State Route 668 (SR 668) is a north-south
state highway
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in central
Ohio
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. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with
SR 93 in the
Wayne National Forest
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, northeast of
Logan
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Places
* Mount Logan (disambiguation)
Australia
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; its northern terminus is at an intersection with
US 40
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in the unincorporated community of
Brownsville.
Route description
SR 668 begins at SR 93 in
Falls Township, about northeast of Logan. The route heads north and almost immediately exits
Hocking County and enters
Perry County. For the first of the route, the route is also within the boundaries of the Wayne National Forest. The route reaches
Junction City and reaches
SR 37 in the center of town. The two routes
run together west on Main Street out of town. Shortly after leaving the village, the two routes separate, SR 37 continues west while SR 668 heads north. Upon entering
Somerset
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, the road name becomes Market Street and eventually reaches
US 22 (Main Street). SR 668 turns right onto US 22 and the two routes head towards the center of Somerset.
SR 13 (Columbus Street) intersects Main Street at a
traffic circle
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in the center of town. The circle houses a memorial to General
Philip Sheridan
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who was born in Somerset. At the eastern village limits, SR 668 splits from US 22 and heads north. North of Somerset, there is a
stop
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Places
* Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facilities
* Bus stop
* Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...
-controlled intersection with
SR 204 where only travelers on SR 668 must stop. The route then passes a former railroad and makes a sharp turn towards the southeast at
Hopewell Township Road 65. It heads up the side of a hill as it gradually curves back to the north. The route passes the Suburban Landfill before it exits Perry County and enters
Licking County. After entering Licking County, SR 668 reaches a partial interchange with
I-70
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. Known as exit 141 on I-70, the interchange only provides eastbound travelers on I-70 the opportunity to connect to SR 668 and access to I-70 westbound only from SR 668. After I-70, the route enters the unincorporated community of Brownsville (within
Bowling Green Township). SR 668 comes to an end at an intersection with US 40 (
National Road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the Federal Government of the United States, federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Pot ...
). Travelers that need to access I-70 eastbound can head east on US 40 and access I-70 in the nearby village of
Gratiot.
History
SR 668 was brought into the state highway system in 1937 on a route longer than it runs today.
At its first designation, the route ran from SR 75 (now SR 93) near Logan, past Brownsville on Brownsville Road (now County Road 668) to
SR 16 near
Hanover
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.
Fallsburg
Fallsburg is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The town is in the eastern part of the county. The population was 14,192 at the 2020 census. (It is not to be confused with the hamlet of Fallsburg which bears a similar name and ...
.
Major junctions
References
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Transportation in Hocking County, Ohio
Transportation in Perry County, Ohio
Transportation in Licking County, Ohio