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
editI-84
editInterstate 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
editInterstate 95 first enters Connecticut at the New York border crossing the Byram River in Greenwich.
US highways
editU.S. Route 1
editU.S. Route 6
editU.S. Route 7
editU.S. Route 7 begins at it's southern terminus at the interchange with Interstate 95 in South Norwalk.
U.S. Route 202
editState routes
editMerritt Parkway
editConnecticut Route 8
editConnecticut ROute 8 begins
Connecticut Route 25
editConnecticut Route 33
editConnecticut Route 34
editConnecticut Route 35
editConnecticut Route 37
editConnecticut Route 39
editConnecticut Route 53
editConnecticut Route 55
editConnecticut Route 57
editConnecticut Route 58
editConnecticut Route 59
editConnecticut Route 102
editConnecticut Route 104
editConnecticut Route 106
editRoute 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
editRoute 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
editConnecticut Route 110
editConnecticut Route 111
editConnecticut Route 113
editConnecticut Route 116
editConnecticut Route 123
editConnecticut Route 124
editConnecticut Route 127
editConnecticut Route 130
editConnecticut Route 133
editConnecticut Route 135
editConnecticut Route 136
editConnecticut Route 137
editConnecticut Route 302
editConnecticut Route 712
editThe 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.