Alabama State Route 68
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Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length | 52.926 mi[1] (85.176 km) | |||
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Counties | Marshall, DeKalb, Cherokee | |||
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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.
Route description
SR 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
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Marshall | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Western terminus | |
DeKalb | Kilpatrick | 4.810 | 7.741 | ||
Crossville | 9.850 | 15.852 | West end of SR 227 concurrency | ||
10.079 | 16.221 | East end of SR 227 concurrency | |||
Collinsville | 18.767 | 30.203 | I-59 exit 205 | ||
20.001 | 32.188 | West end of US 11 concurrency | |||
20.569 | 33.103 | East end of US 11 concurrency | |||
| 24.094 | 38.776 | |||
Cherokee | Leesburg | 29.269 | 47.104 | ||
30.319 | 48.794 | West end of US 411 concurrency | |||
Centre | 33.640 | 54.138 | East end of US 411 concurrency; west end of US 411 Truck conurrency | ||
35.854 | 57.701 | East end of US 411 Truck concurrency | |||
36.071 | 58.051 | West end of SR 9 concurrency | |||
Cedar Bluff | 41.301 | 66.468 | East end of SR-9 overlap | ||
Gaylesville | 46.040 | 74.094 | |||
| 52.926 | 85.176 | Georgia state line | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal Alabama portal
References
Route map:
- 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.