State Route 68 marker

State Route 68

SR 68 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length18.7 mi[1] (30.1 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 57 southeast of Oconee
Major intersections
North end SR 24 / SR 24 Spur / SR 540 west of Sandersville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesWashington
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 67→ SR 70

State Route 68 (SR 68) is an 18.7-mile-long (30.1 km) state highway that travels south-to-north, in the shape of the letter L, through portions of Washington County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It connects SR 57 southeast of Oconee with SR 24/SR 540 and SR 24 Spur west of Sandersville.

Route description

SR 68 begins at an intersection with SR 57 southeast of Oconee. It heads to the north-northeast to an intersection with SR 272. Then, it continues northeast until it enters Tenille. There, SR 68 has a short concurrency with SR 15. At the northern end of the concurrency, SR 68 turns to the northwest until it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with SR 24/SR 540 (Fall Line Freeway) just west of Sandersville. Here, the roadway continues as SR 24 Spur (Yank Brown Road).[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washington County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0 SR 57 / River Road south – Irwinton, WrightsvilleSouthern terminus of SR 68; northern terminus of River Road
​2.23.5 SR 272 – OconeeSouthern terminus of SR 272
Tennille13.521.7
 SR 15 south – Wrightsville		Southern end of SR 15 concurrency
14.022.5
 SR 15 north (Fourth Street) – Sandersville		Northern end of SR 15 concurrency
​18.730.1
 SR 24 / SR 540 (Fall Line Freeway) / SR 24 Spur north (Yank Brown Road) – Milledgeville, Sandersville, Deepstep		Northern terminus of SR 68; southern terminus of SR 24 Spur
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (June 15, 2013). "Overview map of SR 68" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
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