New York State Route 68
State highway in St. Lawrence County, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New York State Route 68 (NY 68) is an east–west state highway located entirely within St. Lawrence County in the North Country of New York in the United States. The western terminus is at an intersection with NY 37 in Oswegatchie, just west of the Ogdensburg city limits. The eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 56 in the hamlet of Colton within the town of Colton. Along the way, NY 68 passes through the village of Canton, where it overlaps with U.S. Route 11 (US 11) through the village.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Ogdensburg | ||||
Length | 33.43 mi[1] (53.80 km) | |||
Existed | mid-1920s[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | NY 37 near Ogdensburg | |||
Major intersections | US 11 in Canton | |||
East end | NY 56 in Colton | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | St. Lawrence | |||
Highway system | ||||
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NY 68 was assigned in the mid-1920s, but only from Canton to Ogdensburg. The route was extended to Colton in 1930, then truncated slightly to end at the NY 37 bypass in the 1970s. NY 68 was re-extended to its current length in 1982 as part of a highway maintenance swap between New York State and St. Lawrence County.