north south state highway north_carolina serves connector interstate routing passes urban high point western outskirts town segment north interchange limited access freeway route description beginning south route travels north referred routing later segment crossing neighboring city english road approximately mile city limits turns left drive boulevard bypasses high point downtown area arriving interchange city busiest continues drive boulevard passing interchange drive continue north neighboring shortly entering meets interstate limited access freeway traffic signal center drive continuing north divided lane highway junctions exit exit road undivided primary road pleasant ridge road junction route heads north heart north_carolina passing route intersection crossing crosses joins short mile concurrency splitting northeast route northern terminus history original state highway traversed west northwest jefferson crossing virginia rerouted west jefferson new primary routing west tennessee state line old alignment replaced extension second current established new primary routing northeast rerouted south lexington avenue old alignment penny road secondary road extended north new primary routing road extended north current terminus replacing old extended south extended current southern terminus sharing concurrency placed new freeway connecting old alignment bull road today regional road secondary road future future plans construction new lane highway connecting starting new interchange near pleasant ridge road improvements short section existing going northwest new construction bypass east connect section north safety improvements road drive estimated cost million property acquisition expected start december junction list
North Carolina Highway 68