Connecticut Route 175
 Route 175 | ||||
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 Map of Hartford County in northern Connecticut with Route 175 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.19 mi[1] (9.96 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 71 in New Britain | |||
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| East end |  Route 99 in Wethersfield | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Hartford | |||
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Route 175 is a state highway in central Connecticut, running from New Britain to Wethersfield.
Route description
[edit]Route 175 begins at an intersection with Route 71 in New Britain. It heads east and north along the perimeter of Central Connecticut State University, then turns east again and intersects Route 9 at the Newington town line. In Newington, it continues east across town, intersecting with Route 173 and Route 176. At the Wethersfield town line, it meets US 5 and Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) at a grade-separated interchange, and continues east to end at an intersection with Route 99.[1]
History
[edit]Route 175 was commissioned in 1932.[2] The original route followed the current route to Route 176 and the current Route 176 and its former extension into Hartford along Newington Avenue. In 1940, the section north of the junction with Route 176 was transferred to Routes 176 and 176A. At the same time, Route 175 was extended east along former SR 775 to the Silas Deane Highway (then Route 9). In 1968, a section in Newington and Wethersfield was rerouted slightly to the north. Part of the old road was abandoned; the remainder was reassigned to modern SSR 405.[3]
Junction list
[edit]The entire route is in Hartford County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| New Britain | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 71 – West Hartford, Kensington | Western terminus | |||
| Newington | 1.01 | 1.63 |         Route 9 south to I-84 west / Route 72 west – Middletown | Exit 38 on Route 9 | |||
  To I-84 east (US 6 east) / Route 9 north – Farmington | Access via SR 505 | ||||||
| 2.30 | 3.70 |  Route 173 – West Hartford, Berlin | |||||
| 2.81 | 4.52 |  Route 176 – Elmwood, Berlin | |||||
| Newington–Wethersfield line | 3.89 | 6.26 |   US 5 / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) – Hartford, New Haven | Interchange | |||
| Wethersfield | 6.19 | 9.96 | Route 99 – Hartford, Rocky Hill | Eastern terminus; former Route 9 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. June 5, 1932. p. 29. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 175
