State Trunk Highway 68 (often called Highway 68, STH-68 or WIS 68) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Dodge County in the US state of
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
that runs from
WIS 33 in
Fox Lake east to
WIS 49 in
Waupun
Waupun is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge and Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this, 7,795 were in Dodge County, and 3,549 were in Fond du ...
. WIS 68 is maintained by the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways. It is also responsible for planning transportation in the state ...
(WisDOT).
Route description
WIS 68 begins at a junction with WIS 33 at the corner of East State Street and Spring Street in downtown
Fox Lake. The highway heads east as State Street,
running concurrently with County Trunk Highway A (CTH-A) and CTH-C. Heading three blocks west past Fireman's Park on the east side of the city, WIS 68 turns northeast on Waupun Street to East Hamilton Street. East State Street continues southeast out of the city, carrying the two county highways.
WIS 68 continues northeastward through farmland, briefly passing through the
Town of Fox Lake before entering the
Town of Trenton. After intersections with CTH-FF and CTH-F, the route heads toward Waupun. The road passes an airport outside the city limits before entering the city, where it becomes Fox Lake Road. After passing the
Central Wisconsin Christian High School
Central Wisconsin Christian High School is a private Christian school in Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge and Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population w ...
, the highway turns to the north, passing within two blocks of Waupun Memorial Hospital. It continues north for three blocks before terminating at WIS 49, known locally as Main Street, at the Dodge-
Fond du Lac county line.
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 68
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Transportation in Dodge County, Wisconsin