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{{Short description|State highway in Connecticut, US}}
{{Infobox road
{{Infobox road
|state=CT
|state=CT
|type=CT
|type=CT
|route=9
|route=9
|map=CT-9 map.png
|map={{maplink-road}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi=40.89
|length_mi=40.89
|length_round=2
|length_round=2
|length_ref=
|length_ref=
|established=1932<ref name="1932renumAug6">{{cite news |title=Road Conditions in Connecticut |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41032503/ct_renumber_august_6_1932/ |accessdate=December 24, 2019 |work=[[Hartford Courant|The Hartford Daily Courant]] |date=August 6, 1932 |page=13|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> (truncated in 1969)
|established=1932 (truncated in 1969)
|direction_a=South
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CT|I|95|US|1}} in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]]
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CT|I|95|US|1}} in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]]
|junction={{Jct|state=CT|I|91}} in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]]<br>{{Jct|state=CT|US|5|Route|15}} in [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CT|I|84|US|6}} in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CT|I|84|US|6}} at the [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]&ndash;[[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]] town line
|previous_type=Route
|previous_type=Route
|previous_route=8
|next_type=Route
|next_type=Route
|previous_route=8
|next_route=10
|next_route=9A
|counties=[[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex]], [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford]]
|junction={{Jct|state=CT|Route|17|Route|66}} in [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]]<br>
{{Jct|state=CT|CT|99}} in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]]<br>{{Jct|state=CT|I|91}} in Cromwell<br>{{Jct|state=CT|US|5|Route|15|road|[[Berlin Turnpike]]|Route|372|SR|572}} in [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]<br>{{Jct|state=CT|Route|71|Route|72|Route|174}} in [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
|browse={{New England browse|previous_route=9|next_route=11}}
}}
}}
'''Route&nbsp;9''' is a {{convert|40.89|mi|km|adj=on}}, 4-lane [[freeway]] beginning in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] and ending at the [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]-[[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]] town line.
'''Route&nbsp;9''' is a {{convert|40.89|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[limited-access road|expressway]] running from [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|Interstate 95]] (I-95) in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] north to [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]. It connects the [[Southeastern Connecticut|Eastern Coastline]] of the state along with the [[Lower Connecticut River Valley]] to [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and the [[Greater Hartford|Capital Region]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
Route&nbsp;9 begins at an interchange with [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|I-95]]/[[U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut|U.S.&nbsp;1]], on the west banks of the [[Connecticut River]]. For about {{convert|29|mi|km}} between [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] and [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] (passing through the towns of [[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]], [[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]], [[Chester, Connecticut|Chester]], [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]], and [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]]), Route&nbsp;9 follows the [[Connecticut River]]. After its junction with [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|Interstate&nbsp;91]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]], Route&nbsp;9 continues westward then northward, running through the [[Greater Hartford|Hartford area]] towns/cities of [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]], [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]], and [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]. At the junction with [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]]/[[U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut|US 6]] near the [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]] - [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]] town line, Route&nbsp;9 follows the ramps for eastbound [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] and ends at the merge with [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] immediately after crossing the town line.
Route&nbsp;9 is a four-lane [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] for most of its length. It begins at [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|I-95]]/[[U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut|US 1]] exit 69, on the west bank of the [[Connecticut River]]. It runs northwesterly, parallel to the river for approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} between [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] and [[Connecticut Route 99|Route 99]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]]. Along the river, it passes through the towns of [[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]], [[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]], [[Chester, Connecticut|Chester]], [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]], and [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]]). After its junction with [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|Interstate&nbsp;91]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]], Route&nbsp;9 continues westward then northward, running through the [[Greater Hartford|Hartford area]] towns/cities of [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]], [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]], [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]], and [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]. Route 9 terminates at the junction with [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]]/[[U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut|US 6]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]].


Route&nbsp;9 has a non-freeway portion in the downtown area of [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]], where it overlaps with [[Connecticut Route 17|Route&nbsp;17]]. The non-freeway portion is {{convert|0.35|mi|km}} in length and consists of two at-grade intersections with traffic lights (signed as Exits 15 and 16). One of these intersections is where Route&nbsp;17 leaves Route&nbsp;9 to join [[Connecticut Route 66|Route&nbsp;66]]. [[Connecticut Department of Transportation|ConnDOT]] may soon consider upgrading the at-grade interchanges of the expressway and make on/off ramps <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct9.html|title=Connecticut Route 9|accessdate=2010-01-02}}</ref>.
Route&nbsp;9 becomes an at-grade expressway in the downtown area of [[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]], where it overlaps with [[Connecticut Route 17|Route&nbsp;17]], before reverting to a freeway. The at-grade portion is {{convert|0.52|mi|km}} in length and consists of two intersections with traffic lights (signed as exits 23C and 24), and one median break to allow access to and from Miller Street. One of these intersections is where Route&nbsp;17 leaves Route&nbsp;9 to join [[Connecticut Route 66|Route&nbsp;66]]. [[Connecticut Department of Transportation|ConnDOT]] is currently considering modifications to this section of Route 9 which would remove the traffic lights to reduce collisions and improve traffic flow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=0082-0318 Route 9 Middletown Home |url=https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Projects/0082-0318-Route-9-Middletown-Home |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website |language=en}}</ref>


The section from I-95 in Old Saybrook to [[Interstate 91|I-91]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] is known as the ''[[Chester Bowles]] Highway''. The section from [[Interstate 91|I-91]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] to exit 24 in [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]] is known as the ''[[Korean War]] Veterans Memorial Highway''. The section from [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] in New Britain to [[Connecticut Route 175|Route&nbsp;175]] in Newington is known as the ''[[Taras Shevchenko]] Expressway''. The section from Route&nbsp;175 in [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]] to the junction with [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] is known as the ''[[Iwo Jima]] Memorial Expressway''.
==Special designations==
The section from [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|I-95]] in Old Saybrook to [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91 in]] [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] is known as the ''[[Chester Bowles]] Highway''. The section from [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] to Exit 24 in [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]] is known as the ''[[Korean War]] Veterans Memorial Highway''. The section from [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] in New Britain to [[Connecticut Route 175|Route&nbsp;175]] in Newington is known as the ''[[Taras Shevchenko]] Expressway''. The section from [[Connecticut Route 175|Route&nbsp;175]] in [[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]] to the junction with [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] is known as the ''[[Iwo Jima]] Memorial Expressway''.


==History==
==History==
The road connecting [[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]] (then known as Saybrook) and [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]] along the west bank of the [[Connecticut River]] was a toll road known as the [[Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut)|Middlesex Turnpike]], which operated from 1802 to 1876. Another toll road running from [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] to the northwest corner of [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]] was known as the [[Granby Turnpike]] and operated from 1800 to 1854.
The road connecting [[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]] (then known as Saybrook) and [[Wethersfield, Connecticut|Wethersfield]] along the west bank of the [[Connecticut River]] was a toll road known as the [[Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut)|Middlesex Turnpike]], which operated from 1802 to 1876. Another toll road running from [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] to the northwest corner of [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]] was known as the [[Granby Turnpike]] and operated from 1800 to 1854.


The state took over maintenance of trunk highways at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1922, New England began publicly numbering its state roads. The road running from [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] to the Massachusetts state line in [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]] was designated as part of [[Connecticut Route 10|Route 10]], a multi-state route continuing all the way to northern New Hampshire. The portion of New England Route 10 in Connecticut used the alignments of the Middlesex and Granby Turnpikes. In the [[1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)|1932 state highway renumbering]], [[Connecticut Route 10|Route&nbsp;10]] was relocated to a different alignment beginning in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] instead. The Old Saybrook to Granby road was designated as Route&nbsp;9.
The state took over maintenance of trunk highways at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1922, New England began publicly numbering its state roads. The road running from [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] to the Massachusetts state line in [[Granby, Connecticut|Granby]] was designated as part of [[Connecticut Route 10|Route 10]], a multi-state route continuing all the way to northern New Hampshire. The portion of New England Route 10 in Connecticut used the alignments of the Middlesex and Granby Turnpikes. In the [[1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)|1932 state highway renumbering]], [[Connecticut Route 10|Route&nbsp;10]] was relocated to a different alignment beginning in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] instead. The Old Saybrook to Granby road was designated as Route&nbsp;9.<ref name="1932renumAug6" />


In the mid-1950s and early 1960s, various plans for a freeway along the Route&nbsp;9 alignment were developed. Construction also began on the [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] to [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] segment around this time. The freeway from [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|I-95]] to [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] was completely open by 1969. Old Route&nbsp;9 south of Middletown was re-designated as Route&nbsp;9A (later to be designated as [[Connecticut Route 154|Route&nbsp;154]]).
In the mid-1950s and early 1960s, various plans for a freeway along the Route&nbsp;9 alignment were developed. Construction also began on the [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]] to [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] segment around this time. The freeway from [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|I-95]] to [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] was completely open by 1969. Old Route&nbsp;9 south of Middletown was re-designated as Route&nbsp;9A (later to be designated as [[Connecticut Route 154|Route&nbsp;154]]).
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In 1979, the eastern end of the [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] freeway up to the [[Berlin Turnpike]] was completed, including a connector to the planned alignment of [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|Interstate&nbsp;291]] in [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]. By this time, however, this portion of [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|Interstate&nbsp;291]] had been deleted from the state's Interstate network. By 1989, a freeway connection was completed between the north end of Route&nbsp;9 at [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] and the east end of [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] at the [[Berlin Turnpike]]. [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] was truncated to end at the I-291 connector while Route&nbsp;9 was extended along the deleted portion of the [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] freeway. Route&nbsp;9 also took over the [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|I-291]] connector, which was extended in 1986 to [[Connecticut Route 175|Route&nbsp;175]].
In 1979, the eastern end of the [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] freeway up to the [[Berlin Turnpike]] was completed, including a connector to the planned alignment of [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|Interstate&nbsp;291]] in [[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]. By this time, however, this portion of [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|Interstate&nbsp;291]] had been deleted from the state's Interstate network. By 1989, a freeway connection was completed between the north end of Route&nbsp;9 at [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] and the east end of [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] at the [[Berlin Turnpike]]. [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] was truncated to end at the I-291 connector while Route&nbsp;9 was extended along the deleted portion of the [[Connecticut Route 72|Route&nbsp;72]] freeway. Route&nbsp;9 also took over the [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|I-291]] connector, which was extended in 1986 to [[Connecticut Route 175|Route&nbsp;175]].


In 1992 Route&nbsp;9 was finally connected to [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]] using a portion of the cancelled [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|I-291]] right of way, completing Route&nbsp;9 as it exists today. The segment between [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]] and [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] in [[Rocky Hill, Connecticut|Rocky Hill]] serves the areas through which the southwest leg of [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|I-291]] was to be built.
In 1992 Route&nbsp;9 was finally connected to [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]] using a portion of the cancelled [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|I-291]] right of way, completing Route&nbsp;9 as it exists today. The segment between [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|I-84]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]] and [[Interstate 91 in Connecticut|I-91]] in [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]] serves the areas through which the southwest leg of [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|I-291]] was to be built; I-291 would have provided a parallel route to the north connecting roughly between Exit 29 (Route 175) on Route 9, to a new exit north of Exit 22 on I-91.


==Exit list==
==Exit list==
''Exit numbers were converted from sequential to mile-based in January of 2023.''{{jcttop|old|length_ref=}}
{| class=wikitable
{{CTint|old
|-
|county=Middlesex
!Town
|cspan=25
![[Exit number|#]]
|location=Old Saybrook
!Mile
|lspan=4
!Destinations
|mile=0.00
!Notes
|old=—
|-
|exit=1A
|rowspan=5|[[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]]
|road={{Jct|state=CT|I|95|US|1|city1=New London|location2=[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]|dir1=north|dir2=north}}
|
|notes=Southern terminus
|0.3
}}
|{{Jct|state=CT|I|95|US|1|dir2=North|city1=Old Lyme|city2=New London}}
{{CTint|old
|
|mile=0.40
|-
|mile2=0.61
|
|mspan=2
|0.4
|type=incomplete
|{{Jct|state=CT|I|95|US|1|dir2=South|city1=Old Saybrook|city2=New Haven}}
|old=1
|
|exit=—
|-
|road=[[Old Saybrook, Connecticut|Ferry Point]]
|1
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via Essex Road
|~0.5
}}
|Ferry Point
{{CTint|old
|Northbound exit from southbound I-95 only.<br />Milepost at off-ramp.
|type=incomplete
|-
|mile=none
|&nbsp;
|old=—
|0.8
|exit=1B
|Springbrook Road
|road={{Jct|state=CT|I|95|US|1|dir1=south|dir2=south|city1=New Haven|location2=[[New York City]]}}
|Southbound entrance only.<br />Milepost at on-ramp.
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 69 on I-95
|-
}}
|2
{{CTint|old
|1.5
|mile=1.54
|{{Jct|state=CT|CT|154|name1=Middlesex Turnpike|city1=Old Saybrook}}
|old=2
|
|exit=2
|-
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|154|name1=Middlesex Turnpike|location1=[[Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut|Old Saybrook]]}}
|rowspan=2|[[Essex, Connecticut|Essex]]
|notes=
|3
}}
|3.9
{{CTint|old
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|154|to2=To|Route|153|city1=Essex|city2=Westbrook|city3=Centerbrook}}
|location=Essex
|
|lspan=2
|-
|mile=3.91
|4
|old=3
|5.2
|exit=3
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|154|name1=Middlesex Turnpike|city1=Centerbrook|city2=Deep River|city3=Ivoryton}}
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|153|dir1=south|CT|154|location1=[[Essex Village, Connecticut|Essex]]}}
|
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 153; also serves Centerbrook, Ivoryton, and Westbrook
|-
}}
|[[Deep River, Connecticut|Deep River]]
{{CTint|old
|5
|mile=5.21
|7.0
|old=4
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|80|city1=Deep River|city2=Killingworth}}
|exit=5
|
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|154|name1=Middlesex Turnpike}}
|-
|notes=Also serves Centerbrook and Ivoryton
|rowspan=2|[[Chester, Connecticut|Chester]]
}}
|6
{{CTint|old
|8.9
|location=Deep River
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|148|city1=Chester|city2=Hadlyme}}
|mile=7.01
|
|old=5
|-
|exit=6
|7
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|80|location1=[[Deep River Center, Connecticut|Deep River]]}}
|10.7
}}
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|82|dir1=East|city1=East Haddam}}
{{CTint|old
|
|location=Chester
|-
|lspan=2
|rowspan=2|[[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]]
|mile=8.93
|8
|old=6
|13.9
|exit=8
|Beaver Meadow Road &ndash; [[Haddam, Connecticut|Haddam]]
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|148|location1=[[Chester Center, Connecticut|Chester]]}}
|
}}
|-
{{CTint|old
|9
|mile=10.69
|15.7
|old=7
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|81|city1=Higganum|city2=Killingworth|city3=Clinton}}
|exit=10
|
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|82|dir1=east|city1=Haddam|city2=East Haddam}}
|-
|notes=Western terminus and exit 1 on Route 82; also serves Goodspeed Opera House and Moodus
|rowspan=9|[[Middletown, Connecticut|Middletown]]
}}
|10
{{CTint|old
|19.4
|location=Haddam
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|154|dir1=South|road=Aircraft Rd.|city1=Higganum}}
|lspan=2
|Pratt & Whitney plant
|mile=13.93
|-
|old=8
|11
|exit=13
|21.3
|road=Beaver Meadow Road
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|155|to2=To|Route|17|name1=Randolph Rd.|city1=Durham}}
}}
|
{{CTint|old
|-
|mile=15.74
|12
|old=9
|22.4
|exit=15
|Bow Lane &ndash; Harbor Area
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|81|city1=Higganum|city2=Killingworth|city3=Clinton|areadab3=CDP}}
|northbound exit and southbound entrance
}}
|-
{{CTint|old
|12
|location=Higganum
|22.9
|mile=19.43
|Silver Street
|old=10
|southbound exit and northbound entrance
|exit=19
|-
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|154|dir1=south|road|Aircraft Road}}
|13
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 154
|23.3
}}
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|17|dir1=South|city1=New Haven}}
{{CTint|old
|Route 17 joins northbound and leaves southbound<br />No access Route 9 north to Route 17 south
|location=Middletown
|-
|lspan=10
|14
|mile=21.31
|23.7
|old=11
|Dekoven Drive &ndash; Harbor Area
|exit=21
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|155|CT|17|to2=yes|dir1=west|city1=Durham|areadab1=CDP}}
|-
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 155
|15
}}
|23.9
{{CTint|old
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|66|dir1=West|city1=Middletown|city2=Meriden}}
|mile=22.41
|At-grade intersection<br />SR 545
|old=12
|-
|exit=22
|16
|espan=2
|24.3
|ospan=2
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|17|dir1=North|Route|66|dir2=East|city1=Portland|city2=Willimantic}}
|road={{Jct|state=CT|road|Bow Lane|location1=[[Middletown, Connecticut|Harbor Area]]}}
|Route 17 leaves northbound and joins southbound<br />At-grade intersection
|notes=Northbound exit only
|-
|type=incomplete
|(17)
}}
|24.5
{{CTint
|Miller Street, Bridge Street
|mile=22.86
|Unsigned exit (at-grade intersection)
|road=Silver Street
|-
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|rowspan=4|[[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]]
|type=incomplete
|18
}}
|25.4
{{CTint|old
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|99|dir1=North|city1=Cromwell|city2=Rocky Hill}}
|type=concur
|-
|mile=23.34
|19
|old=13
|27.6
|exit=23A
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|372|name1=West St.|city1=Cromwell}}
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|17|dir1=south|road|to2=yes|South Main Street}}
|-
|notes=Southern end of Route 17 concurrency; exit 21B on Route 17; no northbound exit
|20N
}}
|29.3
{{CTint|old
|{{Jct|state=CT|I|91|dir1=North|city1=Rocky Hill|city2=Wethersfield}}
|type=incomplete
|-
|mile=23.70
|20S
|old=14
|29.5
|exit=23B
|{{Jct|state=CT|I|91|dir1=South|city1=Meriden|city2=New Haven}}
|road={{Jct|state=CT|road|deKoven Drive|location1=[[Middletown, Connecticut|Harbor Area]]}}
|-
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|rowspan=5|[[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
}}
|21
{{CTint|old
|31.7
|mile=23.94
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|372|to2=To|US|5|Route|15|dir3=North|city1=East Berlin|city2=Wallingford|city3=Newington}}
|mspan=2
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|place=Northern end of freeway section
|-
}}
|21
{{CTint|old
|32.2
|mile=none
|{{Jct|state=CT|US|5|Route|15|city1=Wallingford|city2=Newington}}
|old=15
|Southbound entrance and exit only
|exit=23C
|-
|road={{Jct|state=CT|to1=To|CT|66|dir1=west|city1=Middletown|city2=Meriden}}
|22
|notes=[[At-grade intersection]]; access via {{jct|state=CT|SR|545}}; signed as exit 23 northbound
|32.4
}}
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|372|name1=Mill St.|city1=East Berlin}}
{{CTint|old
|Northbound entrance and exit, southbound exit only
|type=concur
|-
|mile=24.29
|23
|old=16
|33.0
|exit=24
|Christian Lane &ndash; [[Berlin, Connecticut|Berlin]]
|road={{Jct|state=CT|Route|17|dir1=north|to2=To|Route|66|dir2=east|city1=Portland|areadab1=CDP|city2=Willimantic}}
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|notes=At-grade intersection; northern end of Route 17 concurrency
|-
}}
|24
{{CTint|old
|34.1
|mile=24.46
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|372|to2=To|Route|71|city1=Kensington}}
|mspan=2
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|old=17
|-
|exit=—
|rowspan=5|[[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
|type=incomplete
|25
|road=Miller Street / Bridge Street
|35.1
|notes=Southbound at-grade intersection
|Ellis St.<br>{{Jct|state=CT|to1=To|Route|71|city1=Kensington}}
}}
|-
{{CTint|old
|26
|mile=none
|35.4
|place=Southern end of freeway section
|Columbus Blvd. &ndash; [[New Britain, Connecticut|Downtown New Britain]]
}}
|Northbound exit only
{{CTint|old
|-
|location=Cromwell
|27
|lspan=3
|35.7
|mile=25.30
|Chestnut Street
|old=18
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|exit=25
|-
|type=incomplete
|28
|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|99|dir1=north|city1=Cromwell|city2=Rocky Hill}}
|36.0
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of Route 99; former routing of Route 9
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|72|dir1=West|city1=Bristol}}
}}
|-
{{CTint|old
|28A
|mile=27.61
|36.2
|old=19
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|174|name1=E. Main St.|location1=[[New Britain, Connecticut|Downtown New Britain]]}}
|exit=27
|Northbound entrance and southbound exit
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|notes=Route 3 not signed
|rowspan=2|[[Newington, Connecticut|Newington]]
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|29
{{CTint|old
|38.0
|mile=29.28
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|29
|exit=29-30
|road={{Jct|state=CT|I|91|city1=Hartford|location2=[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]]|city3=New Haven|location4=[[New York City]]}}
|38.3
|notes=Signed as exits 29 (north) and 30 (south); exits 27A-B on I-91
|Ella Grasso Blvd.<br>
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{{Jct|state=CT|to1=To|Route|175|city1=Newington}}
{{CTint|old
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|county=Hartford
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|cspan=14
|[[New Britain, Connecticut|New Britain]]
|location=Berlin
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|39.5
|lspan=5
|type=incomplete
|{{Jct|state=CT|Route|71|city1=West Hartford|city2=New Britain}}
|mile=31.68
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|old=21
|rowspan=1|[[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]]
|ospan=2
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|exit=31
|40.3
|espan=2
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|road={{Jct|state=CT|Route|372|to2=yes|US|5|Route|15|dir2=north|dir3=north|name3=[[Berlin Turnpike]]|city1=East Berlin}}
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance}}
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|mile=32.16
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|type=incomplete
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|notes=Southbound exit and entrance}}
{{CTint|old
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|mile2=32.37
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|old=23
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
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|type=incomplete
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|old=24
|exit=34
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|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via [[Willow Brook Connector|SR 571]]
}}
{{CTint|old
|location=New Britain
|lspan=5
|mile=35.13
|old=25
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|notes=Signed for Route 71 southbound, Ellis Street northbound}}
{{CTint|old
|type=incomplete
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|old=26<hr>27
|ospan=2
|espan=2
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|notes=Northbound exit only; access via Columbus Boulevard
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{{CTint
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance
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|mile=35.84
|mile2=36.40
|mspan=2
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|road={{Jct|state=CT|CT|72|I|84|dir1=west|to2=to|city1=Bristol}}
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}}
{{CTint|old
|mile=none
|old=28A
|exit=37B
|type=incomplete
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}}
{{CTint|old
|location=Newington
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|mile=37.95
|old=29
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|type=incomplete
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{{CTint
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|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via {{jct|state=CT|SR|505}}
|type=incomplete
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{{CTint|old
|location=New Britain
|mile=39.48
|old=30
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}}
{{CTint|old
|location=Farmington
|mile=40.89
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|notes=Northern terminus; signed as exits 40A (west) and 40B (east); exit 39A on I-84
}}
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf Connecticut State Highway Log (2006)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215816/http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf Connecticut State Highway Log (2006)]
*[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct9.html kurumi.com - History of the many alignment changes] Scott Oglesby
*[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ctx500.html#d_506_route kurumi.com Connecticut Route 506] Scott Oglesby
*[http://www.nycroads.com/roads/CT-9/ nycroads.com - Route 9 Expressway] Steve Anderson
*[http://www.greaternyroads.info/ctstate/ct9/index.htm CT 9 (Greater New York Roads)]

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{{Commons category|Connecticut Route 9}}


[[Category:State highways in Connecticut|009]]
[[Category:State highways in Connecticut|009]]

Latest revision as of 01:52, 16 December 2024

Route 9 marker
Route 9
Map
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length40.89 mi (65.81 km)
Existed1932[1] (truncated in 1969)–present
Major junctions
South end I-95 / US 1 in Old Saybrook
Major intersections Route 17 / Route 66 in Middletown
Route 99 in Cromwell
I-91 in Cromwell
US 5 / Route 15 / Berlin Turnpike / Route 372 / SR 572 in Berlin
Route 71 / Route 72 / Route 174 in New Britain
North end I-84 / US 6 in Farmington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesMiddlesex, Hartford
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
← Route 8→ Route 9A
← Route 9N.E.→ Route 11

Route 9 is a 40.89-mile-long (65.81 km) expressway running from Interstate 95 (I-95) in Old Saybrook north to I-84 in Farmington. It connects the Eastern Coastline of the state along with the Lower Connecticut River Valley to Hartford and the Capital Region.

Route description

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Route 9 is a four-lane freeway for most of its length. It begins at I-95/US 1 exit 69, on the west bank of the Connecticut River. It runs northwesterly, parallel to the river for approximately 25 miles (40 km) between Old Saybrook and Route 99 in Cromwell. Along the river, it passes through the towns of Essex, Deep River, Chester, Haddam, and Middletown). After its junction with Interstate 91 in Cromwell, Route 9 continues westward then northward, running through the Hartford area towns/cities of Berlin, New Britain, Newington, and Farmington. Route 9 terminates at the junction with I-84/US 6 in Farmington.

Route 9 becomes an at-grade expressway in the downtown area of Middletown, where it overlaps with Route 17, before reverting to a freeway. The at-grade portion is 0.52 miles (0.84 km) in length and consists of two intersections with traffic lights (signed as exits 23C and 24), and one median break to allow access to and from Miller Street. One of these intersections is where Route 17 leaves Route 9 to join Route 66. ConnDOT is currently considering modifications to this section of Route 9 which would remove the traffic lights to reduce collisions and improve traffic flow.[2]

The section from I-95 in Old Saybrook to I-91 in Cromwell is known as the Chester Bowles Highway. The section from I-91 in Cromwell to exit 24 in Berlin is known as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway. The section from Route 72 in New Britain to Route 175 in Newington is known as the Taras Shevchenko Expressway. The section from Route 175 in Newington to the junction with I-84 is known as the Iwo Jima Memorial Expressway.

History

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The road connecting Deep River (then known as Saybrook) and Wethersfield along the west bank of the Connecticut River was a toll road known as the Middlesex Turnpike, which operated from 1802 to 1876. Another toll road running from Hartford to the northwest corner of Granby was known as the Granby Turnpike and operated from 1800 to 1854.

The state took over maintenance of trunk highways at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1922, New England began publicly numbering its state roads. The road running from Old Saybrook to the Massachusetts state line in Granby was designated as part of Route 10, a multi-state route continuing all the way to northern New Hampshire. The portion of New England Route 10 in Connecticut used the alignments of the Middlesex and Granby Turnpikes. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Route 10 was relocated to a different alignment beginning in New Haven instead. The Old Saybrook to Granby road was designated as Route 9.[1]

In the mid-1950s and early 1960s, various plans for a freeway along the Route 9 alignment were developed. Construction also began on the Old Saybrook to Cromwell segment around this time. The freeway from I-95 to I-91 was completely open by 1969. Old Route 9 south of Middletown was re-designated as Route 9A (later to be designated as Route 154).

Several options were considered and then later abandoned for the freeway portion through Hartford and points north. By the mid-1960s, a Route 9 freeway alignment through Hartford was finally abandoned. Route 9 was truncated to end at I-91 in Cromwell instead. The portion of old Route 9 from Hartford to Granby was assigned as an extension of Route 189, while the Cromwell to Hartford segment that was not upgraded to freeway was re-designated as Route 99.

In 1979, the eastern end of the Route 72 freeway up to the Berlin Turnpike was completed, including a connector to the planned alignment of Interstate 291 in New Britain. By this time, however, this portion of Interstate 291 had been deleted from the state's Interstate network. By 1989, a freeway connection was completed between the north end of Route 9 at I-91 and the east end of Route 72 at the Berlin Turnpike. Route 72 was truncated to end at the I-291 connector while Route 9 was extended along the deleted portion of the Route 72 freeway. Route 9 also took over the I-291 connector, which was extended in 1986 to Route 175.

In 1992 Route 9 was finally connected to I-84 in Farmington using a portion of the cancelled I-291 right of way, completing Route 9 as it exists today. The segment between I-84 in Farmington and I-91 in Cromwell serves the areas through which the southwest leg of I-291 was to be built; I-291 would have provided a parallel route to the north connecting roughly between Exit 29 (Route 175) on Route 9, to a new exit north of Exit 22 on I-91.

Exit list

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Exit numbers were converted from sequential to mile-based in January of 2023.

CountyLocationmikmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
MiddlesexOld Saybrook0.000.00—1A

 I-95 north / US 1 north – New London, Providence		Southern terminus
0.40–
0.61		0.64–
0.98		1—Ferry PointNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; access via Essex Road
—1B

 I-95 south / US 1 south – New Haven, New York City		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 69 on I-95
1.542.4822 Route 154 (Middlesex Turnpike) – Old Saybrook
Essex3.916.2933
 Route 153 south / Route 154 – Essex		Northern terminus of Route 153; also serves Centerbrook, Ivoryton, and Westbrook
5.218.3845 Route 154 (Middlesex Turnpike)Also serves Centerbrook and Ivoryton
Deep River7.0111.2856 Route 80 – Deep River
Chester8.9314.3768 Route 148 – Chester
10.6917.20710
 Route 82 east – Haddam, East Haddam		Western terminus and exit 1 on Route 82; also serves Goodspeed Opera House and Moodus
Haddam13.9322.42813Beaver Meadow Road
15.7425.33915 Route 81 – Higganum, Killingworth, Clinton
Higganum19.4331.271019
 Route 154 south / Aircraft Road		Northern terminus of Route 154
Middletown21.3134.301121

 Route 155 west to Route 17 – Durham		Eastern terminus of Route 155
22.4136.071222Bow Lane – Harbor AreaNorthbound exit only
22.8636.79Silver StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
23.3437.561323A
 Route 17 south to South Main Street		Southern end of Route 17 concurrency; exit 21B on Route 17; no northbound exit
23.7038.141423BdeKoven Drive – Harbor AreaSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
23.9438.53Northern end of freeway section
1523C

 To Route 66 west – Middletown, Meriden		At-grade intersection; access via SR 545; signed as exit 23 northbound
24.2939.091624


 Route 17 north to Route 66 east – Portland, Willimantic		At-grade intersection; northern end of Route 17 concurrency
24.4639.3617—Miller Street / Bridge StreetSouthbound at-grade intersection
Southern end of freeway section
Cromwell25.3040.721825
 Route 99 north – Cromwell, Rocky Hill		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; southern terminus of Route 99; former routing of Route 9
27.6144.431927 Route 3 / Route 372 (West Street) – CromwellRoute 3 not signed
29.28–
29.58		47.12–
47.60		2029-30 I-91 – Hartford, Springfield, New Haven, New York CitySigned as exits 29 (north) and 30 (south); exits 27A-B on I-91
HartfordBerlin31.6850.982131



 Route 372 to US 5 north / Route 15 north (Berlin Turnpike) – East Berlin		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
32.1651.76 US 5 / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) – Hartford, New HavenSouthbound exit and entrance
32.29–
32.37		51.97–
52.09		2232

 US 5 south / Route 15 south (Berlin Turnpike) / Route 372 (Mill Street) – New Haven		Signed for US 5/Route 15 northbound, Route 372 southbound; no southbound entrance
33.0553.192333Christian Lane – BerlinSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
34.0754.832434
 Route 71 to Route 372 – Kensington		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via SR 571
New Britain35.1356.542535
 Ellis Street to Route 71 – Kensington		Signed for Route 71 southbound, Ellis Street northbound
35.3956.9526
27		36Downtown New BritainNorthbound exit only; access via Columbus Boulevard
35.7457.52Chestnut StreetSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
35.84–
36.40		57.68–
58.58		2837A

 Route 72 west to I-84 – Bristol		Signed as exit 37 northbound; eastern terminus and exits 1A-B on Route 72
28A37BDowntown New BritainSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Route 71
Newington37.9561.072938 Route 175 – NewingtonNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
38.3361.69
 To Route 175 – Newington		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via SR 505
New Britain39.4863.543039 Route 71 – Corbins Corner
Farmington40.8965.8131-3240 I-84 (US 6) – Hartford, WaterburyNorthern terminus; signed as exits 40A (west) and 40B (east); exit 39A on I-84
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. August 6, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "0082-0318 Route 9 Middletown Home". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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