Connecticut Route 173

Route 173 marker

Route 173

Map of Hartford County in northern Connecticut with Route 173 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
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 in West Hartford (future)
Location
Counties: Hartford
Highway system
  • Routes in Connecticut
← Route 172Route 174 →

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 with Hooker Drive.[1]

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.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Newington0.000.00 US 5 / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) – New Haven, Hartford
1.151.85 Route 174 west – New BritainSouthern end of Route 174 concurrency
1.322.12 Route 174 east – HartfordNorthern end of Route 174 concurrency
2.644.25 Route 175 – New Britain, Newington
West Hartford5.849.40 Route 71 south – New Britain
6.049.72 I-84 / US 6 – Hartford, Waterbury
6.179.93Hooker DriveCurrent terminus
6.2510.06 Route 4 – Farmington, HartfordFuture extension
6.3910.28 US 44 – Avon, HartfordFuture extension
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Connecticut State Highway Log
  2. ↑ State Roads and Bridges with Names Commemorating Veterans Organizations or Groups
  3. ↑ Connecticut Routes, Route 173

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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