Texas Park Road 68

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Park Road 68
Hueco Tanks State Park Road
Texas Park Road 68
PR 68 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length2.060 mi [1] (3.315 km)
Existed1974–present
Major junctions
South endTexas RM 2775.svg RM 2775
North end Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
Location
Counties El Paso
Highway system
Texas Park Road 67.svg PR 67 Texas Park Road 69.svg PR 69

Texas Park Road 68 (Hueco Tanks State Park Road) is a state park road in Hueco Tanks State Historic Site in El Paso County, Texas. [1]

Contents

Route description

The southern terminus of Park Road 68 is at RM 2775 at the southern boundary of Hueco Tanks State Historic Site. [2] It proceeds two miles (3.2 km) northward from there, entirely within the state park. [1] [3]

History

Park Road 68 was established along its current route in 1974. [1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in El Paso County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Hueco Tanks State Historic Site 0.00.0Texas RM 2775.svg RM 2775 Southern terminus
2.13.4Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Park Road No. 68". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 950. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 892. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

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