Connecticut Route 354

Route 354
Map of New London County in southeastern Connecticut with Route 354 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	7.37 mi[1] (11.86 km)
Existed:	1963 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Route 85 in Colchester
	Route 2 in Colchester
East end:	Route 82 in Salem
Location
Counties:	New London
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 349 Route 361 →

Route 354 is a state highway in eastern Connecticut running from Colchester to Salem.

Route description

Route 354 begins as Parum Road at an intersection with Route 85 in the town center of Colchester and heads southeast. It intersects Route 2 after 0.4 with a partial interchangeat Exit 21. Route 354 continues southeast, becoming Deep River Road as it heads towards the town of Salem. In Salem, the road becomes Old Colchester Road and continues southeast to end at an intersection with Route 82 at the south side of Gardner Lake.^[1]

History

Route 354 was commissioned from SR 654 in 1963 and has had no significant changes since. SR 654 itself first became a state road in 1955. A proposal to extend it to Route 32 in Montville was rejected in 1973.^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in New London County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Colchester	0.00	0.00	Route 85 – Salem, Hebron
	0.37	0.60	Route 2 east – Norwich	Exit 20 (CT 2)
Salem	7.37	11.86	Route 82 – Montville, North Plain
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log
2. Connecticut Routes, Route 354

External links

Route map: Bing / Google