User:Locomotive207/List of highways in Fairfield County, Connecticut
The following is a list of all state highways in Fairfield County, Connecticut, all of which are maintained by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).
Fairfield County is the most populous county in the state of Connecticut and the second most densely populated. Fairfield County contains some of Connecticut's largest cities such as Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, and Danbury. As such, many of the county's major highways are found in the county's more urban coastal sections.
Fairfield County is crossed by two Interstates, I-95 and I-84. As well as four US Numbered highways-US-1, US-6, US-7, and US-202. The county is also criscrossed by a plethora of state highways, including Connecticut Route 8 and the Merritt Parkway (Route 15).
In 1960, County Governments were abolished in Connecticut, As such, there are no County routes in any of Connecticut's eight counties.
Interstates
[edit]I-84
[edit]Interstate 84 first enters Connecticut at the New York-Connecticut border in Danbury. Where it is designated the "Yankee Expressway" for the first 62 miles (100 km) of I-84 in Connecticut. at exit 3 near the Danbury Fair Mall, US 7, 6, and 202 join with I-84 to form a concurrency between the four routes. This lasts for 3 miles (4.8 km) until 7 and 202 split north towards Litchfield County. At the next exit, Route 6 splits off eastward. I-84 continues through Brookfield and Newtown, where I-84 crosses the Housatonic River to leave Fairfield County.[1][2]
I-95
[edit]Interstate 95 first enters Connecticut at the New York border crossing the Byram River in Greenwich.
US highways
[edit]U.S. Route 1
[edit]U.S. Route 6
[edit]U.S. Route 7
[edit]U.S. Route 7 begins at it's southern terminus at the interchange with Interstate 95 in South Norwalk.
U.S. Route 202
[edit]State routes
[edit]Merritt Parkway
[edit]Connecticut Route 8
[edit]Connecticut ROute 8 begins
Connecticut Route 25
[edit]Connecticut Route 33
[edit]Connecticut Route 34
[edit]Connecticut Route 35
[edit]Connecticut Route 37
[edit]Connecticut Route 39
[edit]Connecticut Route 53
[edit]Connecticut Route 55
[edit]Connecticut Route 57
[edit]Connecticut Route 58
[edit]Connecticut Route 59
[edit]Connecticut Route 102
[edit]Connecticut Route 104
[edit]Connecticut Route 106
[edit]Route 106 begins at a junction with US-1 and I-95 in the East Side of Stamford neighborhood. The route heads through Glenbrook before heading northeast, crossing the Noroton River into Darien. Where the road runs along the northwestern edge of town. Route 106 crosses the border into New Canaan near the Talmadge Hill station where it forms a small interchange with the Merritt Parkway. The route then runs along the northern edge of Waveny Park and heads into downtown New Canaan, briefly overlapping with Route 124. In downtown New Canaan, the route is designated as South Street, Cherry Street, Main Street, and East Avenue. The route then continues as Silvermine Road and heads eastward into the town of Wilton, where it runs along the northern border of the South Wilton section of town and is known as New Canaan Road and Wolfpit Road until it junctions with US-7 and Connecticut Route 33, forming a three-way concurrency. This concurrency lasts for 0.18 miles until Route 106 continues east as Sharp Hill Road. The route then heads south as Chestnut Hill Road before ending at a junction with Route 53.[3]
The entire route is in Fairfield County.
Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Stamford | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-95 south / US 1 (Main Street to I-95 north) – New York City, New Haven | Exit 9 on I-95 (Connecticut Turnpike) | |
New Canaan | 4.52 | 7.27 | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). | Exit 36 on Route 15 / Merritt Parkway | |
6.30 | 10.14 | Route 124 south – Darien | Southern terminus of Route 124 concurrency | ||
6.92 | 11.14 | Route 124 north (Main Street) | Northern terminus of Route 124 concurrency | ||
7.47 | 12.02 | Route 123 to Merritt Parkway – Ridgefield | |||
Wilton | 12.26 | 19.73 | US 7 south / Route 33 south – Westport | Southern terminus of US 7 / Route 33 concurrency | |
12.44 | 20.02 | US 7 north / Route 33 north – Danbury, Ridgefield | Northern terminus of US 7 / Route 33 concurrency | ||
14.37 | 23.13 | Route 53 (Cedar Road) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Connecticut Route 107
[edit]Route 107 begins at a junction with US 7 in Georgetown, in the northeastern corner of the town of Wilton. It then heads east for 0.2 Miles where it is designated as School Street to the Redding town line. Once it crosses into Redding, it is designated as Redding Road. The concurrency with Route 57 ends when Rotue 57 heads south into the center of Georgetown.
The entire route is in Fairfield County.
Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Georgetown | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 7 – Wilton, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Danbury | Southern terminus of Route 107; northern terminus of Route 57 | |
0.35 | 0.56 | Route 57 south – Weston, Westport | Northern terminus of Route 57 concurrency | ||
Redding | 3.67 | 5.91 | Route 53 south – Weston | Southern terminus of Route 53 concurrency | |
3.78 | 6.08 | Route 53 north – West Redding, Danbury | Southern terminus of Route 53 concurrency | ||
7.50 | 12.07 | Route 58 – Redding Ridge | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Connecticut Route 108
[edit]Connecticut Route 110
[edit]Connecticut Route 111
[edit]Connecticut Route 113
[edit]Connecticut Route 116
[edit]Connecticut Route 123
[edit]Connecticut Route 124
[edit]Connecticut Route 127
[edit]Connecticut Route 130
[edit]Connecticut Route 133
[edit]Connecticut Route 135
[edit]Connecticut Route 136
[edit]Connecticut Route 137
[edit]Connecticut Route 302
[edit]Connecticut Route 712
[edit]The Derby-Shelton Bridge, designated as Connecticut Route 712, is a 0.24 mile long concrete-arch bridge spanning the Housatonic River. The bridge begins at a junction with Route 110 in Shelton, and ends at the junction with Connecticut Route 34 in Derby.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Interstate-Guide. "Interstate 84 (Eastern)". interstate-guide.com. Interstate-Guide. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Connecticut Department of Transportatiob (December 31, 2019). HIGHWAY LOG (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Golub, David. "Connecticut State Route 106". eastcoastroads.com. East Coast Roads. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Driscoll, Eugene. "Officials: Rehabbed Bridge Will Help Downtowns In Derby & Shelton". valley.newhavenindependent.org. Valley Independent-Sentinel. Retrieved May 23, 2021.