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1 Length

1 Major Cities along the route
2 Intersections with other Interstates
3 Notes
4 Reference

Interstate 68 is an interstate highway in the United States.

It runs from Morgantown, West Virginia at Interstate 79 to Hancock, Maryland at Interstate 70.

1 Length


Miles	km	state
31	50	West Virginia
81	131	Maryland

112	181	Total

1 Major Cities along the route

2 Intersections with other Interstates

3 Notes

The main reason for Interstate 68's construction was to create, in conjunction with Interstate 79 between Morgantown and Washington, Pennsylvania, a free bypass for the I-70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

A 340-foot deep cut in the top of Sideling Hill was made to allow the highway to pass through six miles west of Hancock. This exposed a syncline, a trough-shaped fold in the rock of Sideling Hill. An exhibit center was built at the site, and it opened in 1991. This cut is one of the most impressive rock exposures in the northeastern United States.

Some highway mavens want to extend I-68 west of its current terminus to Cincinnati, Ohio, but it is unlikely that this will happen.

4 Reference

2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005" - newest feature- interstate mileage by state

Primary Interstate Highways

4	5	8	10	12	15	16	17
19	20	24	25	26	27	29	30
35	37	39	40	43	44	45	49
55	57	59	64	65	66	68	69
70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77
78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85
86	87	88	89	90	91	93	94
95	96	97	99	238	H-1	H-2	H-3
A-1	A-2	A-3	A-4	PRI-1	PRI-2	PRI-3

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