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Interstate 68: Interstate 68 (abbreviated I-68), in the State of Maryland, is a part of the National Freeway system. Interstate 68 is the 112-mile-long freeway between I-79 at Morgantown, West Virginia, and I-70 near Hancock, Maryland. The majority of the I-68, 81 miles, is inside the State of Maryland.

I-68 is one of the approved highway corridors of the 1965 Appalachian Regional Development Act and is built to full four-lane freeway standards. It is known as Appalachian Corridor "E". I-68 was fully completed in 1991.

I-68 is one of the few mainline Interstate highways that do not directly serve a major metropolitan area of 500,000 or more population; however, it is an integral part of the national Interstate highway grid, since it handles westerly traffic to/from the Baltimore-Washington area. From Baltimore, MD, I-68 heads toward the Ohio Valley and points west. Maryland's stimulus for the National Freeway was to provide highway access and economic growth to Western Maryland's Garrett and Allegany Counties.

I-68 highway passes across the Appalachian Mountains in the Maryland panhandle through the city of Cumberland. One of the best rock exposures in Maryland, and indeed in the entire northeastern United States, is located approximately 6 miles west of Hancock; this is I-68?s eastern terminus in Washington County, where Interstate 68 cuts through Sideling Hill. Almost 810 feet of strata are exposed in this road cut. Although other exposures may surpass Sideling Hill in either thickness of exposed strata or in quality of geologic structure, few can equal its combination of both. This exposure is an excellent outdoor classroom where students of geology can observe and examine various sedimentary rock types, structural features, and geomorphic relationships. Unfortunately, in winter, the Sidling Hill area is prone to hazardous roadway conditions and is one of the few east coast Interstate road locations guaranteed to have a few closings each winter.

The Sideling highway exhibit is also home to one of the most beautiful scenic overlooks and even has a rest area and welcome center at the West Virginia side to facilitate the westerly view.

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