The section of NY 68 between the intersection with NY 310 and US 11 in Canton and CR 29 in Pierrepont was offered by the state to St. Lawrence County in 1966 that they would turn over this section and take over the alignments of Park Street in Canton, CR 27 and CR 29, a alignment. In March 1967, the New York State Senate approved a bill to swap maintenance of the two roads. That April, Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller signed the bill to transfer roads, with NY 68 being designated as a less desirable alignment. By 1969, this changeover had never occurred, as NY 68 remained on the shorter alignment.