Alabama State Route 68
State Route 68 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Route information | ||||
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 / SR 7 in Collinsville US 411 / SR 25 in Leesburg | ||||
East end: | SR 114 at the Georgia state line near Gaylesville | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Marshall, DeKalb, Cherokee | |||
Highway system | ||||
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marshall | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 75 – Albertville | Western terminus |
DeKalb | Kilpatrick | 4.810 | 7.741 | SR 168 west – Boaz | |
Crossville | 9.850 | 15.852 | SR 227 south | West end of SR 227 concurrency | |
10.079 | 16.221 | SR 227 north – Geraldine | East 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) – Fort Payne | West end of US 11 concurrency | ||
20.569 | 33.103 | US 11 south (SR 7) – Attalla | East end of US 11 concurrency | ||
| 24.094 | 38.776 | SR 176 east / CR 3 south – Little River Canyon | ||
Cherokee | Leesburg | 29.269 | 47.104 | SR 273 north – Blanche, Little River Canyon Mouth Park, Little River Canyon | |
30.319 | 48.794 | US 411 south (SR 25) – Gadsden | West end of US 411 concurrency | ||
Centre | 33.640 | 54.138 | US 411 north (SR 25) – Centre | East end of US 411 concurrency; west end of US 411 Truck conurrency | |
35.854 | 57.701 | US 411 Truck north / SR 283 | East end of US 411 Truck concurrency | ||
36.071 | 58.051 | SR 9 south | West end of SR 9 concurrency | ||
Cedar Bluff | 41.301 | 66.468 | SR 9 north – Rome, Georgia | East end of SR-9 overlap | |
Gaylesville | 46.040 | 74.094 | SR 35 – Fort Payne, Rome, Georgia, Little River Canyon | ||
| 52.926 | 85.176 | SR 114 east – Summerville | Georgia state line | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
|
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Alabama portal
References
- 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.