Route 68 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut connecting the towns of
Durham and
Naugatuck.
Route description
Route 68 begins at
Route 63
The following highways are numbered 63. For a list of roads called ''N63'', see List of N63 roads.
Argentina
* Buenos Aires Provincial Route 63
Australia
* Gregory Developmental Road - Queensland State Route 63
Canada
* Alberta Highway 63
* ...
in Naugatuck. After crossing the
Naugatuck River, it overpasses the
Route 8 expressway, with access via Union Street (SR 723) and North Main Street (SR 710). Route 68 then leaves the
Naugatuck River Valley and ascends to
Prospect
Prospect may refer to:
General
* Prospect (marketing), a marketing term describing a potential customer
* Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team
* Prospect (mining ...
, where it intersects
Route 69 in the center of town. It then descends once again into
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, where it joins
Route 70 for a 3.1 mile concurrency. In the center of Cheshire, the concurrency becomes a 0.15 mile triplex with
Route 10. After the Route 70 concurrency ends, Route 68 becomes a 4 lane road as it enters
Wallingford. The road narrows to 2 lanes as it passes through
Yalesville
Yalesville is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated village in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. The village was founded in 1677, and was originally called "First Falls". It was renamed Yalesville in 1808.
History
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where it intersects
Route 150. After passing under the
Wilbur Cross Parkway (
Route 15) without an interchange, it meets
US 5 at a
one-quadrant interchange. Route 68 becomes a 4-lane undivided, partially access controlled road for the next 2.3 miles to its junction with
I-91 at Exit 15. After overpassing I-91 and passing a couple of business parks, Route 68 becomes a 2 lane road once again. It then enters
Durham, where it passes the southern end of
Route 157 before ending at
Route 17 in the center of town.
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History
The road connecting Naugatuck and Cheshire was designated in 1922 as State Highway 325. In the 1932 state highway renumbering,
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Junction list
References
External links
{{Portal, Connecticut
068
Transportation in New Haven County, Connecticut
Transportation in Middlesex County, Connecticut