Connecticut Route 81: Difference between revisions

Route 81
Route 81
	Map of Middlesex County in southern Connecticut with Route 81 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	15.75 mi (25.35 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	US 1 in Clinton
	I-95 in Clinton; Route 9 in Haddam
North end	Route 154 in Haddam
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Middlesex
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

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Route 81 is a state highway in Connecticut from Clinton center through Killingworth center to the village of Higganum in the town of Haddam.

Route description

Route 81 begins at an intersection with US 1 in the town center of Clinton and heads north as Hull Street then quickly shifts to High Street. It intersects with I-95 (exit 63) about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of US 1 and passes in front of the Clinton Crossing outlet mall before heading into the town of Killingworth. North of I-95 in Clinton, the road is known as Killingworth Turnpike. In Killingworth, Route 81 becomes Clinton Road and has a junction with Route 80 south of the town center at a rotary. North of Route 80, the road becomes known as Higganum Road, intersecting with Route 148 north of the town center before crossing into the town of Haddam. In Haddam, Route 81 is known as Killingworth Road and has an interchange with Route 9 at exit 9 before ending at an intersection with Route 154 in the village of Higganum.^[1]

History

In the 19th century, the road connecting the villages of Clinton, Killingworth, and Higganum was a private turnpike known as the Killingworth and Haddam Turnpike. The turnpike was chartered in 1813 and collected tolls until 1850. In 1922, the length of the old turnpike was designated as a state road with designation State Highway 106. As part of the 1932 state highway renumbering, modern Route 81 was created from old Highway 106.^[2]^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Middlesex County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clinton	0.00	0.00	US 1 – Madison, Westbrook	Southern terminus
Clinton	0.73	1.17	I-95 – New London, New Haven	Exit 63 on I-95
Killingworth	5.98	9.62	Route 80 – Deep River, North Madison	Roundabout
Killingworth	8.29	13.34	Route 148 – Chester, Durham
Haddam	13.97	22.48	Route 9 – Old Saybrook, Middletown	Exit 15 on Route 9
Haddam	15.75	25.35	Route 154 – Middletown, Haddam	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. July 9, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Connecticut Routes, Route 81

External links

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[ctlog-1] Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine

[1932renumJuly9-2] "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. July 9, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Connecticut Routes, Route 81

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 ==Route description==
+[[File:Hull Street bridge at Clinton station, October 2020.jpg|thumb|left|[[Northeast Corridor]] railway bridge over Hull Street (Route 81) in Clinton]]
-Route 81 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut|US 1]] in the town center of Clinton and heads north as ''Hull Street'' then quickly shifts to ''High Street''. It  intersects with [[I-95 (CT)|I-95]] (Exit 63) about {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} north of US 1 and passes in front of the [[Clinton Crossing]] outlet mall before heading into the town of [[Killingworth, Connecticut|Killingworth]]. North of I-95 in Clinton, the road is known as ''Killingworth Turnpike''. In Killingworth, Route 81 becomes ''Clinton Road'' and has a junction with [[Route 80 (Connecticut)|Route 80]] south of the town center at a [[rotary (intersection)|rotary]]. North of Route 80, the road becomes known as ''Higganum Road'', intersecting with [[Route 148 (Connecticut)|Route 148]] north of the town center before crossing into the town of [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]]. In Haddam, Route 81 is known as ''Killingworth Road'' and has an interchange with [[Connecticut Route 9|Route 9]] at Exit 9 before ending at an intersection with [[Route 154 (Connecticut)|Route 154]] in the village of [[Higganum]].<ref name=ctlog/>
+Route 81 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut|US 1]] in the town center of Clinton and heads north as Hull Street then quickly shifts to High Street. It  intersects with [[I-95 (CT)|I-95]] (exit 63) about {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} north of US 1 and passes in front of the Clinton Crossing outlet mall before heading into the town of [[Killingworth, Connecticut|Killingworth]]. North of I-95 in Clinton, the road is known as Killingworth Turnpike. In Killingworth, Route 81 becomes Clinton Road and has a junction with [[Route 80 (Connecticut)|Route 80]] south of the town center at a [[rotary (intersection)|rotary]]. North of Route 80, the road becomes known as Higganum Road, intersecting with [[Route 148 (Connecticut)|Route 148]] north of the town center before crossing into the town of [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]]. In Haddam, Route 81 is known as Killingworth Road and has an interchange with [[Connecticut Route 9|Route 9]] at exit 9 before ending at an intersection with [[Route 154 (Connecticut)|Route 154]] in the village of [[Higganum]].<ref name=ctlog/>
 ==History==
-In the 19th century, the road connecting the villages of Clinton, Killingworth, and Higganum was a private [[Toll road|turnpike]] known as the '''Killingworth and Haddam Turnpike'''. The turnpike was chartered in 1813 and collected tolls until 1850. In 1922, the length of the old turnpike was designated as a state road with designation '''State Highway 106'''. As part of the [[1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)|1932 state highway renumbering]], modern Route 81 was created from old Highway 106.<ref>[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct81.html Connecticut Routes, Route 81]</ref>
+In the 19th century, the road connecting the villages of Clinton, Killingworth, and Higganum was a private [[Toll road|turnpike]] known as the '''Killingworth and Haddam Turnpike'''. The turnpike was chartered in 1813 and collected tolls until 1850. In 1922, the length of the old turnpike was designated as a state road with designation '''State Highway 106'''. As part of the [[1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)|1932 state highway renumbering]], modern Route 81 was created from old Highway 106.<ref name="1932renumJuly9" /><ref>[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct81.html Connecticut Routes, Route 81]</ref>
 ==Junction list==
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