State Highway 68 (SH 68) is a proposed
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Texas
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. The route will run from
I-69C
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/
US 281 in
Edinburg, intersecting
I-2/
US 83 in
Donna
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, to the future
SH 365 toll road in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
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* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
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.
Route description
History
The route was originally designated on August 21, 1923 to replace
SH 10A between
Stephenville and
Dallas
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. In 1932, the portion from Stephenville to Dallas was cosigned with
US 67. Another section was designated on March 22, 1938 from
Eastland
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to
Lingleville. On October 25, 1938, it was extended to Stephenville. On January 23, 1939, SH 68 was rerouted west to
Gorman.
On September 26, 1939, the section from Stephenville to Dallas was cosigned with US 67, so the SH 68 designation was dropped from this section. On March 26, 1942, the remaining route was deleted in favor of the newly formed Farm to Market Road system, with part being redesignated
FM 8.
The current SH 68 designation was assigned on February 28, 2013, consisting of the segment from I-69C/US 281 Edinburg to I-2/US 83 in Donna.
On August 16, 2023, TxDOT approved a southern extension of SH 68, to run southward from I-2/US 83 in Donna and then westward, partly concurrent with
FM 3072, to the proposed
SH 365 toll road.
See also
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References
068
Transportation in Hidalgo County, Texas
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