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  Economic Development History of Interstate 68 in Maryland - Economic Development - FHWA
Interstate 68 is an east-west freeway that links the western Maryland panhandle to northeast West Virginia.
I-68 does not enter a major metropolitan statistical area; the largest city between the endpoints is Cumberland, Md. This study concentrates on the 82-mile segment in Maryland.
As of August 1, 2004, the passenger-car toll on the section of the turnpike that is the primary alternative to I-68 (the I-70 segment from Breezewood, Penn. to the Pennsylvania-Ohio boundary) was $9.50.
www.fhwa.dot.gov /planning/econdev/i68md.htm   (3973 words)

  
 Interstate 68
Interstate 68 is an interstate highway in the United States.
The main reason for Interstate 68's construction was to create, in conjunction with Interstate 79 between Morgantown and Washington, Pennsylvania, a free bypass for the I-70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Some highway mavens want to extend I-68 west of its current terminus to Cincinnati, Ohio, but it is unlikely that this will happen.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/i/in/interstate_68.html   (181 words)

  
 Interstate 68 @ Interstate-Guide.com
The West Virginia 2/Interstate 68 Authority was created by the West Virginia State Legislature in 1997, and it has two mandates: focus on widening West Virginia 2 from Parkersburg to Chester and extend Interstate 68 westward to the Ohio River.
Interstate 79 shields posted at the gore between the north and southbound ramps from Interstate 68.
Interstate 68 at the Eastern terminus with Interstate 70/U.S. Traffic is split between three exits, 82A, B, and C. Mainline traffic merges with Interstate 70 east, as U.S. 40 continues its freeway alignment.
www.interstate-guide.com /i-068.html   (0 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Interstate 68 is also known as Corridor E of the Appalachian Development Highway System.
The Interstate 68 designation was originally applied to US 50 (the John Hanson Highway) from Interstate 95/Capital Beltway to Annapolis, Maryland.
Interstate 268 has been proposed as a designation for the West Run Expressway, a planned northeast bypass of Morgantown, West Virginia, connecting to I-79 in Pennsylvania.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Interstate_68   (0 words)

  
 AARoads Glossary
Many of these routes, such as the Interstate 69 extension and the new Interstate 73/74 corridor, are identified as high-priority corridors by Congress through the series of surface transportation acts passed during the 1990s and 2000s.
Three-Digit Interstate - a three-digit interstate or 3di is an Interstate Highway that acts as a loop, bypass, or spur from a main Interstate route (known as a one or two-digit interstate).
Three-Digit Interstates that begin with an even number are generally routes around or through cities, and routes that begin with an odd number are generally routes that spur into cities or reach areas not located near the main Interstate.
www.aaroads.com /glossary.html   (0 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Interstate 68
A 340-foot (104 m) deep cut in the top of Sideling Hill was made to allow the highway to pass through six miles (10 km) west of Hancock.
Interstate 68 designation was originally applied to US 50 from Interstate 95/Capital Beltway to Annapolis, Maryland.
Built as U.S. Highway 40 in 1965, the tight character, narrow lanes and very limited sight distance warrant a 40 mph (60 km/h) speed limit and most exits are posted at 15 mph (25 km/h).
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Interstate_68   (404 words)

  
 West Virginia Interstate 68 Accident Lawyer. I68 Injury & Accidents. West Virginia, WV Attorneys
Interstate 68: This stretch of road spans 112 miles from Morgantown, WV through Western Maryland to Hancock, MD. West Virginia is home to 31 miles of I-68.
I-68 replaced U.S. 48 along the National Freeway in northeast West Virginia and the panhandle of Maryland connecting Interstate 79 and Interstate 70.
The West Virginia 2/Interstate 68 Authority was created by the West Virginia State Legislature in 1997, and it has two specific mandates: widen West Virginia Route 2 from Parkersburg to Chester, and extend Interstate 68 westward to the Ohio River.
www.munley.com /west-virginia-truck-lawyers/interstate-68.html   (589 words)

  
 West Virginia @ AARoads.com - Interstate 68
Construction is underway on a 4.2-mile extension of Pennsylvania Turnpike 43 south as West Virginia 43 to directly meet Interstate 68 at Exit 10.
West Virginia 26 intersects Interstate 68 one quarter mile to the south via a diamond interchange (Exit 23).
Interstate 68 West Virginia shields posted at the eastbound on-ramp to the freeway at the Exit 15 diamond interchange.
www.aaroadtrips.com /i-068_wv.html   (0 words)

  
 OKRoads.com -- Delaware Trip -- Interstate 70 Pennsylvania
Interstate 70 East at Exit 6 - PA 231 - Claysville.
Interstate 68, which is just past the state line.
Interstate 68 is two miles away from this point.
www.okroads.com /delaware/i70pa.html   (1026 words)

  
 National Freeway (I-68)
I-68 is one of the few mainline Interstate highways that does not directly serve a major metropolitan area (e.g.
I-68 has steeper hills than the PA Turnpike in some places, but that section of the PA Turnpike has a lot of horizontal and vertical curvature.
I-68 had not yet been built on a 19-mile section just east of Cumberland, so this section of US-40 was still serving as the main east-west highway.
www.roadstothefuture.com /I68_MD.html   (0 words)

  
 Interstate 68 Information
Interstate 68 (abbreviated I-68) is an Interstate Highway in the United States.
Interstate 68 is Corridor E of the Appalachian Development Highway System.
Shunpiking the Interstate 70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike via Interstate 68 and Interstate 79 north is typically faster than using the Turnpike.
www.bookrags.com /Interstate_68   (0 words)

  
 Maryland @ AARoads.com - Interstate 68
Interstate 68 follows the National Freeway from the state of West Virginia east to junction Interstate 70 at Hancock.
Interstate 68 replaced U.S. 48 along the freeway in 1991.
Johnson Street curves northward underneath Interstate 68 & U.S. 40 and intersects Greene Street (former U.S. Greene Street travels adjacent to the freeway between Water Street and the Exit 42 interchange with U.S. 220's departure from the National Freeway.
www.aaroadtrips.com /i-068_md.html   (0 words)

  
 Interstate 68 - Definition, explanation
Interstate 68 is an interstate highway in the United States.
It runs from Morgantown, West Virginia at Interstate 79 to Hancock, Maryland at Interstate 70, completely replacing the pre-1989 U.S. Highway 48.
The main reason for Interstate 68's construction was to create, in conjunction with Interstate 79 between Morgantown and Washington, Pennsylvania, a free bypass for the I-70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/i/in/interstate_68.php   (0 words)

  
 AARoadtrips.com - Sitemap
Maryland @ AARoads.com - Interstate 68 Eastbound (Exits 4 to 34)
Maryland @ AARoads.com - Interstate 68 Eastbound (Exits 40 to 56)
Maryland @ AARoads.com - Interstate 68 Eastbound (Exits 62 to 82)
www.aaroadtrips.com /sitemap.html   (0 words)

  
 Washington County - Interstate 70
Interstate 70 carves an east-west highway through the center of Washington County, also sharing a multiplex with Interstate 79 around the City of Washington.
PA 43 is the toll road that is being constructed to connect the South Hills of Pittsburgh with the California University of Pennsylvania, Uniontown and to Interstate 68 in West Virginia.
PA is added to Washington on the guide signs to differentiate between the small southwestern Pennsylvanian city with the nation's capital.
www.gribblenation.net /penna/southwest/washington/i-70.html   (0 words)

  
 Interstate 68 - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Interstate 68 - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
A 340-foot deep cut in the top of Sideling Hill was made to allow the highway to pass through six miles west of Hancock.
Some highway mavens want to extend I-68 west of its current terminus to Cincinnati, Ohio, but it is unlikely that this will happen.
www.music.us /education/I/Interstate-68.htm   (0 words)

  
 Clarion Hotel Morgan - Directions - Morgantown West Virginia - Interstate 68 - Interstate 79 - Coopers Rock - White ...
Clarion Hotel Morgan - Directions - Morgantown West Virginia - Interstate 68 - Interstate 79 - Coopers Rock - White Water Rafting - Rails to Trails - Biking - Hiking
Travel 1 mile east on Interstate 68 to exit 1
Travel east on Interstate 68 to exit 1
www.clarionhotelmorgan.com /directions.htm   (224 words)

  
 MDRoads: I-68
I-68 is touted by Maryland as the 'new route west' by several signs along westbound I-70, an alternative to Breezewood and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
The state originally had no intent to give the National Freeway Interstate status, and planned to leave it as US 48, especially given the substandard 1960s vintage elevated section near Cumberland.
I-68 was being reserved for the section of US 50 from Washington to Annapolis that had been constructed with Interstate funds.
www.mdroads.com /routes/is068.html   (274 words)

  
 Directions
Exit Interstate 68 East at Exit 40, Vocke Road.
Exit Interstate 68 West at Exit 34, Frostburg (this is the first Frostburg exit).
Exit Interstate 68 East at Exit 34, Frostburg (this is the second Frostburg exit).
www.wmhs.com /About%20WMHS/directions.cfm   (485 words)

  
 National Capital Chapter, BMW CCA
Then either go south on Interstate 79 to Morgantown, West Virginia, east on Interstate 68 to Hancock, Maryland, and then east on Interstate 70 to Interstate 81 as above, or continue east on Interstate 70, then east on Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) to exit 12 as above.
Interstate 68 in western Maryland is a much nicer drive, and much less crowded, than the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
From Interstate 495 (the Washington Beltway), take either exit 10, Virginia Route 7 west, or exit 12, Virginia Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road to the Greenway) west toward Leesburg, Virginia.
www.nccbmwcca.org /index.php?id=17,168,0,0,1,0   (945 words)

  
 I-68/US 40 Multiplex Page 2 - Central PA/MD Roads
I-68 is fairly remote amid the Appalachain Mountains in this part of Maryland's panhandle.
I-68 is mentioned, but US 40 is not shown.
For most of the reassurance shields along this interstate, the I-68 shields is larger than the US 40 shield.
www.m-plex.com /roads/mdmplex/mp_i68_us40_p2.html   (376 words)

  
 I-68/US 40 Multiplex Page 1 - Central PA/MD Roads
Interstate 68 and US Route 40 join for a long, 67.3-mile duplex on the National Freeway from Hancock to Keysers Ridge in Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties.
I-68 west begins at the Hancock interchange, which is a double interchange for I-68, I-70, US 40, and US 522.
That interchange, marking the spot where US 40 leaves I-70 for I-68 while US 522 comes along for the ride, is well covered on the I-70/US 40/US 522 page.
www.m-plex.com /roads/mdmplex/mp_i68_us40.html   (490 words)

  
 Sites
This 20.8-acre property is located on the south side of Interstate 68 at the Hazelton Exit (Exit 29).
The property is highly visible from the interstate and is easily accessible.
The 481-acre Rexroad Farm is located minutes from I-68 at Bruceton Mills, near Morgantown and the PA and MD state borders, and within 25 minutes of 10,800 new jobs.
www.prestonwv.com /sites.htm   (681 words)

  
 Larry's Phat Page: Highways | Interstate 79
Interstate 70: Multiplex from MP 34 to MP 38 in Washington, PA
Interstate 279 — 19 miles long; 180° loop east of I-79 into downtown Pittsburgh, PA; often cited for having the best views entering a major city (coming eastbound out of the Fort Pitt Tunnel into downtown Pittsburgh); termini at I-79 Exits 59 and 72
A quick hypertext drive: Interstate 79 exists primarily to provide a north-south connection to the rest of the Interstate system for eastern West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
www.phatpage.org /highways/i79.html   (520 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Deadly wrecks snarl holiday travel   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 68 in Maryland reopened Saturday after crews cleared away nearly 90 vehicles from a string of pileups that killed two people and injured dozens more on a fog-shrouded mountain ridge.
Interstate 80 runs from coast to coast and is the nation's busiest highway.
Their prediction was not affected by the government's decision to raise the terror alert to high on Tuesday, though travel industry officials have said terror concerns have made driving vacations more popular than flying.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-05-24-holiday-wrecks_x.htm   (609 words)

  
 Directions for Allegany County Government Office Complex - Cumberland, Maryland
From Baltimore, MD Take Interstate 70 West to Interstate 68 to Exit 43A Beall St to WV 28 Alt/Ridgeley" and go Southwest for 0.1 miles Continue on Beall St and go West for less than 100 feet Turn left on Kelly Rd and go Southwest for 0.3 miles.
From Washington, DC Take Interstate 270 North to Interstate 70 to Interstate 68 to Exit 43A Beall St to WV 28 Alt/Ridgeley" and go Southwest for 0.1 miles Continue on Beall St and go West for less than 100 feet Turn left on Kelly Rd and go Southwest for 0.3 miles.
From Pittsburgh, PA Take Interstate 79 South to Interstate 68 East to Exit 43A Beall St to WV 28 Alt/Ridgeley" and go Southwest for 0.1 miles Continue on Beall St and go West for less than 100 feet Turn left on Kelly Rd and go Southwest for 0.3 miles.
www.gov.allconet.org /directions.htm   (203 words)

  
 Monroe County, Ohio - Press Release
The extension of Interstate 68 from Morgantown to the Ohio River in the New Martinsville/Sistersville area of West Virginia could be the single most important infrastructure improvement in the history of the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Interstate 68 would open new opportunities for citizens of the Mid-Ohio Valley counties at West Virginia University, Fairmont State and other institutions.
Interstate 70 is one of the oldest east-west four-lane highways in the interstate system.
www.monroecountyohio.net /pressreleases/viewrelease.asp?PRID=32   (854 words)

  
 Interstate 68 in Maryland
These photos were taken on a trip along westbound I-68 in Maryland in early 2002.
About 6-7 miles west of I-70, westbound I-68 begins a climb up Sidelong Hill, with an impressive rock cut in the hill so that I-68 could pass through.
I-68 through most of Cumberland predates the Interstate system, and this is apparent in its extremely substandard design, with narrow lanes, nonexistant shoulders, moderate curves, and limited acceleration/deceleration lanes at the ramps.
www.ajfroggie.com /roadpics/md/i068   (176 words)

  
 Interstate 79, West Virginia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Interstate 79 runs across a good portion of Central West Virginia.
This highway originates in Charleston at Interstate 79 and head east to near Sutton, at the U.S. Rt.
Interstate 79 crosses the following interstates in West Virginia.
www.geocities.com /vawvroads0/79wv.html   (106 words)

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