Connecticut Route 68

Route 68
Map of central Connecticut with Route 68 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	22.09 mi[1] (35.55 km)
Existed:	1932 (extended 1967) – present
Major junctions
West end:	Route 63 in Naugatuck
East end:	Route 17 in Durham
Location
Counties:	New Haven, Middlesex
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 67 Route 69 →

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 17 in Durham and winds its way through Wallingford, Cheshire, and Prospect ending at Route 63 in Naugatuck. Most of Route 68 is a two lane surface road with the exception of a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) section in Wallingford which is a four-lane undivided, partially access controlled road. This limited access section begins at the interchange with I-91 and ends at the grade-separated junction with U.S. Route 5. Route 68 overlaps with Route 70 in Cheshire, with both briefly overlapping Route 10 (forming a 3-way concurrency). Routes 68 and 70 continue and finally split with Route 68 heading for Prospect and Naugatuck, and Route 70 for Waterbury.^[1]

History

The road connecting Naugatuck and Cheshire was designated in 1922 as State Highway 325. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, former Highway 325 was renumbered to Route 68. The route was later extended east to Middlefield in 1966 along former SR 607 (Wallingford to Middlefield) and SR 730 (Cheshire to Wallingford) via an overlap with Route 70. In 1973 and 1974, parts of Route 68 were rerouted in Wallingford.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
New Haven	Naugatuck	0.00	0.00	Route 63 – New Haven, Middlebury
		0.61	0.98	SR 723 To Route 8 – Waterbury, Bridgeport	Route 8 Exit 28
	Prospect	4.28	6.89	Route 69 – Waterbury, New Haven
	Cheshire	7.67	12.34	Route 70 west – Waterbury	West end of CT 70 overlap
		9.36– 9.51	15.06– 15.30	Route 10 – Southington, Hamden
		10.76	17.32	Route 70 east – Meriden	East end of CT 70 overlap
	Wallingford	14.00	22.53	Route 150 – Yalesville, Wallingford
		14.59	23.48	US 5 – Meriden, New Haven	Grade-separated
		16.80	27.04	I-91 – New Haven, Hartford	I-91 Exit 15
Middlesex	Durham	19.51	31.40	Route 157 north – Middlefield
		22.09	35.55	Route 17 – Middletown, New Haven
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log
2. Connecticut Routes, Route 68

External links

Route map: Bing / Google