | |||||
| |  SR 41 – Troy, Springfield | |||||
| |  SR 334 east / River Road – Springfield | |||||
| Clark–Champaign county line | Bowlusville | County Line Road | ||||
| Champaign | | Springfield-Urbana Pike | at-grade intersection; north end of freeway | |||
| Urbana |  SR 55 west | |||||
  US 36 / SR 29 (Miami Street / Scioto Street) | traffic circle | |||||
| |  SR 296 | |||||
| |  SR 507 east – Ohio Caverns | |||||
| Logan | West Liberty |  SR 245 – Ohio Caverns | ||||
| |  SR 508 west – DeGraff | |||||
| Bellefontaine |   SR 47 east (North Madriver Street) / SR 540 east (Sandusky Avenue) | |||||
| SR 47 west (Sandusky Avenue) | south end of SR 47 west overlap (southbound only) | |||||
| To SR 47 east / Rush Avenue | north end of SR 47 west overlap (southbound only) | |||||
 US 33 – Huntsville, Russells Point, Marysville | interchange | |||||
| |  SR 638 north – Belle Center | |||||
| |  SR 274 – Huntsville, Rushsylvania | |||||
| |  SR 273 – Belle Center, Mount Victory | |||||
| Hardin | Kenton |   SR 53 north / SR 67 west (West Espy Street) | south end of SR 67 overlap; southern terminus of SR 53 | |||
 SR 309 (West Franklin Street) | ||||||
| SR 67 east (West Columbus Street) | north end of SR 67 overlap | |||||
 SR 31 south (West Carrol Street) | ||||||
| |  SR 701 west – Blanchard | |||||
| Dunkirk |  SR 81 | |||||
| Hancock | |  US 30 – Fort Wayne, Mansfield | interchange | |||
| Arlington |  SR 103 (Main Cross Street) | |||||
| | SR 15 east / South Main Street – Findlay, Carey | south end of SR 15 overlap | ||||
| Findlay | Lima Avenue - Findlay, Airport | interchange; former US 25 | ||||
| I-75 / SR 15 west – Dayton, Toledo | north end of SR 15 overlap; I-75 exit 156 | |||||
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Related routes[]
- U.S. Route 168
- Special routes of U.S. Route 68
References[]
- ^ "400-mile sale across Kentucky's scenic byway historic highway 68". Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ "US 68". KentuckyRoads.com. February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ "Heartland Parkway Project". Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Archived from the original August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ U. S. G. S. Topographic Maps, Toledo 7.5 ' Quadrangles edited 1934 and 1951 and Dept. of Highways Map of Ohio, 1959.
- ^ "US 68/Ky 80 Eggner's Ferry Bridge sections collapse after cargo ship strike". WPSD. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ "US 68/KY 80 Kentucky Lake Bridge Reopens". KentuckyRoads.com. May 31, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Heffner, Jessica (September 20, 2013). "Money to fix road rejected". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "High Hazard Location List for Clark County" (PDF). Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. September 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "US 40/Upper Valley Pike Study". Clark County-Springfield Transportation Coordinating Committee. February 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ Franks, Sarah (July 8, 2020). "State says more roundabouts on the way to control traffic". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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