State Route 68 (SR 68) is a 52.926-mile-long (85.176 km) state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The western terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 75 slightly northeast of Albertville. The highway continues until it reaches the Georgia state line becoming Georgia State Route 114 (SR 114).
 State Route 68 | ||||
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 52.926 mi[1] (85.176 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 75 near Albertville | |||
 I-59 in Collinsville US 11 in Collinsville US 411 in Leesburg | ||||
| East end |  SR 114 at the Georgia state line near Gaylesville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Marshall, DeKalb, Cherokee | |||
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Route description
editSR 68 begins at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains northeast of Albertville. There are numerous curves along the highway as it travels through DeKalb County. The highway maintains a generally eastward trajectory between Albertville and Collinsville. East of an intersection with U.S. Route 11 (US 11), the highway turns to the southeast, continuing on this orientation until it approaches Leesburg.
At Leesburg, SR 68 and US 411 intersect and begin a 5 miles (8.0 km) concurrency as they cross Weiss Lake and Weiss Dam and approach Centre. SR 68 diverts from US 411 and begins a concurrency with SR 9 as the two highways again cross the lake, diverting from each other at Cedar Bluff. From there, SR 68 travels to the northeast as it approaches the Georgia state line.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Marshall | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 75 – Albertville, Geraldine | Western terminus |
| DeKalb | Kilpatrick | 4.810 | 7.741 |   SR 168 west – Boaz | Eastern terminus of SR 168 |
| Crossville | 9.850 | 15.852 |   SR 227 south | Western end of SR 227 concurrency | |
| 10.079 | 16.221 |  SR 227 north – Geraldine | Eastern end of SR 227 concurrency | ||
| Collinsville | 18.767 | 30.203 | I-59 – Chattanooga, Gadsden | I-59 exit 205 | |
| 20.001 | 32.188 | US 11 north (SR 7 north) – Fort Payne | Western end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency | ||
| 20.569 | 33.103 | US 11 south (SR 7 south) – Attalla | Eastern end of US 11/SR 7 concurrency | ||
| | 24.094 | 38.776 |     SR 176 east / CR 3 south – Little River Canyon | Western terminus of SR 176; provides access to Little River Canyon Rim Parkway | |
| Cherokee | Leesburg | 29.269 | 47.104 |  SR 273 north – Blanche, Little River Canyon Mouth Park, Little River Canyon | Southern terminus of SR 273 |
| 30.319 | 48.794 | US 411 south (SR 25 south) – Gadsden | Western end of US 411/SR 25 concurrency | ||
| Centre | 33.640 | 54.138 | US 411 north (SR 25 north) – Centre | Eastern end of US 411/SR 25 concurrency; southern terminus of US 411 Truck; western end of US 411 Truck conurrency | |
| 35.854 | 57.701 |   US 411 Truck north / SR 283 | Eastern end of US 411 Truck concurrency | ||
| 36.071 | 58.051 |  SR 9 south – Piedmont | Western end of SR 9 concurrency | ||
| Cedar Bluff | 41.301 | 66.468 | SR 9 north – Rome, GA | Eastern end of SR 9 concurrency | |
| Gaylesville | 46.040 | 74.094 |  SR 35 – Fort Payne, Rome, GA, Little River Canyon | ||
| | 52.926 | 85.176 | SR 114 east – Summerville | Georgia state line; eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.