Arizona State Route 68

Infobox road
marker_

state=AZ
highway_name=
name_notes=
type=state
route=68
alternate_name=
maint=

---

length_mi=27.88
length_round=2
length_ref=cite web |url=http://tpd.az.gov/data/reports/2006SHSLog.pdf |title=2006 ADOT Highway Log|author=Arizona Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-04-18]
length_notes=
established=
decommissioned=
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=jct|state=AZ|AZ|95 in Bullhead City
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=jct|state=AZ|US|93 near Kingman
previous_type=AZ
previous_route=67
next_type=AZ
next_route=69
commons=

State Route 68, also known as SR 68, is an east-west highway in northwestern Arizona running from its western terminus at its junction with State Route 95 in Bullhead City to a grade-separated interchange at U.S. Route 93 northwest of Kingman. The western terminus formerly extended just to the west of its current point to Davis Dam; this is now numbered as Mohave County Road 68.

Route description

The primary purpose of this route is to carry traffic to Bullhead City and Laughlin, Nevada; it now serves as a Hoover Dam bypass route for trucks and recreational vehicles going towards Las Vegas, Nevada because they are prohibited on the Hoover Dam since September 11, 2001. The restriction is temporary until a new by-pass is finished just south of Hoover Dam. It is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

History

SR 68 was a 2 lane highway and had a high grade going through the Black Mountains. The highway was expanded to 4 lanes in the mid 1990s and now has a smoother ride through the mountains.

Junction list

The entire route is in Mohave County.

References

External links

* [http://arizonaroads.com/arizona/az68.html SR 68 - Arizona Roads]