Special routes of U.S. Route 68#Bowling Green business loop

{{Short description|Overview of special routes associated with U.S. Route 68}}

{{Infobox road list

|country=USA

|type=US

|route=68

|list_type=Special routes

}}

Several special routes of U.S. Route 68 exist from Kentucky to Ohio. In order from west to east in Kentucky, and south to north in Ohio, these special routes are listed from the beginning of U.S. Route 68 (US 68) to the end.

Cadiz business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Cadiz, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Cadiz, Kentucky. It runs through Cadiz, and intersects with Kentucky Route 1170 (KY 1170), KY 274, and KY 139.

{{KYinttop|length_ref={{cite web |url= http://apps.transportation.ky.gov/DMI_Reports/Official_MP_RL_params.aspx |title= Official DMI Route Log |author= Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |author-link= Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |publisher= Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |access-date=August 26, 2014}}

|county=Trigg}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|road|Clarksdale Drive}}

|notes=Western terminus; continues beyond US 68 as Clarksdale Drive

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=1.030

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|274|KY|1175|dir1=north|dir2=south|name1=Rockcastle Road|name2=Old Dover Road}}

|notes=Southern terminus of KY 274; northern terminus of KY 1175

}}

{{KYint

|location=Cadiz

|lspan=3

|mile=1.926

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|139|name1=Hamilton Street / S Road}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|mile=2.185

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|929|dir1=west|name1=Marion Street}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 929

}}

{{KYint

|mile=4.519

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name2=Hopkinsville Road}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

Hopkinsville bypass

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Byp

|route=68

|location=Hopkinsville, Kentucky

|length_mi=11.026

|formed=

}}

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Truck

|route=68

|location=Hopkinsville, Kentucky

|length_mi=11.026

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Bypass is a bypass route in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It bypasses Hopkinsville to the south and intersects with the Pennyrile Parkway and US 41 Alt., and US 41, along with Kentucky Route 272 (KY 272), KY 695, KY 107, and KY 109.

This by-pass route also serves as the truck route, therefore it is also signed as U.S. Route 68 Truck.

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|KY|1682|dir3=east|name2=Cadiz Road|name3=Eagle Way}}

|notes=Western terminus; continues beyond US 68 as KY 1682

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=1.252

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|272|name1=Canton Pike}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=3.552

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|695|name1=Cox Mill Road}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|location=Hopkinsville

|lspan=3

|mile=5.168

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|107|name1=Lafayette Road}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|mile=6.464

|road={{Jct|state=KY|I|169|to2=to|I|24|city1=Paducah|city2=Madisonville|city3=Henderson|location4=Nashville}}

|notes=I-169 exit 6

}}

{{KYint

|mile=7.060

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Alt|41|dab1=Hopkinsville|name1=Fort Campbell Boulevard}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=8.372

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|109|name1=Bradshaw Road}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|location=Hopkinsville

|mile=9.036

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|41|name1=Pembroke Road}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=11.026

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name1=Jefferson Davis Highway}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

Fairview alternate loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Alt

|route=68

|location=Fairview, Kentucky

|length_mi=2.14

|formed= 2002 {{small|(as an alternate route)}}

}}

U.S. Route 68 Alternate (US 68 Alt.) is a {{convert|2.14|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} alternate route in Fairview, Kentucky. It travels through the community south of the main four-lane US 68 corridor. This highway is in east-central Christian and west-central Todd counties.{{cite map |author= DeLorme |year= 2010 |map= |title= Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer |scale= |location= Yarmouth, ME |publisher= DeLorme |page= 79 |section= |isbn= |oclc=}}{{full citation needed|date=June 2016}}

{{KYint

|county=Christian

|cspan=3

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name1=Jefferson Davis Highway}}

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{KYint

|mile=0.745

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1843|dir=North|name1=Vaughns Grove–Fairview Road}}

|notes=Southern terminus of KY 1843

}}

{{KYint

|mile=1.385

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|115|name1=Fairview–Pembroke Road|city1=Pembroke|location2=Clarksville (TN)}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|county1=Christian

|county2=Todd

|mile=1.417

|road={{jct|state=KY|road|Britmart Road|to2=y|US|68}}

|notes=Former KY 1801

}}

{{KYint

|county=Todd

|mile=2.14

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name1=Jefferson Davis Highway}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

Elkton business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Elkton, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Elkton, Kentucky. It runs through Elkton south of the main US 68 corridor. It intersects with Kentucky Route 181 (KY 181) and KY 102.

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name2=Russellville Road|road|David Hightower Road}}

|notes=Western terminus; continues beyond US 68 as David Hightower Road

}}

{{KYint

|location=Elkton

|lspan=2

|mile=2.786

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|181|name1=Main Street}}

|notes=Roundabout around the Todd County Courthouse

}}

{{KYint

|mile=3.154

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|102|dir1=south|name1=Allensville Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus of KY 102

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=4.786

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name2=Russellville Road|road|Williams Hill Road}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; continues beyond US 68 as Williams Hill Road

}}

Russellville business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Russellville, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Russellville, Kentucky. It runs through downtown Russellville while US 68 bypasses the town to the north. It intersects with Kentucky Route 3233 (KY 3233), KY 178, KY 2146, KY 3519, and KY 3240.

{{KYint

|location=Russellville

|lspan=7

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|US|431|name1=Hopkinsville Road|name3=Russellville Bypass}}

|notes=Western terminus; road continues westward as US 68/KY 80

}}

{{KYint

|mile=0.282

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|3233|dir1=south|name1=Emerson Bypass}}

|notes=Northern terminus of KY 3233

}}

{{KYint

|mile=0.624

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|178|dir1=west|name1=Highland Lick Road}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 178

}}

{{KYint

|mile=1.527

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|2146|name1=Bethel Street}}

|notes=

}}

{{KYint

|type=incomplete

|mile=1.853

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|3519|dir1=north|name1=North Main Street}}

|notes=Southern terminus; only accessible westbound

}}

{{KYint

|mile=2.878

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|3240|dir1=west|name1=East 9th Street}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 3240

}}

{{KYint

|mile=3.375

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|US|79|dir3=south|city1=Bowling Green|location2=Clarksville}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; northern terminus of US 79; road continues eastward as US 68/KY 80

}}

Auburn business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Auburn, Kentucky

|formed=1995{{cite news|last=Minor|first=Robyn L.|title=By-pass leaves city quietly missing once-plentiful traffic|work=Bowling Green Daily News|date=October 20, 1995|page=7A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CAwbAAAAIBAJ&dq=minit+mart+brownsville+ky&pg=PA22&article_id=4883,2157258|via=Google Books}}

|length_mi=3.035

|length_ref=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Auburn, Kentucky. It runs through Auburn south of the main US 68 corridor. It intersects with Kentucky Route 103 (KY 103).

{{KYint

|location=none

|lspan=

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|road|Matlock Lane}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; continues beyond US 68 as Matlock Lane

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|location=Auburn

|lspan=2

|mile=1.550

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|103|dir1=south|name1=Wilson Avenue}}

|notes=West end of KY 103 overlap

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=1.556

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|103|dir1=north|name2=College Street}}

|notes=East end of KY 103 overlap

}}

{{KYint

|location=none

|mile=3.035

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name2=Bowling Green Road}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

Bowling Green business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Bowling Green, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It runs through Bowling Green south of the main US 68 corridor, which uses a bypass around Bowling Green. It intersects with US 231 Bus.

{{KYint

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|US|231|KY|80|name1=Russellville Road}}

|notes=Western terminus; road continues westward as US 68/KY 80

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=1.216

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Bus|231|dab1=Bowling Green|dir1=north|name1=Morgantown Road}}

|notes=West end of US 231 Bus. overlap

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=1.524

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Bus|231|dab1=Bowling Green|dir1=south|name1=University Boulevard}}

|notes=East end of US 231 Bus. overlap

}}

{{KYint

|mile=3.249

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|KY|234|dir3=south|name2=Kentucky Street|name3=7th Avenue}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; northern terminus of KY 234; road continues eastward as US 68/KY 80

}}

Glasgow business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Glasgow, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Glasgow, Kentucky. It runs through Glasgow south of the main US 68 corridor, which uses a bypass around Glasgow. It runs concurrent with Kentucky Route 80 for its entire length. It intersects with U.S. Route 31E, U.S. Route 31E Business, and Kentucky Route 90 (KY 90), and KY 1307.

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|dir1=west|name1=Bowling Green Road}}
{{Jct|state=KY|US|68|dir1=east|KY|3600|dir2=south|to3=to|Parkway|Cumberland|to4=to|KY|90|KY|1297|name1=Veterans Outer Loop}}

|notes=Western terminus; western end of KY 80 overlap, KY 80 follows US 68 west

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=1.692

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|31E|KY|90|dir2=west|US-Truck|68|dir3=east|KY-Truck|90|dir4=east|name1=L. Roger Wells Boulevard}}

|notes=Western end of KY 90 overlap

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=2.598

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Bus|31E|dir1=north|name1=North Race Street}}

|notes=West end of US 31E Business overlap

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=2.638

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Bus|31E|dir1=south|name1=South Green Street|to2=to|KY|63}}

|notes=East end of US 31E Business overlap

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=2.711

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|90|dir1=east|US-Truck|68|dir2=west|KY-Truck|90|dir3=west|name1=Burkesville road|to3=to|Parkway|Cumberland}}

|notes=East end of KY 90 overlap

}}

{{KYint

|mile=3.621

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1307|dir1=south|name1=New Salem Road}}

|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1307

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=4.706

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|dir1=west|name1=Veterans Outer Loop}}
{{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|dir2=east|name1=Edmonton Road|KY|1519|dir3=south|to4=to|Parkway|Cumberland|name2=Veterans Outer Loop}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; northern terminus of KY 1519.
Eastern overlap of KY 80 overlap; KY 80 follows US 68 east

}}

Glasgow truck route

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Truck

|route=68

|location=Glasgow, Kentucky

|length_mi=7.286

|length_ref=

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Truck (US 68 Truck) is a truck route in Glasgow, Kentucky.

The component highways for the truck route includes the following:

US 68 Business from the US 68/KY 80/KY 3600 junction to the US 31E junction
U.S. Route 31E from US 68 Business to the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway
Cumberland Parkway between exits 11 and 14, and
KY 90 from the Cumberland Parkway exit 14 to the US 68 Business (Columbia Avenue) intersection.

In addition Kentucky Route 90 Truck accompanies US 68 Truck through its concurrencies with US 31E and the Cumberland Parkway.

{{KYint|exit

|type=concur

|location=Glasgow

|lspan=5

|mile=0.000

|exit=

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|KY|3600|dir1=west|name2=Veterans Outer Loop / New Bowling Green Road}}

|notes=Western terminus; west end of US 68 Bus. overlap; western terminus of US 68 Bus.

}}

{{KYint|exit

|type=concur

|mile=1.692

|exit=

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|31E|US-Bus|68|KY|90|dab2=Glasgow|dir1=north|dir2=east|name1=North L Rogers Wells Boulevard|name3=West Main Street}}

|notes=East end of US 68 Bus. overlap; west end of US 31E / KY 90 Truck overlap; western terminus of KY 90 Truck

}}

{{KYint|exit

|mile=2.651

|exit=

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1297|dir1=west|name1=Cleveland Avenue|road|Cleveland Avenue}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 1297

}}

{{KYint|exit

|mile=3.110

|exit=

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Bus|31E|dab1=Glasgow|dir1=north|name1=South Green Street}}

|notes=Southern terminus of US 31E Bus.

}}

{{KYint|exit

|type=concur

|mile=3.489

|exit=11

|road={{Jct|state=KY|Parkway|Cumberland|US|31E|dir1=west|dir2=south|name2=Scottsville Road|city1=Bowling Green|city2=Scottsville}}

|notes=East end of US 31E overlap; west end of Cumberland Pkwy overlap

}}

{{KYint|exit

|type=concur

|location=none

|mile=6.049

|exit=14

|road={{Jct|state=KY|Parkway|Cumberland|KY|90|dir1=east|dir2=east|name2=Burkesville Road|city1=Burkesville|city2=Somerset}}

|notes=East end of Cumberland Pkwy / KY 90 Truck overlap; west end of KY 90 overlap; eastern terminus of KY 90 Truck

}}

{{KYint|exit

|type=concur

|location=Glasgow

|mile=7.286

|exit=

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US-Bus|68|KY|90|dab1=Glasgow|dir2=west|name2=North Broadway / East Main Street|road|South Broadway Street}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; east end of KY 90 overlap

}}

Paris business loop

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|location=Paris, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a business route in Paris, Kentucky. It runs through Paris south of the main US 68 corridor, which uses a bypass around Paris. It intersects with US 460 and Kentucky Route 1678 (KY 1678) and KY 627.

{{KYint

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|27|US|68|name2=Paris Bypass Road / Lexington Road}}

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{KYint

|mile=0.293

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1678|dir1=south|name1=South 20th Street|road|North 20th Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1678

}}

{{KYint

|mile=1.366

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|627|dir1=south|name1=Winchester Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus of KY 627

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=1.487

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|460|dir1=west|name1=West 8th Street|road|East 8th Street}}

|notes=West end of US 460 overlap

}}

{{KYint

|type=concur

|mile=2.583

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|460|dir1=east|name1=North Middletown Road|road|Linville Drive}}

|notes=East end of US 460 overlap

}}

{{KYint

|mile=2.772

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|name1=Paris Bypass Road / Millersburg Road}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

Maysville business spur

{{infobox road small

|state=KY

|type=US-Bus

|route=68

|length_mi=1.445

|length_ref=

|location=Washington, Maysville, Kentucky

|formed=

}}

U.S. Route 68 Business is a short business route in Washington, Maysville, Kentucky.

It formerly ran through downtown Maysville and to Aberdeen, Ohio. It ran through Maysville southeast of the main US 68 corridor, which bypasses Maysville to the north. US 68 Bus. ran concurrent with US 62 for most of its length. It intersected with Kentucky Route 2515 (KY 2515), KY 1236, KY 9 (AA Hwy.), KY 1448, KY 2516, KY 10, and KY 8. US 68 Bus. then crossed the Ohio River via the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge and ran concurrently with US 52 for most of its length in Ohio. It ran through Aberdeen and intersected with State Route 41. Today, US 68 Bus. only runs from US 68 to the former beginning of its overlap with US 62 in Washington.

{{KYint

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68}}

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{KYint

|mile=0.751

|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|2515|dir1=north|name1=Old Main Street}}

|notes=Southern terminus of KY 2515

}}

{{KYint

|mile=1.445

|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|62|KY|1236|dir2=east|name2=Duke of York Street}}

|notes=Eastern terminus; western terminus of KY 1236

}}

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