U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 117.37 mi[1] (188.89 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, New London | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In the U.S. state of Connecticut, U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major east–west state highway along Long Island Sound. It has been replaced by Interstate 95 as a through route, which it closely parallels, and now primarily serves as a local business route. Despite its east–west orientation, it is part of a north–south route, and so most signs show it as north–south.
Route description
US 1 in Connecticut stays close to Interstate 95 throughout the state and has many junctions with it. It goes through the following towns as the roads listed below. From Greenwich to Branford, US 1 is mostly a 4-lane or 6-lane principal arterial road (with some 2-lane sections in dense areas). From Branford to Stonington, US 1 becomes a 2-lane or 4-lane minor arterial road (it is classified as a principal arterial road within Waterford town). One note of interest is that Route 1 in Connecticut has almost a direct east–west route. Because of this, in some places, signs may say Route 1 east or west, and only a short distance away, another sign may say Route 1 north or south. This can make it confusing for those who are not familiar with the area.[original research?] Most of US 1 through Connecticut encompasses its predecessor, the Boston Post Road, and in many towns it is still named Boston Post Road.
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History
US 1 generally follows the old Boston Post Road and turnpike roads built to replace it. Specifically, the Greenwich Road, chartered in 1792, was the part in Greenwich, and became part of the longer Connecticut Turnpike (New York to Fairfield) in 1806. The New Haven and Milford Turnpike (1802) continued from Milford to New Haven, and the New London and Lyme Turnpike (1807) connected Old Lyme with New London.
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Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Fairfield | Greenwich | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into New York |
4.83 | 7.77 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 5 | ||
Stamford | 6.93 | 11.15 | ![]() | ||
8.60 | 13.84 | ![]() ![]() | |||
8.66 | 13.94 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 9; northbound via Seaside Avenue | ||
Darien | 11.17 | 17.98 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 11; southbound entrance from Ledge Road | |
11.56 | 18.60 | ![]() ![]() | |||
11.66 | 18.76 | ![]() ![]() | |||
12.51– 12.87 | 20.13– 20.71 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 13; northbound entrance from Old Kings Highway North | ||
Norwalk | 14.24 | 22.92 | ![]() | Exit 14; northbound exit to Fairfield Avenue I-95/Conn. Tpk. northbound entrance from Scribner Avenue | |
15.73 | 25.31 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | US 7 exit 1. Southbound to I-95/Conn. Tpk. | ||
16.17 | 26.02 | ![]() ![]() | |||
16.54 | 26.62 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Westport | 19.22 | 30.93 | ![]() | ||
19.83 | 31.91 | ![]() | |||
20.80 | 33.47 | Sherwood Island Connector – Sherwood Island State Park | SSR 476 | ||
Fairfield | 23.31 | 37.51 | ![]() | Exit 19; northbound exit to Rennell Drive and southbound to Pease Avenue -I-95/Conn. Tpk. southbound entrance from Center Street | |
25.51 | 41.05 | ![]() ![]() | |||
25.83 | 41.57 | ![]() ![]() | |||
26.23– 26.47 | 42.21– 42.60 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 23 | ||
27.16 | 43.71 | ![]() | Exit 24; southbound exit to Chambers Street I-95/Conn. Tpk. northbound entrance from Johnson Drive I-95/Conn. Tpk. southbound entrance from Stephens Lane | ||
28.15 | 45.30 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Bridgeport | 28.68 | 46.16 | ![]() | ||
30.16 | 48.54 | ![]() ![]() | Southbound entrance and exit, northbound exit on Linley Street; all movements on Chopsey Hill Road | ||
31.43 | 50.58 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Stratford | 34.03 | 54.77 | ![]() ![]() | ||
34.20 | 55.04 | ![]() | |||
34.86 | 56.10 | ![]() ![]() | Ferry Boulevard (Route 130) merges with Barnum Avenue (US 1) for a north/south pair of roads. Northbound Ferry Boulevard / southbound Barnum Avenue | ||
34.91– 35.09 | 56.18– 56.47 | ![]() | Exit 33; northbound exit only I-95/Conn. Tpk. southbound entrance only | ||
35.06 | 56.42 | ![]() | |||
Housatonic River | 35.27– 35.43 | 56.76– 57.02 | Washington Bridge | ||
New Haven | Milford | 36.31 | 58.44 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 34 |
37.33 | 60.08 | ![]() ![]() | US 1 splits from Bridgeport Avenue to Boston Post Road; Route 162 starts at the split on Bridgeport Avenue | ||
38.91 | 62.62 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 54; I-95/Conn. Tpk. and US 1 via Milford Parkway(SR 796) I-95/Conn. Tpk. not accessible from US 1 and vice versa on Milford Parkway. No commercial vehicles. | ||
39.20 | 63.09 | ![]() ![]() | Southbound North St to downtown Milford | ||
40.01 | 64.39 | ![]() | Exit 39A for US 1 southbound and exit 39B for US 1 northbound | ||
Orange | 42.25 | 67.99 | ![]() ![]() | ||
43.20 | 69.52 | ![]() ![]() | |||
43.95 | 70.73 | ![]() ![]() | |||
West Haven | 46.06 | 74.13 | ![]() | ||
New Haven | 46.64 | 75.06 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
48.25– 48.81 | 77.65– 78.55 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | via Oak Street Connector | ||
49.23– 49.41 | 79.23– 79.52 | Tomlinson Lift Bridge over the Quinnipiac River | |||
50.25 | 80.87 | ![]() | to Tweed-New Haven Airport | ||
East Haven | 50.65– 51.23 | 81.51– 82.45 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 51 | |
51.50 | 82.88 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | North High Street overpasses US 1; use Forbes Avenue and Kimberly Avenue to access from northbound; no access from southbound US 1 | ||
51.79 | 83.35 | ![]() ![]() | |||
52.06 | 83.78 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Branford | 53.85 | 86.66 | ![]() ![]() | ||
53.96 | 86.84 | ![]() | Exit 53 northbound exit only to US 1 via Branford Connector; I-95/Conn. Tpk. southbound only via Branford Connector | ||
54.06 | 87.00 | ![]() ![]() | |||
56.82 | 91.44 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 55 | ||
57.06 | 91.83 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Guilford | 59.21 | 95.29 | ![]() ![]() | ||
61.76 | 99.39 | ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk exit 57 | ||
63.07 | 101.50 | ![]() | |||
64.35 | 103.56 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Madison | 67.85 | 109.19 | ![]() | ||
Middlesex | Clinton | 71.67 | 115.34 | ![]() | |
72.52 | 116.71 | ![]() | |||
Westbrook | 76.25 | 122.71 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Old Saybrook | 78.19 | 125.83 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
79.52 | 127.98 | ![]() ![]() | |||
80.52 | 129.58 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of CT 154 overlap | ||
80.95 | 130.28 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of CT 154 overlap | ||
| 81.98 | 131.93 | ![]() | Southern terminus of I-95/Conn. Tpk. overlap at I-95/Conn. Tpk. South Exit 68 partial interchange | |
Connecticut River | 82.15– 82.63 | 132.21– 132.98 | Baldwin Bridge | ||
New London | Old Lyme | 82.86 83.34 | 133.35 134.12 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of I-95/Conn. Tpk. overlap Brief overlap with CT 156 from MP 83.34-83.53 |
East Lyme | 92.46 | 148.80 | ![]() | ||
92.97 | 149.62 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | I-95/Conn. Tpk. exit 75; I-95/Conn. Tpk. southbound from US 1 southbound only. I-395/Conn. Tpk. junction at I-95/Conn. Tpk. Exit 76. | ||
Waterford | 97.36 | 156.69 | ![]() ![]() | ||
New London | 98.70 | 158.84 | ![]() ![]() | ||
99.99 | 160.92 | ![]() ![]() | |||
100.89 | 162.37 | ![]() ![]() | I-95 Exit 84N for Route 32 north and exit 84S Route 32 south (southbound exits only) No direct junction from US 1/I-95 northbound | ||
101.03 | 162.59 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of I-95 overlap at exit 83 | ||
Thames River | 101.17– 102.26 | 162.82– 164.57 | Gold Star Bridge | ||
Groton | 102.21– 102.95 | 164.49– 165.68 | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). | Northern terminus of I-95 overlap at exit 85; southern terminus of CT 12 | |
103.22 | 166.12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
105.55 | 169.87 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
106.47 | 171.35 | ![]() ![]() | |||
108.98 | 175.39 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Mystic River | 109.12 | 175.61 | Mystic River Bascule Bridge | ||
Stonington | 109.67 | 176.50 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
112.48 | 181.02 | ![]() ![]() | |||
113.63 | 182.87 | ![]() ![]() | |||
116.78 | 187.94 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
117.24 | 188.68 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
117.37 | 188.89 | ![]() ![]() | Pawcatuck River bridge. Continuation into Rhode Island | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Connecticut Department of Transportation, "Highway Log" (PDF). (1.80 MiB) as of December 31, 2014
External links
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