# Tennessee State Route 68

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Highway in Tennessee

State Route 68 SR 68 mainline in red Route information Maintained by TDOT Length 106.89 mi[1] (172.02 km) Existed October 1, 1923[2]–present Major junctions South end SR 5 / SR 60 at the Georgia state line in Copperhill Major intersections US 64 / US 74 in Ducktown SR 165 (Cherohala Skyway) in Tellico Plains US 411 in Madisonville I-75 in Sweetwater US 27 near Spring City North end US 127 in Crossville Location Country United States State Tennessee Counties Polk, Monroe, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Cumberland Highway system Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 67 → SR 69

**State Route 68** (**SR 68**) is a 106.89-mile-long (172.02 km) [state highway](/source/State_highway_(US)) in the [eastern part](/source/East_Tennessee) of the U.S. state of [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee).

## Route description

SR 68 sign, near [Farner](/source/Farner%2C_Tennessee)

SR 68 begins in southeastern Tennessee, at an intersection with [Georgia State Route 5](/source/Georgia_State_Route_5) (SR 5) and [SR 60](/source/Georgia_State_Route_60) at the Tennessee–[Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) state line in [Copperhill, Tennessee](/source/Copperhill%2C_Tennessee), and [McCaysville, Georgia](/source/McCaysville%2C_Georgia). It then goes north to [Ducktown](/source/Ducktown%2C_Tennessee) where it junctions with [U.S. Route 64](/source/U.S._Route_64_in_Tennessee) (US 64) and [US 74](/source/U.S._Route_74_in_Tennessee). The route continues north and enters the [Cherokee National Forest](/source/Cherokee_National_Forest) and goes through a mostly rural area, then in [Turtletown](/source/Turtletown%2C_Tennessee) it turns east and junctions with [SR 123](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_123). SR 68 then turns back north and continues through a sparsely populated area and crosses over the [Hiwassee River](/source/Hiwassee_River). The route then becomes curvy and dangerous.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It then enters [Monroe County](/source/Monroe_County%2C_Tennessee) and goes through [Coker Creek](/source/Coker_Creek%2C_Tennessee) and then [Tellico Plains](/source/Tellico_Plains%2C_Tennessee) and junctions with [SR 165](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_165) ([Cherohala Skyway](/source/Cherohala_Skyway)). In Tellico Plains, SR 68 serves as the eastern terminus for [SR 39](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_39); it then proceeds north to [Madisonville](/source/Madisonville%2C_Tennessee) where it meets [US 411](/source/U.S._Route_411_in_Tennessee)/[SR 33](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_33). Just north of this intersection, [USBR 21](/source/U.S._Bicycle_Route_21) follows SR 68 on the shoulder for just over 1.51 miles. In just over 2.23 miles, it passes [The Lost Sea](/source/The_Lost_Sea) and the northern terminus of [SR 307](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_307), the route then turns more northwesterly as it enters [Sweetwater](/source/Sweetwater%2C_Tennessee). In Sweetwater, it turns west and junctions with [US 11](/source/U.S._Route_11_in_Tennessee) and [Interstate 75](/source/Interstate_75_in_Tennessee) (I-75).

Just past the I-75 junction, the route enters [McMinn County](/source/McMinn_County%2C_Tennessee) where there are no highway junctions. It then enters [Meigs County](/source/Meigs_County%2C_Tennessee) and [Ten Mile](/source/Ten_Mile%2C_Tennessee) and junctions with [SR 305](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_305), [SR 58](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_58), and brief [runs concurrently](/source/Concurrency_(road)) with [SR 304](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_304). It then crosses [Watts Bar Dam](/source/Watts_Bar_Dam) and the [Tennessee River](/source/Tennessee_River) into [Rhea County](/source/Rhea_County%2C_Tennessee) near the [Watts Bar Nuclear Plant](/source/Watts_Bar_Nuclear_Plant) and continues west. The route then has a one-mile-long (1.6 km) concurrency with [SR 302](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_302) and a 2.7-mile-long (4.3 km) concurrency with [US 27](/source/U.S._Route_27_in_Tennessee)/[SR 29](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_29). US 27 and SR 68 go north to [Spring City](/source/Spring_City%2C_Tennessee) where SR 68 turns back west and US 27 goes north. Just after leaving Spring City, it turns back to north crosses over [Waldens Ridge](/source/Waldens_Ridge) into [Cumberland County](/source/Cumberland_County%2C_Tennessee) where the route ends at a Y-intersection with [US 127](/source/U.S._Route_127_in_Tennessee)/[SR 28](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_28) in [Cumberland Homesteads](/source/Cumberland_Homesteads) near [Crossville](/source/Crossville%2C_Tennessee) and [Cumberland Mountain State Park](/source/Cumberland_Mountain_State_Park).

## Major intersections

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County Location mi km Destinations Notes Polk Copperhill 0.0 0.0 SR 5 south (Blue Ridge Drive) / SR 60 south (Toccoa Avenue) – McCaysville, Mineral Bluff, Blue Ridge Southern terminus; continuation beyond Georgia state line Ducktown US 64 / US 74 (SR 40) – Cleveland, Murphy, NC, Ocoee River Interchange ​ SR 123 east to NC 294 – Hiwassee Dam Western terminus of SR 123 Monroe Tellico Plains SR 165 east (Cherohala Skyway) – Tellico Plains, Bald River Falls, Indian Boundary, Cherokee National Forest Western terminus of SR 165 SR 39 west (Mecca Pike) – Etowah, Englewood Eastern terminus of SR 39 Madisonville US 411 (SR 33) – Englewood, Vonore Interchange Christianburg SR 307 south (Eastanaula Road) – Athens Northern terminus of SR 307 Sweetwater US 11 (Main Street/SR 2) – Downtown, Philadelphia, Loudon, Niota, Athens I-75 – Chattanooga, Knoxville I-75 exit 60 Meigs ​ SR 305 south – Athens Northern terminus of SR 305 Ten Mile SR 58 – Decatur, Kingston SR 304 north – Ten Mile, Kingston Southern end of SR 304 concurrency ​ SR 304 south – Decatur Northern end of SR 304 concurrency Tennessee River Bridge over Watts Bar Dam Rhea ​ SR 302 south (Old Stage Road) Southern end of SR 302 concurrency ​ SR 302 north (New Lake Road) Northern end of SR 302 concurrency ​ US 27 south (SR 29) – Dayton, Chattanooga Southern end of US 27 / SR 29 concurrency Spring City US 27 north (SR 29) – Rockwood Interchange; northern end of US 27 / SR 29 concurrency Cumberland Cumberland Homesteads 106.89 172.02 US 127 (SR 28) – Crossville, Jamestown, Pikeville, Cumberland Mountain State Park Northern terminus 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

## See also

- [U.S. Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:U.S._Roads)

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-google_1-0)** ["Tennessee State Route 68"](https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Toccoa+Ave&daddr=35.4173488,-84.360617+to:TN-68+N&hl=en&ll=35.42263,-84.339294&spn=1.929272,3.56781&sll=35.402484,-84.473877&sspn=0.964894,1.783905&geocode=FczgFQIdEZ34-g%3BFQRtHAIdV8L4-inzn2rS4F1eiDG4SRRifoWUFw%3BFbXgIwIdODjv-g&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&t=p&z=9) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). [*Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924*](https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/Biennial_Report%2c_Department_of_Highways_1923%2c_1924.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

## External links

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