Editing Interstate 68 (section)

===West Virginia===
[[File:2021-08-02 11 10 58 View west along Interstate 68 (National Freeway) just west of Sand Spring Road, entering Webb Chapel, Preston County, West Virginia from Sand Spring, Garrett County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|I-68 at the West Virginia–Maryland state line|alt=A sign above the highway reads "Welcome to West Virginia—Wild and Wonderful." An adjacent sign reads "Preston County. Certified Business Location."]]
I-68 begins at exit&nbsp;148 on [[Interstate 79 in West Virginia|I-79]] near Morgantown and runs eastward, meeting with [[U.S. Route 119 in West Virginia|US&nbsp;119]] {{Convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} east of its terminus at I-79. I-68 turns northeastward, curving around Morgantown, with four interchanges in the Morgantown area—I-79, US&nbsp;119, [[West Virginia Route 7|WV&nbsp;7]], and CR&nbsp;857 (Cheat Road). Leaving the Morgantown area, I-68 again runs eastward, intersecting [[Mon-Fayette Expressway|WV&nbsp;43]], which provides access to [[Cheat Lake]] and [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania]]. Near this interchange, I-68 passes over Cheat Lake and climbs a steep ascent out of [[Cheat Canyon]].<ref name=gm_wv>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=17527361211364741479,39.577614,-79.974921%3B7412300870819612668,39.663520,-79.476700&saddr=39.578769,-79.972959&daddr=I-68+E+%4039.663520,+-79.476700&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&doflg=ptm&sll=39.575924,-79.973001&sspn=0.015018,0.037594&ie=UTF8&ll=39.626846,-79.698944&spn=0.480208,1.203003&z=10 |title=I-68 in West Virginia |access-date=August 1, 2008}}</ref>

Entering Preston County, the route intersect CR&nbsp;73/12, which provides access to [[Coopers Rock State Forest]]. In contrast to the Morgantown area, the portion of Preston County that I-68 crosses is more rural, with the only town along the route being [[Bruceton Mills, West Virginia|Bruceton Mills]]. In Bruceton Mills, I-68 meets [[West Virginia Route 26|WV&nbsp;26]]. I-68 meets CR&nbsp;5 (Hazelton Road) at its last exit before entering Garrett County, Maryland.<ref name=gm_wv/>

The region of West Virginia through which the freeway passes is rural and mountainous. There are several sections that have steep grades, especially near the Cheat River Canyon, where there is a [[truck escape ramp]].<ref name=wvdotmncm/>

The peak traffic density in terms of [[annual average daily traffic]] (AADT) on I-68 in West Virginia is 32,900&nbsp;vehicles per day at the interchange with I-79 in Morgantown. The traffic gradually decreases further eastward, reaching a low point at 14,600&nbsp;vehicles per day at the [[Hazelton, West Virginia|Hazelton]] exit.<ref name=wvdot_traffic>{{cite book |author = West Virginia Department of Transportation |publisher = West Virginia Department of Transportation |year = 2007 |url = http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/preliminary_engineering/traffic_analysis/trafficvolume/interstatecounts/Documents/I68_Morgantown_Md_07.pdf |type = Report |access-date = January 12, 2016 |title = Interstate System Average Daily Traffic: I-68 Morgantown to Maryland |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014402/http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/preliminary_engineering/traffic_analysis/trafficvolume/interstatecounts/Documents/I68_Morgantown_Md_07.pdf |archive-date = March 5, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>