List of U.S. Highways in Connecticut

United States Numbered Highways in the U.S. state of Connecticut, are numbered by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and maintained by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, a total of 547.75 miles (881.52 km) as a system of state highways and are numbered from 1 to 202.

United States Numbered Highway System
US Route markers
System information
Length547.75 mi (881.52 km)
NotesU.S. Highways in Connecticut maintained by ConnDOT
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate X (I-X)
US HighwaysU.S. Route X (US X)
StateRoute X
System links
  • Routes in Connecticut

History

In 1926, the U.S. highway system was implemented. U.S. Routes 1, 5, 6, and 7, plus 202 were used as designations on several primary state highways, replacing New England routes 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The other New England routes that were not re-designated as U.S. routes became ordinary state highways but kept their number designation, which are used even today (with some realignment).

Primary routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1 117.37188.89 US 1 in Port Chester, NYUS 1 in Westerly, RI 01926-01-011926current Mostly follows the old New England Route 1; functionally bypassed by I-95
US 5 54.5987.85 I-91 in New Haven, CTUS 5 in Longmeadow, MA 01926-01-011926current Mostly follows the old New England Route 2; functionally bypassed by I-91
US 6 116.33187.21 US 6/US 202 in Southeast, NYUS 6 in Foster, RI 01926-01-011926current Most of the proposed routing was part of old New England Route 3
US 7 78.29126.00 I-95 in NorwalkUS 7 in Sheffield, MA 01926-01-011926current Mostly follows the old New England Route 4
US 44 106.03170.64 US 44 in North East, NYUS 44 in Glocester, RI 01934-01-011934current
US 202 75.14120.93 US 6/US 202 in Southeast, NYUS 202/Route 10 in Southwick, MA 01935-01-011935current
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Alternate and auxiliary routes

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1A 1.933.11 US 1 in StoningtonUS 1 in Stonington 01939-01-011939current Only remaining US alternate route in the state
US 1A GreenwichMilford Planning number for the Merritt Parkway. No route number signs were erected until it became part of Route 15 in 1948.
US 1A StamfordStamford
US 1A DarienDarien 01956-01-011956 Old section of US 1 when the freeway was built there; now part of US 1 and the freeway is part of I-95
US 1A NorwalkNorwalk 01950-01-01c.1950 Cross Street
US 1A BridgeportStratford 01928-01-01c.192801963-01-011963 Present-day US 1 (North St, Boston Rd, Barnum Ave) then Main St (part of today's Route 113) and E. Main St (part of today's Route 110)
US 1A MilfordMilford 01920-01-01c.192001940-01-01c.1940 Boston Post Road, between Bridgeport Ave and Cherry St; now part of US 1
US 1A East HavenEast Haven 01941-01-01c.194101947-01-01c.1947 Main Street when the Saltonstall Parkway part of US 1 opened; previously part of US 1.
US 1A Branford, ConnecticutBranford, Connecticut 01934-01-01c.193401963-01-011963 West Main St, Main St, and East Main St
US 1A Old SaybrookOld Saybrook 01938-01-01c.193801952-01-01c.1952 Oyster River Rd (now the diagonal part of US 1). US 1 used to follow Old Boston Post Road into town.
US 1A East LymeNew London 01943-01-01194301977-01-011977 Created when new US 1 freeway (now I-95) opened in 1943; deleted when US 1 was returned there in 1977.
US 1A GrotonGroton 01936-01-01193601940-01-011940 New section of Long Hill Road (today's US 1). The contemporary US 1 followed Thames Street, Poquonnock Road, Tower Avenue and Runway Lane.
US 1A GrotonGroton 01956-01-01c.1956 Section of Bridge Street leading eastward from today's I-95 exit 85 to US 1
US 5A Berlin Turnpike in WethersfieldMA 159 in Suffield 01932-01-01193201968-01-011968 Now Route 159
US 5A East HartfordWindsor 01940-01-01194001945-01-011945 Originally US 5 before the four-lane US 5 opened to the east.
US 5A BerlinBerlin 01940-01-01194001963-01-011963 Worthington Ridge Road, formerly part of US 5.
US 5A MeridenWallingford 01932-01-01193201963-01-011963 A 7-mile section including Old Colony Road.
US 5A New HavenNew Haven 01932-01-01193201940-01-011940 State Street south from today's Route 22; now part of US 5
US 5A New HavenNorth Haven 01950-01-01c.195001966-01-011966 Middletown Avenue (today's Route 17) and Maple Avenue (today's Route 103); early US 5
US 6A NewtonSouthbury 01955-01-01195501965-01-011965 US 6A was created when a new US 6/US 202 highway opened to the south (which is now part of I-84).
US 6A PlymouthHartford 01932-01-01193201942-01-011942 There have been several routes signed as US 6A in the state; no special routes currently exist.
US 6A WoodburyWillimantic 01941-01-01194101967-01-011967 Also served Waterbury, Meriden and Middletown; in 1967, US 6A was broken into Routes 64, 322, and 66
US 6A CoventryWindham 01940-01-01194001942-01-011942 When US 6 was moved to its current "Suicide 6" path, this route briefly was US 6A before becoming part of Route 31.
US 6A KillinglyKillingly 01959-01-01195901968-01-011968 Now the Danielson Pike (SR 607/SR 618), this northern loop out of Danielson was part of US 6
US 44A 22.4336.10 US 44 in ManchesterUS 44 in Ashford 01948-01-01194801982-01-011982 When US 44 was relocated along a portion of the Wilbur Cross Highway, the former surface alignment became US 44A.
US 202A 1.231.98 US 202 in DanburyUS 202 in Danbury 01935-01-01193501974-01-011974 Former number for Coal Pit Hill Road in Danbury[1]
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See also

  • List of State Routes in Connecticut

References

  1. Kurumi. "Connecticut US 202A". kurumi.com.
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