Connecticut Route 173
 Route 173 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.17 mi[1] (9.93 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 5 / Route 15 in Newington | |||
  I-84 / US 6 in West Hartford | ||||
| North end | Hooker Drive in West Hartford US 44 outside of Avon (future) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
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Route 173 is a Connecticut state highway in the southern and western suburbs of Hartford, running from Newington to West Hartford.
Route description
Route 173 begins at an intersection with US 5 and Route 15 in Newington and heads north, briefly overlapping Route 174 before continuing into West Hartford. In West Hartford, it continues northeast, then turns west and north along suburban streets. It intersects I-84 shortly before ending at an intersection Hooker Drive.[1]
Special designations
A section of Route 173 in West Hartford from the Newington town line to SR 529 is designated the Roger Fissette Hannon-Hatch VFW Post 9929 Memorial Highway.[2] A section from SR 529 to South Main Street in West Hartford is designated the Trooper Carl P. Moller Memorial Highway.[1]
History
Route 173 was commissioned in 1932. It originally went using South Quaker Lane to Farmington Avenue (then Route 4) in West Hartford. In 1962, Route 173 was truncated to end at Route 71. However, in 1969, it was re-extended slightly to I-84 along South Main Street (former SR 569) via a short overlap with Route 71.[3]
Junction list
The entire route is in Hartford County.
{{CTint
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Newington | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 5 / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) – Berlin, Wethersfield | ||
| 1.15 | 1.85 |   Route 174 west – New Britain | Southern end of Route 174 concurrency | ||
| 1.32 | 2.12 |  Route 174 east – Hartford | Northern end of Route 174 concurrency | ||
| 2.64 | 4.25 |  Route 175 – New Britain, Newington | |||
| West Hartford | 5.84 | 9.40 |   Route 71 south – New Britain | ||
| 6.04 | 9.72 | I-84 / US 6 – Hartford, Waterbury | |||
| 6.17 | 9.93 | Hooker Drive | |||
| 6.25 | 10.06 |  Route 4 – Farmington, Hartford | |||
| mile=6.39 | road= US 44 – Avon, Simsbury
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notes=Junction signs at the Connecticut Route 9 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
|road=
Route 372 – Farmington, Hartford
|notes=Junction signs at the Connecticut Route 372 of Continuous-flow intersection
{{CTint
|mile=6.39
|road=File:Connecticut Highway 44.svg Route 44 – Avon, Hartford
|notes=Junction signs at the Connecticut Route 10 of Continuous-flow intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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