Interstate 68

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Template:Infobox Interstate Interstate 68 (abbreviated I-68) is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It runs from Morgantown, West Virginia at Interstate 79 to Hancock, Maryland at Interstate 70, completely replacing the pre-1989 U.S. Highway 48. Interstate 68 is Corridor E of the Appalachian Development Highway System. It is also known as the National Freeway in Maryland, named after the old National Road (US 40), which parallels I-68 east of exit 14 (Keysers Ridge).

Contents 1 Length 2 Major cities along the route 3 Intersections with other interstates 4 Interchanges from west to east 4.1 West Virginia 4.2 Maryland 5 Shunpiking the Pennsylvania Turnpike 6 Notes 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

Length

Miles	km	state
31	50	West Virginia
81	131	Maryland
112	181	Total

Major cities along the route

• Morgantown, West Virginia
• Cumberland, Maryland

Intersections with other interstates

• Interstate 79 in Morgantown, West Virginia
• Interstate 70 near Hancock, Maryland

Interchanges from west to east

West Virginia

County	Municipality	Exit
Monongalia		0*	Interstate 79
Monongalia		1	Grafton Road (US 119)
Monongalia	Morgantown	4	Earl Core Road (WV 7)
Monongalia		7	Airport-Pierpont Road
Monongalia		10	Fairchance Road (Monongalia CR 857)
Preston		15	Old Route 73
Preston		23	WV 26
Preston		29	Hazelton Road (Preston CR 5/12)

Maryland

County	Municipality	Exit
Garrett	Friendsville	4	Friendsville Road (MD 42) Trucks for Luke use Exit 34
Garrett		14	US 40 West / US 219 South
Garrett	Grantsville	19	Yoder Street / Bittinger Road (MD 495)
Garrett		22	Chestnut Hill Road (US 219 North)
Garrett		24	Lower New Germany Road / Avilton Road
Garrett		29	Beall School Road / MD 546
Allegany	Frostburg	33	Midlothian Road
Allegany	Frostburg	34	MD 36 Westernport
Allegany		39	Alternate US 40 access (westbound only)
Allegany		40	Braddock Road (MD 49) / Vocke Road to Winchester Road (MD 53)
Allegany		41	Seton Drive (westbound only)
Allegany	Cumberland	42	Greene Street / McMullen Highway (US 220 South Keyser)
Allegany	Cumberland/Ridgeley WV	43A	Johnson Street (eastbound) / Beall Street (westbound) WV 28 Alternate
Allegany	Cumberland	43B	Industrial Boulevard (MD 51)
Allegany	Cumberland	43C	Queen City Drive (eastbound) / Liberty Street (westbound)
Allegany	Cumberland	43D	Maryland Avenue
Allegany	Cumberland	44	Baltimore Avenue (Alternate US 40) / Willowbrook Road
Allegany		45	Hillcrest Drive
Allegany		46	US 220 North / MD 144
Allegany		47	Dehaven Road (westbound only)
Allegany		50	Pleasant Valley Road
Allegany		52	Old National Pike (MD 144) (eastbound only)
Allegany		56	Flintstone Drive / Black Valley Road / Old National Pike (MD 144)
Allegany		62	Fifteen Mile Creek Road (MD 144 West / Scenic US 40 East)
Allegany		64	MV Smith Road
Allegany		68	Orleans Road
Allegany		72	High Germany Road / Scenic US 40
Washington		74	Mountain Road / Scenic US 40 (eastbound only)
Washington		77	Woodmont Road / Scenic US 40 West / MD 144 East
Washington	Hancock	82A	US 522 South
Washington	Hancock	82B/C	Interstate 70 / US 522 North

• Exit number not signed, based on milepost

Shunpiking the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Shunpiking the Interstate 70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike via Interstate 68 and Interstate 79 is actually shorter than using the Turnpike. From Hancock, Maryland to Washington, Pennsylvania using the Turnpike the route is 155 miles (250 km), while the Shunpiking route from Hancock, Maryland to Washington, Pennsylvania via Morgantown, West Virginia is 151.8 miles (244 km). The speed limit is also higher on the Shunpiking route as West Virginia has a speed limit of 70 mph (110 km/h).

Notes

• A 340-foot (104 m) deep cut in the top of Sideling Hill was made to allow the highway to pass through six miles (10 km) 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.

• The Interstate 68 designation was originally applied to US 50 (the John Hanson Highway) from Interstate 95/Capital Beltway to Annapolis, Maryland. This section now carries the secret I-595 designation.

• The section through Cumberland, Maryland is one of the most substandard sections of Interstate highway, falling well below Interstate standards, however, there was no realistic alternate route so it was included in I-68. Built as U.S. Highway 40 in 1965, the tight character, narrow lanes and very limited sight distance warrant a 40 mph (60 km/h) speed limit and most exits are posted at 15 mph (25 km/h).

• Interstate 268 has been proposed as a designation for the West Run Expressway, a planned northeast bypass of Morgantown, West Virginia, connecting to I-79 in Pennsylvania.

• There are proponents petitioning to extend I-68 to Moundsville,West Virginia. With the Ohio River bridge crossing there, such a development would make accurate a road sign in western Maryland along I-70 (westbound) prior to Hancock, MD: "Interstate 68 - To Ohio and all points west." As of now, I-68 does not go to Ohio.

See also

• Interstate Highways in West Virginia

External links

• Roads to the Future - National Freeway (I-68)

References

• 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005"

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