Interstate 68

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Interstate 68 is an east–west U.S. highway running through northern West Virginia and western Maryland, providing a key Appalachian corridor connecting Morgantown to I-79 and I-70.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Interstate Highway in the United States
alsoKnownAs National Freeway
connectsCity Cumberland, Maryland
Hancock, Maryland
Morgantown, West Virginia
connectsTo Interstate 70
Interstate 79
country United States
crosses Allegheny Mountains
direction east–west
easternTerminus Interstate 70 near Hancock, Maryland
formsCorridor Appalachian corridor
hasJunctionWith Maryland Route 36
Maryland Route 53
U.S. Route 219
U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 40
West Virginia Route 7
hasRestArea Sideling Hill rest area and visitor center
highwayNumber 68
highwayType Interstate Highway
laneConfigurationTypical four-lane divided highway
locatedIn Appalachian region
maintainedBy Maryland State Highway Administration
West Virginia Division of Highways
notableFeature Sideling Hill road cut
openedAsInterstate 1991
partOf Interstate Highway System
partOfCorridor Appalachian Development Highway System
passesNear Frostburg, Maryland
La Vale, Maryland
linked to: LaVale, Maryland
passesThrough Allegany County, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
Garrett County, Maryland
Morgantown, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
previousDesignation U.S. Route 48 (Corridor E)
region northern West Virginia
western Maryland
linked to: Western Maryland
replaced sections of U.S. Route 40
serves regional freight traffic
tourist traffic to western Maryland
speedLimitTypical 65 miles per hour
state Maryland
West Virginia
terrain mountainous
westernTerminus Interstate 79 in Morgantown, West Virginia

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Morgantown, West Virginia servedByHighway Interstate 68
Western Maryland traversedBy Interstate 68
Interstate 79 connectsTo Interstate 68
U.S. Route 119 connectsWith Interstate 68
U.S. Route 219 hasJunctionWith Interstate 68 in Maryland
linked to: Interstate 68
Allegany County, Maryland traversedBy Interstate 68
U.S. Route 220 hasJunctionWith Interstate 68
U.S. Route 220 overlapsWith Interstate 68 in Maryland and West Virginia
linked to: Interstate 68
Cumberland, Maryland servedBy Interstate 68
Interstate Highways in Maryland hasComponent Interstate 68 in Maryland
linked to: Interstate 68
Interstate Highways in Maryland hasComponent Interstate 68 National Freeway
linked to: Interstate 68
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland overlapsWith Interstate 68 in Maryland
linked to: Interstate 68
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland parallelTo Interstate 68 in Maryland
linked to: Interstate 68
Interstate 79 connectsTo Interstate 68
subject linked to: Interstate 79 nearby
Mon–Fayette Expressway connectsTo Interstate 68
PA 43 connectsTo Interstate 68
Morgantown hasMajorHighway Interstate 68
Cumberland, Maryland hasMajorHighway Interstate 68
subject linked to: Cumberland
US 219 connectsTo Interstate 68
Maryland Route 36 hasJunctionWith Interstate 68
LaVale, Maryland majorHighway Interstate 68