U.S. Route 68 | |
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Route information | |
Length: | 560 mi (901 km) |
Existed: | 1926 – present |
Major junctions | |
West end: | US 62 at Reidland, KY |
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North end: | I-75 in Findlay, OH |
Location | |
States: | Kentucky, Ohio |
Highway system | |
U.S. Route 68 (US 68) is a United States highway that runs for 560 miles (900 km) from northwest Ohio to Western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at US 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio. US 68 intersects with US 62 three times during its route. It is signed east–west in Kentucky and north–south in Ohio.
U.S. Route 68 is designated as a "Scenic Highway" throughout Kentucky. The majority of the route winds through forested, hilly terrain. US 68 is Broadway through downtown Lexington, and it is Harrodsburg Road before it leaves Lexington. US 68 goes near or through Maysville, Paris, Lexington, Wilmore, Harrodsburg, Lebanon, Campbellsville, Edmonton, Glasgow, Bowling Green, Auburn, Russellville, Elkton, Hopkinsville, Cadiz, and Reidland.