Route Description
I-68 spans 112.6 miles (181.2 km) – 81.1 miles (130.5 km) in Maryland and 31.5 miles (50.7 km) in West Virginia – connecting I-79 in Morgantown, West Virginia to I-70 in Hancock, Maryland, across the Appalachian Mountains. The control cities – the cities officially chosen to be the destinations shown on guide signs – for I-68 are Morgantown, Cumberland, and Hancock. I-68 is the main route connecting western Maryland to the rest of Maryland. I-68 is also advertised to drivers on I-70 as an "alternate route to Ohio and points west" by the Maryland State Highway Administration.
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