Connecticut Route 68

Route 68
Route 68
	Map of central Connecticut with Route 68 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	22.09 mi (35.55 km)
Existed	1932 (extended 1967)–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 63 in Naugatuck
	Route 8 in Naugatuck; I-91 in Wallingford;
East end	Route 17 in Durham
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	New Haven, Middlesex
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

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 63 in Naugatuck. After crossing the Naugatuck River, it overpasses the Route 8 expressway, with access via Union Street (SR 723) and North Main Street (SR 710). Route 68 then leaves the Naugatuck River Valley and ascends to Prospect, where it intersects Route 69 in the center of town. It then descends once again into Cheshire, where it joins Route 70 for a 3.1 mile concurrency. In the center of Cheshire, the concurrency becomes a 0.15 mile triplex with Route 10. After the Route 70 concurrency ends, Route 68 becomes a 4 lane road as it enters Wallingford. The road narrows to 2 lanes as it passes through Yalesville where it intersects Route 150. After passing under the Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15) without an interchange, it meets US 5 at a one-quadrant interchange. Route 68 becomes a 4-lane undivided, partially access controlled road for the next 2.3 miles to its junction with I-91 at Exit 15. After overpassing I-91 and passing a couple of business parks, Route 68 becomes a 2 lane road once again. It then enters Durham, where it passes the southern end of Route 157 before ending at Route 17 in the center of town. ^[1]

History

The road connecting Naugatuck and Cheshire was designated in 1922 as State Highway 325. In the 1932 state highway renumbering,^[2] 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.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
New Haven	Naugatuck	0.00	0.00	Route 63 – New Haven, Middlebury
	Naugatuck	0.61	0.98	Route 8 – Waterbury, Bridgeport	Exit 26 on Route 8; access via SSR 723
	Prospect	4.28	6.89	Route 69 – Waterbury, New Haven
	Cheshire	7.67	12.34	Route 70 west – Waterbury	Western terminus of Route 70 overlap
		9.36– 9.51	15.06– 15.30	Route 10 – Southington, Hamden, New Haven	Brief overlap with Route 10
		10.76	17.32	Route 70 east – Meriden	Eastern terminus of Route 70 overlap
	Wallingford	14.00	22.53	Route 150 – Meriden, Wallingford Center
		14.61	23.51	US 5 – Meriden, New Haven	One-quadrant interchange
		16.83	27.09	I-91 – New Haven, Hartford	Exit 16 on I-91
Middlesex	Durham	19.51	31.40	Route 157 north – Middlefield
Middlesex	Durham	22.09	35.55	Route 17 – Middletown, New Haven
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus