 Route 68 | ||||
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| Fort Dix Access Highway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.92 mi[2] (12.75 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1, 1953[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  CR 616 in New Hanover Township (Fort Dix) | |||
 CR 537 in Springfield Township | ||||
| North end |  US 206 in Mansfield Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Jersey | |||
| Counties | Burlington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 68 is a state highway located in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving as the main connector between the New Jersey Turnpike and the Fort Dix entity of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL). It runs from County Route 616 (CR 616) inside Fort Dix to U.S. Route 206 (US 206) in Mansfield Township, 0.34 mi (0.55 km) south of the New Jersey Turnpike; a total route length of 7.92 mi (12.75 km). The route passes through Wrightstown and Springfield Township as a two-lane undivided road, crossing CR 537. It continues through Mansfield Township as a four-lane divided highway, intersecting with CR 543. Outside of ASA Fort Dix, Route 68 passes through mostly agricultural and residential areas.
The route was originally designated as Route S39 in 1941, a spur of Route 39 (present-day US 206) that was to provide improved access to Fort Dix during World War II. In 1953, Route S39 became Route 68 and it was legislated to extend south of Fort Dix to the Four Mile Circle with Route 70 and Route 72. A freeway for Route 68 was proposed to run between a planned Route 38 freeway and the Four Mile Circle in 1960; however, it was never built.
- ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Route 68 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.