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Administration">MDSHA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">113.15 mi<sup id="cite_ref-fhwa_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fhwa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (182.10 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Existed</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1991–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tourist<br />routes</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/MUTCD_M10-1.svg/20px-MUTCD_M10-1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/MUTCD_M10-1.svg/30px-MUTCD_M10-1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/MUTCD_M10-1.svg/40px-MUTCD_M10-1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="294" data-file-height="294" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Historic_National_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic National Road">Historic National Road</a><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MD_scenic_byway.svg/20px-MD_scenic_byway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MD_scenic_byway.svg/30px-MD_scenic_byway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MD_scenic_byway.svg/40px-MD_scenic_byway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="807" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Maryland_Scenic_Byway" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway">Mountain Maryland Scenic Byway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="National Highway System">NHS</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Entire route</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Major junctions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">West end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/I-79.svg/24px-I-79.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/I-79.svg/36px-I-79.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/I-79.svg/48px-I-79.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79" title="Interstate 79">I-79</a> in <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, WV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="display:none;">Major intersections</span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/US_119.svg/30px-US_119.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/US_119.svg/45px-US_119.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/US_119.svg/60px-US_119.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_119" title="U.S. Route 119">US 119</a> in Morgantown, WV</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WV-43.svg/24px-WV-43.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WV-43.svg/36px-WV-43.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WV-43.svg/48px-WV-43.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_43" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Route 43">WV 43</a> near Morgantown, WV</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/30px-US_219.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/45px-US_219.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/60px-US_219.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 40 in Maryland">US 40</a> / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 219 in Maryland">US 219</a> near <a href="/wiki/Keysers_Ridge,_Maryland" title="Keysers Ridge, Maryland">Keysers Ridge, MD</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/30px-US_219.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/45px-US_219.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/60px-US_219.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 219 in Maryland">US 219</a> near <a href="/wiki/Grantsville,_Maryland" title="Grantsville, Maryland">Grantsville, MD</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/30px-US_220.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/45px-US_220.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/60px-US_220.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 220 in Maryland">US 220</a> near <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland, MD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">East end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/24px-I-70.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/36px-I-70.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/48px-I-70.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US_522.svg/30px-US_522.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US_522.svg/45px-US_522.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US_522.svg/60px-US_522.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70_in_Maryland" title="Interstate 70 in Maryland">I-70</a> / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 40 in Maryland">US 40</a> / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_522_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 522 in Maryland">US 522</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock, MD</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">States</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Counties</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>WV:</b> <a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preston_County,_West_Virginia" title="Preston County, West Virginia">Preston</a><br /><b>MD:</b> <a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allegany_County,_Maryland" title="Allegany County, Maryland">Allegany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maryland" title="Washington County, Maryland">Washington</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA">Highway system</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstate Highway System</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Interstate_Highways" title="List of Interstate Highways">Main</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliary_Interstate_Highways" title="List of auxiliary Interstate Highways">Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_suffixed_Interstate_Highways" title="List of suffixed Interstate Highways">Suffixed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_business_routes_of_the_Interstate_Highway_System" title="List of business routes of the Interstate Highway System">Business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_future_Interstate_Highways" title="List of future Interstate Highways">Future</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display: none"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-USA"><link 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href="/wiki/List_of_Interstate_Highways_in_Maryland" title="List of Interstate Highways in Maryland">Interstate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._Highways_in_Maryland" title="List of U.S. Highways in Maryland">US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Maryland" title="List of state highways in Maryland">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Maryland_Scenic_Byways" title="List of Maryland Scenic Byways">Scenic Byways</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1241597584">.mw-parser-output .browse-table{width:100%;background:none;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .browse-table+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+link+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+style+.browse-table{margin-top:3px}.mw-parser-output .browse-table td{padding:0;border:none;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/WV-68.svg/24px-WV-68.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/WV-68.svg/36px-WV-68.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/WV-68.svg/48px-WV-68.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_68" title="West Virginia Route 68">WV 68</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left">← <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/MD_Route_67.svg/24px-MD_Route_67.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/MD_Route_67.svg/36px-MD_Route_67.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/MD_Route_67.svg/48px-MD_Route_67.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_67" title="Maryland Route 67">MD 67</a></span></td><td style="padding-right:6px;padding-left:6px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap"><b>MD</b></td><td style="text-align:right;direction:rtl">→ <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MD_Route_68.svg/24px-MD_Route_68.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MD_Route_68.svg/36px-MD_Route_68.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MD_Route_68.svg/48px-MD_Route_68.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_68" title="Maryland Route 68">MD 68</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Interstate 68</b> (<b>I-68</b>) is a 113.15-mile (182.10 km) <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate Highway">Interstate Highway</a> in the U.S. states of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>, connecting <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79" title="Interstate 79">I-79</a> in <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a>, east to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70" title="Interstate 70">I-70</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock, Maryland</a>. I-68 is also <b>Corridor E</b> of the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Development_Highway_System" title="Appalachian Development Highway System">Appalachian Development Highway System</a> (ADHS). From 1965 until the freeway's construction was completed in 1991, it was designated as <b>U.S. Route 48</b> (<b>US 48</b>). In Maryland, the highway is known as the <b>National Freeway</b>, an homage to the historic <a href="/wiki/National_Road" title="National Road">National Road</a>, which I-68 parallels between <a href="/wiki/Keysers_Ridge,_Maryland" title="Keysers Ridge, Maryland">Keysers Ridge</a> and Hancock. The freeway mainly spans rural areas and crosses numerous mountain ridges along its route. A road cut at <a href="/wiki/Sideling_Hill" title="Sideling Hill">Sideling Hill</a> exposed geological features of the mountain and has become a tourist attraction. </p><p><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219" title="U.S. Route 219">US 219</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220" title="U.S. Route 220">US 220</a> <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">overlap</a> I-68 in <a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a>, respectively, and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40" title="U.S. Route 40">US 40</a> overlaps with the freeway from Keysers Ridge to the eastern end of the freeway at Hancock. </p><p>The construction of I-68 began in 1965 and continued for over 25 years, with completion on August 2, 1991. While the road was under construction, it was predicted that economic conditions would improve along the corridor for the five counties connected by I-68: <a href="/wiki/Allegany_County,_Maryland" title="Allegany County, Maryland">Allegany</a>, Garrett, and <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maryland" title="Washington County, Maryland">Washington</a> in Maryland and <a href="/wiki/Preston_County,_West_Virginia" title="Preston County, West Virginia">Preston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia</a> in West Virginia. The two largest cities connected by the highway are Morgantown, West Virginia, and Cumberland, Maryland. Although the freeway serves no major metropolitan areas, it provides a major transportation route in western Maryland and northern West Virginia and also provides an alternative to the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Turnpike" title="Pennsylvania Turnpike">Pennsylvania Turnpike</a> for westbound traffic from <a href="/wiki/Washington_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington DC">Washington DC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>. </p><p>Various West Virginia officials have proposed extending the highway westward to the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a> valley, ending in either <a href="/wiki/Moundsville,_West_Virginia" title="Moundsville, West Virginia">Moundsville</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling</a>, West Virginia. An extension to Moundsville was approved by federal officials at one point but shelved due to funding problems. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/220px--Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="105" data-durationhint="313" data-mwtitle="Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="410" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="614" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8"" data-width="1920" data-height="920" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="1920" data-height="920" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="122" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="204" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="306" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm/Interstate_68_time-lapse.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="306" /></video></span><figcaption>Time-lapse video of an eastbound trip on I-68 in 2017</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Predecessors">Predecessors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Predecessors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the construction of the freeway from Morgantown to Hancock, several different routes carried traffic across the region. <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_73" title="West Virginia Route 73">West Virginia Route 73</a> (WV 73) extended from <a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_West_Virginia" title="Bridgeport, West Virginia">Bridgeport</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bruceton_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Bruceton Mills, West Virginia">Bruceton Mills</a>, serving regions now served by I-79 (Bridgeport to Morgantown) and I-68 (Morgantown to Bruceton Mills). After the I-68 freeway, then known as US 48, was completed in West Virginia, the WV 73 designation was removed. Portions of the road still exist as County Route 73 (CR 73), CR 73/73, and CR 857. Between I-68's exit 10 at <a href="/wiki/Cheat_Lake,_West_Virginia" title="Cheat Lake, West Virginia">Cheat Lake</a> and exit 15 at <a href="/wiki/Coopers_Rock_State_Forest" title="Coopers Rock State Forest">Coopers Rock</a>, I-68 was largely built directly over old WV 73's roadbed. </p><p>At Bruceton Mills, WV 73 ended at <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_26" title="West Virginia Route 26">WV 26</a>, which, from there, runs northeast into Pennsylvania, becoming <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_281" title="Pennsylvania Route 281">Pennsylvania Route 281</a> at the state line and meeting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40" title="U.S. Route 40">US 40</a> north of the border. From there, eastbound traffic would follow US 40 into Maryland. I-68 now parallels US 40 through western Maryland.<sup id="cite_ref-arc_core_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arc_core-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>US 40 followed the route of the <a href="/wiki/National_Road" title="National Road">National Road</a> through Pennsylvania and Maryland. The National Road was the first federally funded road built in the U.S., authorized by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> in 1806. Construction lasted from 1811 to 1837, establishing a road that extended from Cumberland to <a href="/wiki/Vandalia,_Illinois" title="Vandalia, Illinois">Vandalia, Illinois</a>. Upon the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Numbered_Highway_System" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Numbered Highway System">U.S. Numbered Highway System</a> in 1926, the route of the National Road became part of US 40.<sup id="cite_ref-National_Road_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_Road-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cumberland_Thruway">Cumberland Thruway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cumberland Thruway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A highway bridge passes above a creek, with a railroad bridge visible in the background." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg/220px-Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg/330px-Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg/440px-Cumberland_Thruway_Wills_Creek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2845" data-file-height="873" /></a><figcaption>The Cumberland Thruway bridge, as seen from the Baltimore Street bridge over Wills Creek in Cumberland, Maryland</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 1960s, as the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstate Highway System</a> was being built throughout the U.S., east–west travel through western Maryland was difficult, as US 40, the predecessor to I-68, was a two-lane country road with steep grades and hairpin turns.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a>, the traffic situation was particularly problematic, as the usage of US 40 exceeded the capacity of the city's narrow streets.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traffic following US 40 through Cumberland entered through the <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Narrows" title="Cumberland Narrows">Cumberland Narrows</a> and followed Henderson Avenue to Baltimore Avenue. After the construction of I-68, this route through Cumberland became <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Alternate_(Keysers_Ridge%E2%80%93Cumberland,_Maryland)" title="U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge–Cumberland, Maryland)">US 40 Alternate</a> (US 40 Alt.).<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Construction began on one of the first sections of what would become I-68, the Cumberland Thruway, on June 10, 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-demolition_bridge_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-demolition_bridge-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This portion of the highway, which consists of a mile-long (1.6 km) elevated bridge, was completed and opened to the public on December 5, 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The elevated highway connected Lee Street in west Cumberland to Maryland Avenue in east Cumberland, providing a quicker path for motorists traveling through the town on US 40 and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220" title="U.S. Route 220">US 220</a>. The Cumberland Thruway was extended to US 220 and then to Vocke Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_658" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 658">Maryland Route 658</a>, or MD 658) by 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-To_220_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-To_220-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vocke_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vocke-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Problems quickly emerged with the highway, especially near an area called "Moose Curve". At Moose Curve, the road curves sharply at the bottom of <a href="/wiki/Haystack_Mountain_(Maryland)" title="Haystack Mountain (Maryland)">Haystack Mountain</a>, and traffic accidents are common.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corridor_E">Corridor E</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Corridor E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the current US 48, see <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_48" title="U.S. Route 48">U.S. Route 48</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239840523"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"></div><div style="margin:0 0 0.1em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_48.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="U.S. Route 48 marker" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/US_48.svg/40px-US_48.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/US_48.svg/60px-US_48.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/US_48.svg/80px-US_48.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div><div style="margin:0.1em;">U.S. Route 48</div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="header-deleted" style="margin:0; height:.5em;"></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a>–<a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock, Maryland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Existed</th><td class="infobox-data">1965–1991</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_(West_Virginia_State_Route_26,_Bruceton_Mills)_in_Preston_County,_West_Virginia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_%28West_Virginia_State_Route_26%2C_Bruceton_Mills%29_in_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg/220px-2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_%28West_Virginia_State_Route_26%2C_Bruceton_Mills%29_in_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_%28West_Virginia_State_Route_26%2C_Bruceton_Mills%29_in_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg/330px-2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_%28West_Virginia_State_Route_26%2C_Bruceton_Mills%29_in_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_%28West_Virginia_State_Route_26%2C_Bruceton_Mills%29_in_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg/440px-2017-07-30_17_59_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_just_east_of_Exit_23_%28West_Virginia_State_Route_26%2C_Bruceton_Mills%29_in_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>View east along I-68 east of WV 26 in Preston County, West Virginia</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1965, the Appalachian Development Act was passed, authorizing the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Development_Highway_System" title="Appalachian Development Highway System">ADHS</a>, which was meant to provide access to areas throughout the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains" title="Appalachian Mountains">Appalachian Mountains</a> that were not previously served by the Interstate Highway System. A set of corridors was defined, comprising 3,090 miles (4,970 km) of highways from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> to <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>. Corridor E in this system was defined to have endpoints at <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79" title="Interstate 79">I-79</a> in <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70" title="Interstate 70">I-70</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock, Maryland</a>. At the time, there were no freeways along the corridor, though construction on the Cumberland Thruway began that year.<sup id="cite_ref-demolition_bridge_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-demolition_bridge-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-md_map_1960_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-md_map_1960-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was this corridor that would eventually become I-68.<sup id="cite_ref-arc_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arc-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The construction of Corridor E, which was also designated as US 48, took over 20 years and hundreds of millions of dollars to complete.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cost of completing the freeway in West Virginia has been estimated at $113 million (equivalent to $471 million in 2023<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-wtov_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wtov-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cost of building I-68 from Cumberland to the West Virginia state line came to $126 million (equivalent to $525 million in 2023<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>); the portion between Cumberland and <a href="/wiki/Sideling_Hill" title="Sideling Hill">Sideling Hill</a> cost $182 million (equivalent to $363 million in 2023<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>); and the section at Sideling Hill cost $44 million (equivalent to $87.8 million in 2023<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much of the work in building the freeway was completed during the 1970s, with US 48 opened from Vocke Road in LaVale to <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_36" title="Maryland Route 36">MD 36</a> in <a href="/wiki/Frostburg,_Maryland" title="Frostburg, Maryland">Frostburg</a> on October 12, 1973, and to <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_546" title="Maryland Route 546">MD 546</a> on November 1, 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-frb_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frb-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 15, 1975, the West Virginia portion and a 14-mile (23 km) portion from the West Virginia state line to <a href="/wiki/Keysers_Ridge,_Maryland" title="Keysers Ridge, Maryland">Keysers Ridge</a> in Maryland opened, followed by the remainder of the freeway in <a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett County</a> on August 13, 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s, the focus of construction shifted to the east of Cumberland, where a 19-mile (31 km) section of the road still had not been completed. The first corridor for the construction to be approved by the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_Highway_Administration" title="Maryland State Highway Administration">Maryland State Highway Administration</a> (MDSHA) ran south of US 40. This corridor would have bypassed towns in eastern Allegany County, such as <a href="/wiki/Flintstone,_Maryland" title="Flintstone, Maryland">Flintstone</a>, leaving them without access to the freeway, and would have passed directly through <a href="/wiki/Green_Ridge_State_Forest" title="Green Ridge State Forest">Green Ridge State Forest</a>, the largest state forest in Maryland. This proposed corridor provoked strong opposition, largely due to the environmental damage that would be caused by the road construction in Green Ridge State Forest. Environmental groups sued MDSHA in order to halt the planned construction, but the court ruled in favor of the state highway administration. In 1984, however, MDSHA reversed its earlier decision and chose an alignment that closely paralleled US 40, passing through Flintstone and to the north of Green Ridge State Forest. Construction on the final section of I-68 began May 25, 1987, and was completed on August 2, 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nrr_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrr-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Designation_as_I-68">Designation as I-68</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Designation as I-68"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021-08-01_17_10_53_View_east_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_north_along_U.S._Route_219_(National_Freeway)_from_the_overpass_for_Maryland_State_Route_495_(Bittinger_Road)_just_southwest_of_Grantsville_in_Casselman,_Garrett_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2021-08-01_17_10_53_View_east_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_north_along_U.S._Route_219_%28National_Freeway%29_from_the_overpass_for_Maryland_State_Route_495_%28Bittinger_Road%29_just_southwest_of_Grantsville_in_Casselman%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2021-08-01_17_10_53_View_east_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_north_along_U.S._Route_219_%28National_Freeway%29_from_the_overpass_for_Maryland_State_Route_495_%28Bittinger_Road%29_just_southwest_of_Grantsville_in_Casselman%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2021-08-01_17_10_53_View_east_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_north_along_U.S._Route_219_%28National_Freeway%29_from_the_overpass_for_Maryland_State_Route_495_%28Bittinger_Road%29_just_southwest_of_Grantsville_in_Casselman%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>I-68/US 40 eastbound and US 219 northbound at MD 495 near Grantsville, Maryland</figcaption></figure> <p>Though the National Freeway was designated as US 48, as the completion of the freeway neared, the possibility of the freeway being designated as an <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate Highway">Interstate Highway</a> came up. In the 1980s, the project to improve <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_50" title="U.S. Route 50">US 50</a> between <a href="/wiki/Washington_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington DC">Washington DC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a> to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_standards" title="Interstate Highway standards">Interstate Highway standards</a> had been assigned the designation of I-68. MDSHA, however, later concluded that adding additional route shields to the US 50 freeway would not be helpful to drivers since about half the freeway already had two route designations (US 50 and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_301" title="U.S. Route 301">US 301</a>) and drivers on the freeway were already familiar with the US 50 designation.<sup id="cite_ref-tunv_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tunv-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made the designation to be applied to that freeway more flexible, and so, in 1989, the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials" title="American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials">American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials</a> (AASHTO), the organization composed of the various state departments of transportation that decides route numbering in the U.S., approved MDSHA's request to renumber the US 50 freeway from I-68 to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_595_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 595 (Maryland)">I-595</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-aashto19891_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aashto19891-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same year, AASHTO approved changing US 48's designation to I-68.<sup id="cite_ref-aashto19891_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aashto19891-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This change took effect upon the completion of the last section of the National Freeway on August 2, 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the completion of I-68 and the change in its route number, the US 48 designation was removed. In 2002, AASHTO approved the establishment of a <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_48" title="U.S. Route 48">new US 48</a>, this time for the <a href="/wiki/Corridor_H" class="mw-redirect" title="Corridor H">Corridor H</a> highway from <a href="/wiki/Weston,_West_Virginia" title="Weston, West Virginia">Weston, West Virginia</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Strasburg,_Virginia" title="Strasburg, Virginia">Strasburg, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-aashto2002_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aashto2002-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This marks the third time that the US 48 number has been assigned to a highway, the first use being for <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_48_(1926)" title="U.S. Route 48 (1926)">a highway in California</a> that existed in the 1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-1926_ush_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1926_ush-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incidents">Incidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Numerous accidents and incidents have occurred on I-68. On June 1, 1991, a gasoline tanker descending into downtown Cumberland from the east attempted to exit the freeway at exit 43D, Maryland Avenue. The tanker went out of control and overturned as the driver tried to go around the sharp turn at the exit. Gasoline began to leak from the damaged tanker, forcing the evacuation of a three-block area of Cumberland. Approximately 30 minutes later, the tanker exploded, setting eight houses on fire. The fire caused an estimated $250,000 in damages (equivalent to $500,000 in 2023<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and prompted MDSHA to place signs prohibiting hazardous materials trucks from exiting at the Maryland Avenue exit.<sup id="cite_ref-stl_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stl-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 23, 2003, poor visibility due to fog was a major contributing factor to an 85-vehicle <a href="/wiki/Pileup" class="mw-redirect" title="Pileup">pileup</a> on I-68 on <a href="/wiki/Savage_Mountain" title="Savage Mountain">Savage Mountain</a> west of <a href="/wiki/Frostburg,_Maryland" title="Frostburg, Maryland">Frostburg</a>. Two people were killed and nearly 100 people were injured. Because of the extent of the wreckage on the road, I-68 remained blocked for 24 hours while the wreckage was cleared.<sup id="cite_ref-cnnfog_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnfog-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the aftermath of the pileup, the question of how to deal with fog in the future was discussed. Though the cost of a fog warning system can be considerable, MDSHA installed such a system in 2005 at a cost of $230,000 (equivalent to $340,000 in 2023<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-nytfog_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytfog-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hagersfog_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hagersfog-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The system alerts drivers when visibility drops below 1,000 feet (300 m).<sup id="cite_ref-hagersfog_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hagersfog-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Effect_on_surrounding_region">Effect on surrounding region</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Effect on surrounding region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_(National_Freeway)_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring,_Garrett_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-2021-08-01_18_08_20_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road_in_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>I-68 eastbound in Garrett County, Maryland, past the West Virginia state line</figcaption></figure> <p>One of the arguments in favor of the construction of I-68 was that the freeway would improve the poor economic conditions in western Maryland. The economy of the surrounding area has improved since the construction of the freeway, especially in <a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett County</a>, where the freeway opened up the county to tourism from <a href="/wiki/Washington_DC" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington DC">Washington DC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore</a>. Correspondingly, Garrett County saw a sharp increase in population and employment during and after the construction of the road, with full- and part-time employment increasing from 8,868 in 1976 to 15,334 in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-edh_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edh-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Economic difficulties, however, remain in Allegany and Garrett counties.<sup id="cite_ref-washpostecon_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washpostecon-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were concerns over loss of customers to businesses that have been cut off from the main highway due to the construction of the new alignment in the 1980s, leading to protests when then-Governor <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hughes" title="Harry Hughes">Harry Hughes</a> visited the Sideling Hill road cut when it was opened.<sup id="cite_ref-hh_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hh-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposed_extension">Proposed extension</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Proposed extension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1990s, there was discussion about a future westward extension to I-68. Such an extension would connect the western terminus of I-68 in Morgantown to <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_2" title="West Virginia Route 2">WV 2</a> in <a href="/wiki/Moundsville,_West_Virginia" title="Moundsville, West Virginia">Moundsville</a>. A 1989 proposal had suggested a toll road be built along this corridor.<sup id="cite_ref-cgzmnd_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cgzmnd-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Highway_Administration" title="Federal Highway Administration">Federal Highway Administration</a> (FHWA) approved the extension, paving the way for federal funding and for the road to become part of the <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_System_(United_States)" title="National Highway System (United States)">National Highway System</a> on completion.<sup id="cite_ref-wvdotmnd_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvdotmnd-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project, however, ran into problems due to lack of funds, and, in 2008, West Virginia Governor <a href="/wiki/Joe_Manchin" title="Joe Manchin">Joe Manchin</a> suggested dropping the project altogether, making construction of a westward extension of I-68 unlikely in the near future.<sup id="cite_ref-wnrmnd_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wnrmnd-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_West_Virginia" title="Marshall County, West Virginia">Marshall County</a> officials brought the extension of I-68 up again as a way for oil companies to have easier access to drill into the area, likely by <a href="/wiki/Fracking" title="Fracking">fracking</a>. Much like the second leg of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Route_576" title="Pennsylvania Route 576">PA 576</a> (Southern Beltway) in the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> area, an extension of I-68 is being spurred in response to the <a href="/wiki/Marcellus_natural_gas_trend" title="Marcellus natural gas trend">Marcellus natural gas trend</a>. If the extension were to be built, it would also include a widening of WV 2 to four lanes and would cost an estimated $5 million per mile ($3.1 million/km). It is expected that the project would be divided into two legs, first from Morgantown to <a href="/wiki/Cameron,_West_Virginia" title="Cameron, West Virginia">Cameron</a> and then Cameron to Moundsville.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Others have proposed extending I-68 to <a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_West_Virginia" title="Wheeling, West Virginia">Wheeling, West Virginia</a>, and connecting it with <a href="/wiki/Interstate_470_(Ohio%E2%80%93West_Virginia)" title="Interstate 470 (Ohio–West Virginia)">I-470</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route_description">Route description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Route description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 12pt; margin-bottom: 16pt; float: left; clear: left; text-align:center;"> <caption>Lengths </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable"> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mile" title="Mile">mi</a><sup id="cite_ref-fhwa_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fhwa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Kilometer" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilometer">km</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>WV </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.06 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">51.60 </td></tr> <tr> <td>MD </td> <td style="text-align:right;">81.09 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">130.50 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total </td> <td style="text-align:right;">113.15 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">182.10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>I-68 spans 113.15 miles (182.10 km), connecting <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79" title="Interstate 79">I-79</a> in <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown, West Virginia</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70" title="Interstate 70">I-70</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock, Maryland</a>, across the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains" title="Appalachian Mountains">Appalachian Mountains</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Control_cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Control cities">control cities</a>—the cities officially chosen to be the destinations shown on guide signs—for I-68 are Morgantown, <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a>, and Hancock.<sup id="cite_ref-mdsha_cc_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdsha_cc-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> I-68 is the main route connecting <a href="/wiki/Western_Maryland" title="Western Maryland">Western Maryland</a> to the rest of Maryland.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> I-68 is also advertised to drivers on I-70 and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_270_(Maryland)" title="Interstate 270 (Maryland)">I-270</a> as an "alternate route to <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> and points west" by <a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_Highway_Administration" title="Maryland State Highway Administration">MDSHA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-aar_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aar-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="West_Virginia">West Virginia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: West Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021-08-02_11_10_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_(National_Freeway)_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road,_entering_Webb_Chapel,_Preston_County,_West_Virginia_from_Sand_Spring,_Garrett_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A sign above the highway reads "Welcome to West Virginia—Wild and Wonderful." An adjacent sign reads "Preston County. Certified Business Location."" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/2021-08-02_11_10_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road%2C_entering_Webb_Chapel%2C_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia_from_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/2021-08-02_11_10_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road%2C_entering_Webb_Chapel%2C_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia_from_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/2021-08-02_11_10_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road%2C_entering_Webb_Chapel%2C_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia_from_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>I-68 at the West Virginia–Maryland state line</figcaption></figure> <p>I-68 begins at exit 148 on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 79 in West Virginia">I-79</a> near Morgantown and runs eastward, meeting with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_119_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 119 in West Virginia">US 119</a> one mile (1.6 km) east of its terminus at I-79. I-68 turns northeastward, curving around Morgantown, with four interchanges in the Morgantown area—I-79, US 119, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_7" title="West Virginia Route 7">WV 7</a>, and CR 857 (Cheat Road). Leaving the Morgantown area, I-68 again runs eastward, intersecting <a href="/wiki/Mon-Fayette_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Mon-Fayette Expressway">WV 43</a>, which provides access to <a href="/wiki/Cheat_Lake" title="Cheat Lake">Cheat Lake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania" title="Uniontown, Pennsylvania">Uniontown, Pennsylvania</a>. Near this interchange, I-68 passes over Cheat Lake and climbs a steep ascent out of <a href="/wiki/Cheat_Canyon" title="Cheat Canyon">Cheat Canyon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gm_wv_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gm_wv-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Entering Preston County, the route intersect CR 73/12, which provides access to <a href="/wiki/Coopers_Rock_State_Forest" title="Coopers Rock State Forest">Coopers Rock State Forest</a>. In contrast to the Morgantown area, the portion of Preston County that I-68 crosses is more rural, with the only town along the route being <a href="/wiki/Bruceton_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Bruceton Mills, West Virginia">Bruceton Mills</a>. In Bruceton Mills, I-68 meets <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_26" title="West Virginia Route 26">WV 26</a>. I-68 meets CR 5 (Hazelton Road) at its last exit before entering Garrett County, Maryland.<sup id="cite_ref-gm_wv_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gm_wv-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region of West Virginia through which the freeway passes is rural and mountainous. There are several sections that have steep grades, especially near the Cheat River Canyon, where there is a <a href="/wiki/Truck_escape_ramp" class="mw-redirect" title="Truck escape ramp">truck escape ramp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wvdotmncm_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvdotmncm-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The peak traffic density in terms of <a href="/wiki/Annual_average_daily_traffic" title="Annual average daily traffic">annual average daily traffic</a> (AADT) on I-68 in West Virginia is 32,900 vehicles per day at the interchange with I-79 in Morgantown. The traffic gradually decreases further eastward, reaching a low point at 14,600 vehicles per day at the <a href="/wiki/Hazelton,_West_Virginia" title="Hazelton, West Virginia">Hazelton</a> exit.<sup id="cite_ref-wvdot_traffic_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wvdot_traffic-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maryland">Maryland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Maryland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021-08-01_18_10_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_(National_Freeway)_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road,_just_after_entering_Sand_Spring,_Garrett_County,_Maryland_from_Webb_Chapel,_Preston_County,_West_Virginia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A sign adjacent to a four-lane highway reads "Maryland welcomes you. We’re Open For Business. Larry Hogan, Governor"" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/2021-08-01_18_10_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road%2C_just_after_entering_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland_from_Webb_Chapel%2C_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/2021-08-01_18_10_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road%2C_just_after_entering_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland_from_Webb_Chapel%2C_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/2021-08-01_18_10_35_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_west_of_Sand_Spring_Road%2C_just_after_entering_Sand_Spring%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland_from_Webb_Chapel%2C_Preston_County%2C_West_Virginia.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Entering Maryland from West Virginia on I-68 eastbound in Garrett County</figcaption></figure> <p>After entering Garrett County, I-68 continues its run through rural areas, crossing the northern part of the county. The terrain through this area consists of ridges that extend from southwest to northeast, with I-68 crossing the ridges through its east–west run. The first exit in Maryland is at <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_42" title="Maryland Route 42">MD 42</a> in <a href="/wiki/Friendsville,_Maryland" title="Friendsville, Maryland">Friendsville</a>. I-68 ascends <a href="/wiki/Keysers_Ridge,_Maryland" title="Keysers Ridge, Maryland">Keysers Ridge</a>, where it meets <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 40 in Maryland">US 40</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 219 in Maryland">US 219</a>, both of which join the highway at Keysers Ridge.<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The roadway that used to be the surface alignment of US 40 parallels I-68 to Cumberland and is now designated as <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Alternate_(Keysers_Ridge%E2%80%93Cumberland,_Maryland)" title="U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge–Cumberland, Maryland)">US 40 Alt.</a> I-68 crosses <a href="/wiki/Negro_Mountain" title="Negro Mountain">Negro Mountain</a>, which was the highest point along the historic <a href="/wiki/National_Road" title="National Road">National Road</a> that the freeway parallels east of Keysers Ridge. This is the source of the name of the freeway in Maryland: the National Freeway.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three miles (4.8 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Grantsville,_Maryland" title="Grantsville, Maryland">Grantsville</a>, US 219 leaves the National Freeway to run northward toward <a href="/wiki/Meyersdale,_Pennsylvania" title="Meyersdale, Pennsylvania">Meyersdale, Pennsylvania</a>, while I-68 continues eastward, crossing the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Continental_Divide" title="Eastern Continental Divide">Eastern Continental Divide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savage_Mountain" title="Savage Mountain">Savage Mountain</a> before entering Allegany County.<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The section of I-68 west of <a href="/wiki/Dans_Mountain" title="Dans Mountain">Dans Mountain</a> in Allegany County is located in the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a>, characterized in Garrett County by a series of uphill and downhill stretches along the freeway, each corresponding to a ridge that the freeway crosses. In Allegany County, the freeway crosses the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Front" title="Allegheny Front">Allegheny Front</a>, where, from Savage Mountain to LaVale, the highway drops in elevation by 1,800 feet (550 m) in a distance of nine miles (14 km).<sup id="cite_ref-nrr73_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrr73-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gmaps_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gmaps-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_(National_Freeway)_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville,_Garrett_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A four-lane freeway in a forested area with a sign saying East I-68. Snow Emergency Route." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-2021-08-01_18_23_17_View_east_along_Interstate_68_%28National_Freeway%29_just_east_of_Exit_4_in_Friendsville%2C_Garrett_County%2C_Maryland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>I-68 eastbound in Friendsville, Maryland</figcaption></figure> <p>The traffic density on I-68 in Garrett County is rather sparse compared to that of Allegany County. At the Maryland–West Virginia state line, there is an AADT of 11,581 vehicles per day. This density increases to its highest point in Garrett County at exit 22, where US 219 leaves I-68, at 19,551. At the Allegany County line, the traffic density decreases slightly to 18,408. In Allegany County, the vehicle count increases to 28,861 in <a href="/wiki/LaVale,_Maryland" title="LaVale, Maryland">LaVale</a> and to the freeway's peak of 46,191 at the first US 220 interchange (exit 42) in Cumberland. East of Cumberland, the vehicle count decreases to 16,551 at Martins Mountain and stays nearly constant to the eastern terminus of I-68 in <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After entering Allegany County, I-68 bypasses <a href="/wiki/Frostburg,_Maryland" title="Frostburg, Maryland">Frostburg</a> to the south, with two exits, one to Midlothian Road (unsigned <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_736" title="Maryland Route 736">MD 736</a>) and one to <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_36" title="Maryland Route 36">MD 36</a>. Near the MD 36 exit is <a href="/wiki/God%27s_Ark_of_Safety" title="God's Ark of Safety">God's Ark of Safety</a> church, which is known for its attempt to build a replica of <a href="/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark" title="Noah's Ark">Noah's Ark</a>. This replica, which currently consists of a steel frame, can be seen from I-68.<sup id="cite_ref-ppgark_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppgark-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>East of Frostburg, I-68 crosses a bridge above Spruce Hollow near <a href="/wiki/Clarysville,_Maryland" title="Clarysville, Maryland">Clarysville</a>, passing over <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_55" title="Maryland Route 55">MD 55</a>, which runs along the bottom of the valley. The freeway runs along the hillside above US 40 Alt. in the valley formed by Braddock Run. Entering LaVale, I-68 has exits to US 40 Alt. and <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_658" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 658">MD 658</a> (signed southbound as <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220_Truck_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 220 Truck (Maryland)">US 220 Truck</a>). I-68 ascends <a href="/wiki/Haystack_Mountain_(Maryland)" title="Haystack Mountain (Maryland)">Haystack Mountain</a>, entering the city of <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a>. This is the most congested section of the highway in Maryland. The speed limit on the highway drops from 70 mph (110 km/h) in LaVale to 55 mph (89 km/h) until the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 220 in Maryland">US 220</a> exit and to 40 mph (64 km/h) in downtown Cumberland.<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This drop in the speed limit is due to several factors, including heavy congestion, closely spaced interchanges, and a sharp curve in the road, known locally as "Moose Curve", located at the bottom of Haystack Mountain. This section of the highway was originally built in the 1960s as the Cumberland Thruway, a bypass to the original path of US 40 through Cumberland.<sup id="cite_ref-mdrd_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdrd-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2019-05-17_12_38_23_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_south_along_U.S._Route_220_(National_Freeway)_at_Exit_44_(U.S._Route_40_Alternate-Baltimore_Avenue,_Willow_Brook_Road)_in_Cumberland,_Allegany_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/2019-05-17_12_38_23_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_south_along_U.S._Route_220_%28National_Freeway%29_at_Exit_44_%28U.S._Route_40_Alternate-Baltimore_Avenue%2C_Willow_Brook_Road%29_in_Cumberland%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/2019-05-17_12_38_23_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_south_along_U.S._Route_220_%28National_Freeway%29_at_Exit_44_%28U.S._Route_40_Alternate-Baltimore_Avenue%2C_Willow_Brook_Road%29_in_Cumberland%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/2019-05-17_12_38_23_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_and_south_along_U.S._Route_220_%28National_Freeway%29_at_Exit_44_%28U.S._Route_40_Alternate-Baltimore_Avenue%2C_Willow_Brook_Road%29_in_Cumberland%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>I-68/US 40/US 220 concurrency in Cumberland, Maryland</figcaption></figure> <p>Until 2008, signs at exit 43A in downtown Cumberland labeled the exit as providing access to <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_28_Alternate" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Route 28 Alternate">WV 28 Alt.</a> Because of this, many truckers used this exit to get to <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_28" title="West Virginia Route 28">WV 28</a>. This created problems on WV 28 Alt. in <a href="/wiki/Ridgeley,_West_Virginia" title="Ridgeley, West Virginia">Ridgeley, West Virginia</a>, as trucks became stuck under a low railroad overpass, blocking traffic through Ridgeley. To reduce this problem, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_State_Highway_Administration" title="Maryland State Highway Administration">MDSHA</a> removed references to WV 28 Alt. from guide signs for exit 43A and placed warning signs in Cumberland and on I-68 approaching Cumberland advising truckers to instead use exit 43B to <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_51" title="Maryland Route 51">MD 51</a>, which allows them to connect to WV 28 via Virginia Avenue, bypassing the low overpass in Ridgeley.<sup id="cite_ref-wv28a_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wv28a-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_(National_Freeway)_in_Piney_Grove,_Allegany_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_in_Piney_Grove%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_in_Piney_Grove%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_in_Piney_Grove%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_in_Piney_Grove%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_in_Piney_Grove%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-2016-05-05_13_02_58_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_in_Piney_Grove%2C_Allegany_County%2C_Maryland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>View west along I-68 and US 40 (National Freeway) in Piney Grove</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2019-07-14_13_12_11_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_(National_Freeway)_from_the_Victor_Cushwa_Memorial_Bridge_as_it_passes_through_the_Sideling_Hill_Road_Cut_in_Forest_Park,_Washington_County,_Maryland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A highway passes through a cut through a mountain. The rock walls of the cut are visible above the highway." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2019-07-14_13_12_11_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_from_the_Victor_Cushwa_Memorial_Bridge_as_it_passes_through_the_Sideling_Hill_Road_Cut_in_Forest_Park%2C_Washington_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2019-07-14_13_12_11_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_from_the_Victor_Cushwa_Memorial_Bridge_as_it_passes_through_the_Sideling_Hill_Road_Cut_in_Forest_Park%2C_Washington_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2019-07-14_13_12_11_View_west_along_Interstate_68_and_U.S._Route_40_%28National_Freeway%29_from_the_Victor_Cushwa_Memorial_Bridge_as_it_passes_through_the_Sideling_Hill_Road_Cut_in_Forest_Park%2C_Washington_County%2C_Maryland.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>I-68 passes through the Sideling Hill road cut.</figcaption></figure> <p>At exit 44 in east Cumberland, US 40 Alt. meets the freeway and ends, and, at exit 46, US 220 leaves I-68 and runs northward toward <a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Pennsylvania" title="Bedford, Pennsylvania">Bedford, Pennsylvania</a>. I-68 continues across northeastern Allegany County, passing <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Gap_State_Park" title="Rocky Gap State Park">Rocky Gap State Park</a> near exit 50. In northeastern Allegany County, the former US 40 bypassed by I-68 is designated as <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_144" title="Maryland Route 144">MD 144</a>, with several exits from I-68 along the route. I-68 crosses several mountain ridges along this section of the highway, including Martins Mountain, Town Hill, and Green Ridge, and the highway passes through <a href="/wiki/Green_Ridge_State_Forest" title="Green Ridge State Forest">Green Ridge State Forest</a>. East of Green Ridge State Forest, MD 144 ends at <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Scenic" title="U.S. Route 40 Scenic">US 40 Scenic</a>, another former section of US 40.<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>I-68 crosses into <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maryland" title="Washington County, Maryland">Washington County</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sideling_Hill_Creek_(Potomac_River_tributary)" title="Sideling Hill Creek (Potomac River tributary)">Sideling Hill Creek</a> and ascends <a href="/wiki/Sideling_Hill" title="Sideling Hill">Sideling Hill</a>. The road cut that was built into Sideling Hill for I-68 can be seen for several miles in each direction and has become a tourist attraction as a result of the geologic structure exposed by the road cut.<sup id="cite_ref-mdgs_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mdgs-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the east side of Sideling Hill, I-68 again interchanges with US 40 Scenic, at its eastern terminus at Woodmont Road. Here, US 40 Scenic ends at a section of MD 144 separate from the section further west. Four miles (6.4 km) east of this interchange, I-68 ends at <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70_in_Maryland" title="Interstate 70 in Maryland">I-70</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_522" title="U.S. Route 522">US 522</a> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HLR_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HLR-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exit_list">Exit list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Exit list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="plainrowheaders wikitable"> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">State</th><th scope="col">County</th><th scope="col">Location</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Miles">mi</abbr><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Kilometers">km</abbr></th><th scope="col">Exit</th><th scope="col">Destinations</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Monongalia_County,_West_Virginia" title="Monongalia County, West Virginia">Monongalia</a></td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Morgantown</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">0.0</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">0.0</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">—</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/I-79.svg/24px-I-79.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/I-79.svg/36px-I-79.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/I-79.svg/48px-I-79.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_79" title="Interstate 79">I-79</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fairmont,_West_Virginia" title="Fairmont, West Virginia">Fairmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_Pennsylvania" title="Washington, Pennsylvania">Washington</a></td><td rowspan="1">Western terminus; exit 148 on I-79</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">1.1</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">1.8</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/US_119.svg/30px-US_119.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/US_119.svg/45px-US_119.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/US_119.svg/60px-US_119.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_119" title="U.S. Route 119">US 119</a> (University Avenue) – <a href="/wiki/Morgantown,_West_Virginia" title="Morgantown, West Virginia">Downtown</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">4.0</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">6.4</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WV-7.svg/24px-WV-7.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WV-7.svg/36px-WV-7.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/WV-7.svg/48px-WV-7.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_7" title="West Virginia Route 7">WV 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sabraton,_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabraton, West Virginia">Sabraton</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">6.9</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">11.1</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Ellipse_sign_857.svg/30px-Ellipse_sign_857.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Ellipse_sign_857.svg/45px-Ellipse_sign_857.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Ellipse_sign_857.svg/60px-Ellipse_sign_857.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="192" /></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/To_plate.svg/24px-To_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/To_plate.svg/36px-To_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/To_plate.svg/48px-To_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/WV-705.svg/30px-WV-705.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/WV-705.svg/45px-WV-705.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/WV-705.svg/60px-WV-705.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> CR 857 to <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_705" title="West Virginia Route 705">WV 705</a> / Pierpont Road – <a href="/wiki/Morgantown_Municipal_Airport" title="Morgantown Municipal Airport">Morgantown Municipal Airport</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Cheat_Lake,_West_Virginia" title="Cheat Lake, West Virginia">Cheat Lake</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">10.0</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">16.1</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">10</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/24px-North_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/36px-North_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/48px-North_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WV-43.svg/24px-WV-43.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WV-43.svg/36px-WV-43.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/WV-43.svg/48px-WV-43.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_43" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Route 43">WV 43</a> north – <a href="/wiki/Cheat_Lake,_West_Virginia" title="Cheat Lake, West Virginia">Cheat Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania" title="Uniontown, Pennsylvania">Uniontown PA</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Preston_County,_West_Virginia" title="Preston County, West Virginia">Preston</a></td><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Pisgah,_West_Virginia" title="Pisgah, West Virginia">Pisgah</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">14.5</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">23.3</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">15</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Circle_sign_73-12.svg/24px-Circle_sign_73-12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Circle_sign_73-12.svg/36px-Circle_sign_73-12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Circle_sign_73-12.svg/48px-Circle_sign_73-12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" /></span></span> CR <span class="nowrap" style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:-0.5em; font-size:85%; text-align:center;"><span style="display:block; line-height:1em; padding:0 0.1em;">73</span><span style="display:block; line-height:1em; padding:0 0.1em; border-top:1px solid;">12</span></span> (Coopers Rock Road) – <a href="/wiki/Coopers_Rock_State_Forest" title="Coopers Rock State Forest">Coopers Rock State Forest</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Bruceton_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Bruceton Mills, West Virginia">Bruceton Mills</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">22.6</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">36.4</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">23</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/WV-26.svg/24px-WV-26.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/WV-26.svg/36px-WV-26.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/WV-26.svg/48px-WV-26.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Route_26" title="West Virginia Route 26">WV 26</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bruceton_Mills,_West_Virginia" title="Bruceton Mills, West Virginia">Bruceton Mills</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Hazelton,_West_Virginia" title="Hazelton, West Virginia">Hazelton</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">28.5</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">45.9</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">29</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Circle_sign_5.svg/24px-Circle_sign_5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Circle_sign_5.svg/36px-Circle_sign_5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Circle_sign_5.svg/48px-Circle_sign_5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192" /></span></span> CR 5 (Hazelton Road)</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">31.5<hr />0.00</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">50.7<hr />0.00</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">West Virginia–Maryland state line</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="31"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></td><td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Garrett_County,_Maryland" title="Garrett County, Maryland">Garrett</a></td><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Friendsville,_Maryland" title="Friendsville, Maryland">Friendsville</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">3.83</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">6.16</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/MD_Route_42.svg/24px-MD_Route_42.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/MD_Route_42.svg/36px-MD_Route_42.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/MD_Route_42.svg/48px-MD_Route_42.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_42" title="Maryland Route 42">MD 42</a> – <a href="/wiki/Friendsville,_Maryland" title="Friendsville, Maryland">Friendsville</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Keysers_Ridge,_Maryland" title="Keysers Ridge, Maryland">Keysers Ridge</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">13.82</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">22.24</td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddffdd">14</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/24px-West_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/36px-West_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/48px-West_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/24px-South_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/36px-South_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/48px-South_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/30px-US_219.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/45px-US_219.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/60px-US_219.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 40 in Maryland">US 40</a> west / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 219 in Maryland">US 219</a> south – <a href="/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania" title="Uniontown, Pennsylvania">Uniontown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_Maryland" title="Oakland, Maryland">Oakland</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">Cloverleaf interchange; western terminus of US 40 / US 219 <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">concurrency</a>; signed as exits 14A (US 219) and 14B (US 40)</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grantsville,_Maryland" title="Grantsville, Maryland">Grantsville</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">19.20</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">30.90</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">19</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/MD_Route_495.svg/30px-MD_Route_495.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/MD_Route_495.svg/45px-MD_Route_495.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/MD_Route_495.svg/60px-MD_Route_495.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_495" title="Maryland Route 495">MD 495</a> – <a href="/wiki/Grantsville,_Maryland" title="Grantsville, Maryland">Grantsville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swanton,_Maryland" title="Swanton, Maryland">Swanton</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">22.26</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">35.82</td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddffdd">22</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/24px-North_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/36px-North_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/48px-North_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/30px-US_219.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/45px-US_219.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/US_219.svg/60px-US_219.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/North_plate_Vermont.svg/24px-North_plate_Vermont.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/North_plate_Vermont.svg/36px-North_plate_Vermont.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/North_plate_Vermont.svg/48px-North_plate_Vermont.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/US_219_Business_%28MD%29.svg/30px-US_219_Business_%28MD%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/US_219_Business_%28MD%29.svg/45px-US_219_Business_%28MD%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/US_219_Business_%28MD%29.svg/60px-US_219_Business_%28MD%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="410" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 219 in Maryland">US 219</a> north / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_219_Business_(Chestnut_Ridge,_Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 219 Business (Chestnut Ridge, Maryland)">US 219 Bus.</a> north – <a href="/wiki/Meyersdale,_Pennsylvania" title="Meyersdale, Pennsylvania">Meyersdale</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">Eastern terminus of US 219 concurrency; southern terminus of US 219 Bus.</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">23.98</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">38.59</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">24</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Lower New Germany Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_948D" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 948D">MD 948D</a>)</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Finzel,_Maryland" title="Finzel, Maryland">Finzel</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">29.78</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">47.93</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">29</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/MD_Route_546.svg/30px-MD_Route_546.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/MD_Route_546.svg/45px-MD_Route_546.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/MD_Route_546.svg/60px-MD_Route_546.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_546" title="Maryland Route 546">MD 546</a> – <a href="/wiki/Finzel,_Maryland" title="Finzel, Maryland">Finzel</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="21"><a href="/wiki/Allegany_County,_Maryland" title="Allegany County, Maryland">Allegany</a></td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Frostburg,_Maryland" title="Frostburg, Maryland">Frostburg</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">33.32</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">53.62</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">33</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Midlothian Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_736" title="Maryland Route 736">MD 736</a>) – <a href="/wiki/Frostburg,_Maryland" title="Frostburg, Maryland">Frostburg</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">35.01</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">56.34</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">34</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/MD_Route_36.svg/24px-MD_Route_36.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/MD_Route_36.svg/36px-MD_Route_36.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/MD_Route_36.svg/48px-MD_Route_36.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_36" title="Maryland Route 36">MD 36</a> – <a href="/wiki/Westernport,_Maryland" title="Westernport, Maryland">Westernport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frostburg,_Maryland" title="Frostburg, Maryland">Frostburg</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/LaVale,_Maryland" title="LaVale, Maryland">LaVale</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">39.20</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">63.09</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">39</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/24px-Alt_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/36px-Alt_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/48px-Alt_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Alternate_(Cumberland,_Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Cumberland, Maryland)">US 40 Alt.</a> – <a href="/wiki/La_Vale,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="La Vale, Maryland">La Vale</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">No eastbound exit</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">39.93</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">64.26</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">40</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/24px-South_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/36px-South_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/48px-South_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Truck_plate.svg/24px-Truck_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Truck_plate.svg/36px-Truck_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Truck_plate.svg/48px-Truck_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/30px-US_220.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/45px-US_220.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/60px-US_220.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220_Truck_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 220 Truck (Maryland)">US 220 Truck</a> south (Vocke Road)</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">No westbound entrance; Vocke Road is unsigned <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_658" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 658">MD 658</a></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">41.54</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">66.85</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">41</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/To_plate.svg/24px-To_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/To_plate.svg/36px-To_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/To_plate.svg/48px-To_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/MD_Route_49.svg/24px-MD_Route_49.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/MD_Route_49.svg/36px-MD_Route_49.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/MD_Route_49.svg/48px-MD_Route_49.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span></span> Seton Drive to <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_49" title="Maryland Route 49">MD 49</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Westbound exit only</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">42.32</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">68.11</td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddffdd">42</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/24px-South_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/36px-South_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/South_plate.svg/48px-South_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/30px-US_220.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/45px-US_220.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/60px-US_220.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 220 in Maryland">US 220</a> south / Greene Street – <a href="/wiki/McCoole,_Maryland" title="McCoole, Maryland">McCoole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keyser,_West_Virginia" title="Keyser, West Virginia">Keyser</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">Western terminus of US 220 concurrency; includes unsigned westbound exit and eastbound entrance to Fletcher Drive</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">43.59</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">70.15</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">43A</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Beall Street / Johnson Street – <a href="/wiki/Ridgeley,_West_Virginia" title="Ridgeley, West Virginia">Ridgeley, WV</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd"><a href="/wiki/Right-in/right-out" title="Right-in/right-out">Right-in/right-outs</a> with Beall Street (westbound) and Johnson Street (eastbound)</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">43.88</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">70.62</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">43B</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/MD_Route_51.svg/24px-MD_Route_51.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/MD_Route_51.svg/36px-MD_Route_51.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/MD_Route_51.svg/48px-MD_Route_51.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Airport_Sign.svg/24px-Airport_Sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Airport_Sign.svg/36px-Airport_Sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Airport_Sign.svg/48px-Airport_Sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="608" data-file-height="613" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_51" title="Maryland Route 51">MD 51</a> (Industrial Boulevard) – <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Regional_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Cumberland Regional Airport">Cumberland Regional Airport</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">43.90</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">70.65</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">43C</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Cumberland,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Cumberland, Maryland">Downtown Cumberland</a></td><td rowspan="1">Eastbound entrance via exit 43B</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">44.22</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">71.17</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">43D</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Maryland Avenue</td><td rowspan="1">Right-in/right-out; no hazardous materials on westbound exit</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">44.85</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">72.18</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">44</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/24px-West_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/36px-West_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/48px-West_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/24px-Alt_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/36px-Alt_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/48px-Alt_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG/25px-National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG/37px-National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG/50px-National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG 2x" data-file-width="897" data-file-height="862" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Alternate_(Cumberland,_Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Cumberland, Maryland)">US 40 Alt.</a> west (Baltimore Avenue) / <a href="/wiki/National_Road" title="National Road">Historic National Road</a> / Willow Brook Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_639" title="Maryland Route 639">MD 639</a>)</td><td rowspan="1">Eastern terminus of US 40 Alternate</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">45.77</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">73.66</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">45</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Hillcrest Drive (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_952" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 952">MD 952</a>)</td><td rowspan="1">Right-in/right-out</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">46.47</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">74.79</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">46</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Naves Cross Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_144" title="Maryland Route 144">MD 144</a>)</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Westbound exit and entrance; eastbound access is at exit 47</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">47.17</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">75.91</td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddffdd">47</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/24px-North_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/36px-North_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/North_plate.svg/48px-North_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/30px-US_220.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/45px-US_220.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_220.svg/60px-US_220.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG/25px-National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG/37px-National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG/50px-National_Road_Sign_cropped.JPG 2x" data-file-width="897" data-file-height="862" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_220_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 220 in Maryland">US 220</a> north (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_144" title="Maryland Route 144">MD 144</a>) / <a href="/wiki/National_Road" title="National Road">Historic National Road</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Pennsylvania" title="Bedford, Pennsylvania">Bedford</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">Eastern terminus of US 220 concurrency; signed as exit 46 eastbound</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Gap_State_Park" title="Rocky Gap State Park">Rocky Gap State Park</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">51.26</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">82.49</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">50</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pleasant Valley Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_948AD" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 948AD">MD 948AD</a>) – <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Gap_State_Park" title="Rocky Gap State Park">Rocky Gap State Park</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">52.50</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">84.49</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">52</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/24px-East_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/36px-East_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/48px-East_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/30px-MD_Route_144.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/45px-MD_Route_144.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/60px-MD_Route_144.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_144" title="Maryland Route 144">MD 144</a> east (<a href="/wiki/National_Pike" class="mw-redirect" title="National Pike">National Pike</a>)</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Eastbound exit and westbound entrance</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Flintstone,_Maryland" title="Flintstone, Maryland">Flintstone</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">55.95</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">90.04</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">56</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/30px-MD_Route_144.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/45px-MD_Route_144.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/60px-MD_Route_144.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_144" title="Maryland Route 144">MD 144</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Pike" class="mw-redirect" title="National Pike">National Pike</a>) – <a href="/wiki/Flintstone,_Maryland" title="Flintstone, Maryland">Flintstone</a></td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Green_Ridge_State_Forest" title="Green Ridge State Forest">Green Ridge State Forest</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">62.92</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">101.26</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">62</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/24px-East_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/36px-East_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/48px-East_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/24px-Scenic_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/36px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/48px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Scenic_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 40 Scenic (Maryland)">US 40 Scenic</a> east / Fifteen Mile Creek Road</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">64.19</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">103.30</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">64</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">M.V. Smith Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_948AL" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 948AL">MD 948AL</a>)</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">68.72</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">110.59</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">68</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Orleans Road (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_948Z" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Route 948Z">MD 948Z</a>)</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">71.64</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">115.29</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">72</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/24px-Scenic_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/36px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/48px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Scenic_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 40 Scenic (Maryland)">US 40 Scenic</a> / High Germany Road / Swain Road</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Maryland" title="Washington County, Maryland">Washington</a></td><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">73.59</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">118.43</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffdddd">74</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/24px-East_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/36px-East_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/48px-East_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/24px-Scenic_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/36px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/48px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Scenic_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 40 Scenic (Maryland)">US 40 Scenic</a> east / Mountain Road</td><td rowspan="1" title="Incomplete access" style="background-color:#ffdddd">Eastbound exit and westbound entrance</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right"></th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sideling_Hill#Sideling_Hill_Road_Cut_(I-68_and_U.S._40,_Maryland)" title="Sideling Hill">Sideling Hill Cut</a> (rest area and welcome center)</td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1">​</td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">77.15</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">124.16</td><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">77</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/24px-West_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/36px-West_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/West_plate.svg/48px-West_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/24px-Scenic_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/36px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Scenic_plate.svg/48px-Scenic_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/30px-MD_Route_144.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/45px-MD_Route_144.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/MD_Route_144.svg/60px-MD_Route_144.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_Scenic_(Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 40 Scenic (Maryland)">US 40 Scenic</a> west / <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Route_144" title="Maryland Route 144">MD 144</a> / Woodmont Road</td><td rowspan="1"></td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left"><td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock</a></td><th scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right">81.09</th><td rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;background-color:#eaecf0">130.50</td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddffdd">82</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/24px-I-70.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/36px-I-70.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/I-70.svg/48px-I-70.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span><span style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 0; text-align: center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/24px-East_plate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/36px-East_plate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/East_plate.svg/48px-East_plate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="301" /></span></span><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/24px-US_40.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/36px-US_40.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/US_40.svg/48px-US_40.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US_522.svg/30px-US_522.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US_522.svg/45px-US_522.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/US_522.svg/60px-US_522.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70_in_Maryland" title="Interstate 70 in Maryland">I-70</a> / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Maryland" title="U.S. Route 40 in Maryland">US 40</a> east / <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_522_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 522 in Maryland">US 522</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hancock,_Maryland" title="Hancock, Maryland">Hancock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Virginia" title="Winchester, Virginia">Winchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hagerstown,_Maryland" title="Hagerstown, Maryland">Hagerstown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Breezewood,_Pennsylvania" title="Breezewood, Pennsylvania">Breezewood</a></td><td rowspan="1" title="Concurrency terminus" style="background-color:#ddffdd">Eastern terminus; eastern terminus of US 40 concurrency; signed as exits 82A (south), 82B (east) and 82C (west/north); exit 1A on I-70</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="8" class="jct-bottom notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129796324">.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom{text-align:center;background-color:#eaecf0}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend{margin-left:1.6em;font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend ul{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .jct-bottom-legend-color{border:1px solid #000}</style>1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist jct-bottom-legend"><ul><li><span class="jct-bottom-legend-color" style="background-color: #ddffdd">    </span>  <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">Concurrency</a> terminus</span></li><li><span class="jct-bottom-legend-color" style="background-color: #ffdddd">    </span>  <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Interchange_(road)#Complete_and_incomplete_interchanges" title="Interchange (road)">Incomplete access</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Blank_shield.svg/29px-Blank_shield.svg.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Blank_shield.svg/43px-Blank_shield.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Blank_shield.svg/58px-Blank_shield.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1485" data-file-height="1440" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:U.S._Roads" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:U.S. Roads">U.S. Roads portal</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MD_blank.svg/28px-MD_blank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MD_blank.svg/42px-MD_blank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MD_blank.svg/56px-MD_blank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="2400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Maryland_Roads" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Maryland Roads">Maryland Roads portal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Interstate_68&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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