Connecticut Route 32

Route 32
Route 32
	Map of eastern Connecticut with Route 32 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	54.88 mi (88.32 km)
Existed	1922 (realigned 1932)–present
Major junctions
South end	I-95 / US 1 in New London
	I-395 / Route 2 / Route 2A in Norwich; Route 66 in Willimantic; US 6 in Windham; US 44 in Mansfield; I-84 in Willington; Route 190 in Stafford, CT;
North end	Route 32 in Monson, MA
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	New London, Windham, Tolland
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Route 32 is a 54.88-mile (88.32 km) primary north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, beginning in New London and continuing via Willimantic to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues as Route 32 in that state.

Route description edit

Route 32 begins near Interstate 95 (about 0.5-mile (0.80 km) south of the road crossing as a continuation of Water Street). It is a freeway near the interchange with I-95, then becomes an expressway with at-grade intersections up to SR 693, a short freeway that provides access to I-395. It then becomes a mostly two-lane surface road with the exception of the overlap with Route 2 in Norwich.

It goes through the following towns: New London, Waterford, Montville, Norwich, Franklin, Lebanon (0.11 miles (0.18 km) only), Windham, Mansfield, Willington, Tolland (0.10 miles (0.16 km) only), Ellington, and Stafford. From New London to Norwich, Route 32 follows along the west bank of the Thames River.

History edit

Route 32 between Norwich and New London was laid out in 1670 and remained little more than an Indian trail for more than a century ^{[citation needed]}. The number dates from when the route was part of New England Interstate Route 32 from 1922–1932. In 1932, Connecticut stopped using the New England route system, but Route 32 kept its number as a state highway. The north and south ends were also realigned in 1932. In the south, the original New England Route 32 ran along present day Route 12 from Groton to Norwich. The modern alignment from New London to Norwich used to be part of New England Route 12. (Route 12 and Route 32 have basically swapped places south of Norwich). In the north, the original New England Route 32 used present day Route 19 from Stafford to the Massachusetts state line. The modern alignment in Stafford was known as State Highway 334 in the 1920s before being reassigned to Route 32.

Junction list edit

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
New London	New London	0.00	0.00	SSR 437 / Crystal Ave
	New London	0.14– 0.94	0.23– 1.51	I-95 / US 1 – Groton, Providence, New Haven	I-95 exit 84
	Waterford	4.04	6.50	To I-395 north – Norwich	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access via SR 693
	Montville	5.58	8.98	Route 163 north – Oakdale
	Montville	8.93	14.37	Route 2A – Norwich, Poquetanuck	CT 2A Exit 5
	Norwich	12.15	19.55	Route 82 west – Montville
		12.33	19.84	Route 2 east	Eastern terminus of Route 2 overlap
		13.70	22.05	Route 169 north – Taftville
		14.85	23.90	I-395 – New Haven, Providence	I-395 exits 13A-B
		16.21	26.09	Route 2 west – Hartford	Western terminus of Route 2 overlap
	Franklin	17.05	27.44	Route 87 north – Lebanon
	Franklin	22.16	35.66	Route 207 – Baltic, Lebanon
Windham	Windham	25.46	40.97	Route 203 north – Windham
		28.50	45.87	South Street (SR 661)
		29.00	46.67	Route 289 south – Lebanon
		29.23	47.04	Air Line State Park Trail – Lebanon, Colchester
		29.27	47.11	Route 66 east – North Windham	Eastern terminus of CT 66 overlap
		30.02	48.31	Route 66 west – Columbia	Western terminus of CT 66 overlap
		30.89	49.71	US 6 – Columbia, North Windham
Tolland	Mansfield	32.29	51.97	Route 31 north – Coventry
		35.62	57.32	Route 275 – Coventry, Storrs
		37.50	60.35	US 44 – Ashford, Bolton
		39.79	64.04	Route 195 – Tolland, Storrs
	Willington	43.16	69.46	Route 74 – Tolland, Willington
	Willington	44.64	71.84	I-84 – Boston, Hartford	I-84 exit 70
	Stafford	48.85	78.62	Route 190 east – Union	Eastern terminus of CT 190 overlap
		49.08	78.99	Route 140 west – Ellington
		49.88	80.27	Route 190 west – Somers	Western terminus of CT 190 overlap
		50.78	81.72	Route 319 – Stafford, West Stafford
		54.88	88.32	Route 32 north – Monson, Palmer	Massachusetts state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus