Route 68

From Kentucky state line in Aberdeen to route 75, 2 miles south of Findlay. Part of U.S. Route 68, which runs from near Paducah, Kentucky to near Findlay, Ohio.

Counties:

Brown, Clinton, Greene, Clark, Champaign, Logan, Hardin, Hancock

Length:

184 miles

General Direction:

North/South

Dual Certifications:

  • Superceded by route 62 from Kentucky state line to route 52 in Aberdeen.
  • Superceded by route 52 from Aberdeen to Ripley.
  • Superceded by route 62 from Ripley to 5 miles north of Ripley.
  • Supercedes route 15 from 5 miles south of Findlay to 2 miles south of Findlay.

    Intersections:

    14: 62E; 19: 125E; 20: 125W; 32: 774; 35: 32; 39: 286; 43: 131; 45: 50; 48: 123; 50: 251; 54: 28; 58: 350; 63: 134S; 64: 22,73,134N,730; 70: 71; 81: 35; 82: 42,380; 86: 235; 93: 343; 96: 794; 100: 70; 102: 40,4; 103: 41; 107: 68F,72,334; 115: 55; 116: 36,29; 119: 296; 124: 507; 126: 245; 128: 508; 134: 47,540; 136: 33; 141: 274,638; 144: 273; 156: 31,67,309; 157: 53; 162: 701; 166: 81; 170: 30; 174: 103; 181: 15S; 184: 75,15N

    Freeway Sections:

  • From 4 miles south of Springfield to 4 miles north of Springfield.

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From Ripley to 5 miles north of Ripley.
  • From 4 miles north of Springfield to 8 miles north of Springfield.
  • From 5 miles south of Findlay to 2 miles south of Findlay.

    History of route 68:

  • Certified in 1933.
  • Originally routed from Kentucky state line to Toledo along current route 68 from Kentucky state line to 5 miles south of Findlay, unnumbered roads paralleling route 75 from 5 miles south of Findlay to Cygnet, route 25 from Cygnet to Perrysburg, and route 65 from Perrysburg to Toledo.
  • Aberdeen to Ripley was route 7 before 1926.
  • Aberdeen to Ripley was route 52 only from 1926-32.
  • Aberdeen to Ripley was routes 52 and 62 only from 1932-33.
  • Ripley to Georgetown was route 221 before 1933.
  • Georgetown to Fayetteville and 3 miles north of St. Martin to Kenton was route 53 before 1933.
  • Fayetteville to 3 miles north of St. Martin was route 53 before 1929 and from 1931-33.
  • Fayetteville to 3 miles north of St. Martin was route 251 from 1929-31.
  • Kenton to Findlay was route 21 before 1926.
  • Kenton to Findlay was route 31 only from 1926-32.
  • Aberdeen to Toledo dually certified with route 10 from 1932-33.
  • Kenton to Findlay dually certified with route 31 from 1933-52.
  • Truncated at Findlay in 1956.
  • Truncated at 2 miles south of Findlay by 1959.
  • Springfield to 6 miles north of Springfield upgraded to four lanes by 1966.
  • 5 miles south of Findlay to 2 miles south of Findlay upgraded to divided highway by 1966.
  • Routing from Ripley to 2 miles north of Georgetown changed to the current routing in 1969.
  • Ripley to 5 miles north of Ripley dually certified with route 62 in 1969.
  • Ripley to 5 miles north of Ripley upgraded to divided highway in 1970.
  • 4 miles south of Springfield to route 40 upgraded to freeway as route 68B (Bypass 68) in 1970.
  • 4 miles south of Springfield to route 40 certified as route 68 in 1972.
  • Route 40 to 4 miles north of Springfield upgraded to freeway in 1972.
  • 6 miles north of Springfield to 8 miles north of Springfield upgraded to divided highway in 1972.

    Route 68 Before 1933:

  • From Indiana state line in Union City to Waldo.
  • Routed along current route 47.
  • Entire route certified as route 47 in 1933.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 8-16-98 at 17:07 EDT.