U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut

U.S. Route 1
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	117.37 mi[1] (188.89 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Port Chester, NY
	US 7 in Norwalk Route 8 in Bridgeport Route 34 in New Haven Route 9 in Old Saybrook Route 32 in New London
North end:	US 1 in Westerly, RI
Location
Counties:	Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, New London
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← I-691 Route 2 →

In the U.S. state of Connecticut, U.S. Route 1 is a major east–west state highway along Long Island Sound. It has been replaced by Interstate 95 as a through route, which it closely parallels, and now primarily serves as a local business route. Despite its east–west orientation, it is part of a north–south route, and so most signs show it as north–south.

Route description

The Mystic River Bascule Bridge carrying US 1 over the Mystic River in Connecticut

US 1 in Connecticut stays close to Interstate 95 throughout the state and has many junctions with it. It goes through the following towns as the roads listed below. From Greenwich to Branford, US 1 is mostly a 4-lane or 6-lane principal arterial road (with some 2-lane sections in dense areas). From Branford to Stonington, US 1 becomes a 2-lane or 4-lane minor arterial road (it is classified as a principal arterial road within Waterford town). One note of interest is that Route 1 in Connecticut has almost a direct east–west route. Because of this, in some places, signs may say Route 1 east or west, and only a short distance away, another sign may say Route 1 north or south. This can make it confusing for those who are not familiar with the area. Most of US 1 through Connecticut encompasses its predecessor, the Boston Post Road, and in many towns it is still named Boston Post Road.

History

US 1 generally follows the old Boston Post Road and turnpike roads built to replace it. Specifically, the Greenwich Road, chartered in 1792, was the part in Greenwich, and became part of the longer Connecticut Turnpike (New York to Fairfield) in 1806. The New Haven and Milford Turnpike (1802) continued from Milford to New Haven, and the New London and Lyme Turnpike (1807) connected Old Lyme with New London.

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fairfield	Greenwich	0.0	0.0	US 1 south – Port Chester	Continuation into New York
		4.83	7.77	I-95 – N.Y. City, New Haven	I-95 exit 5
	Stamford	6.94	11.17	Route 137 (Washington Boulevard)
		8.60	13.84	Route 106 (Courtland Avenue) – Glenbrook
		8.64	13.90	I-95 – N.Y. City, New Haven	I-95 exit 9; northbound via Seaside Avenue
	Darien	11.17	17.98	I-95 – New Haven, N.Y. City	I-95 exit 11; southbound entrance from Ledge Road
		11.56	18.60	Route 136 (Tokeneke Road) – Rowayton, South Norwalk
		11.66	18.76	Route 124 (Mansfield Avenue) – New Canaan
		12.52	20.15	I-95 – New Haven, N.Y. City	I-95 exit 13; northbound entrance from Old Kings Highway North
	Norwalk	14.24	22.92	I-95 – New Haven, N.Y. City	Exit 14; northbound exit to Fairfield Avenue I-95 northbound entrance from Scribner Avenue
		15.74	25.33	US 7 to I-95 – N.Y. City, Bridgeport	US 7 exit 1
		16.17	26.02	Route 123 (Main Street)
		16.54	26.62	Route 53 (East Avenue) – Weston
	Westport	19.23	30.95	Route 33 (Wilton Road / Riverside Avenue) – Saugatuck, Wilton
		19.84	31.93	Route 136 (Compo Road)
		20.81	33.49	Sherwood Island Connector – Sherwood Island State Park
	Fairfield	23.31	37.51	I-95 – N.Y. City, New Haven	Exit 19; northbound exit to Rennell Drive and southbound to Pease Avenue -I-95 southbound entrance from Center Street
		25.51	41.05	Route 135 (North Benson Road)
		25.81	41.54	Route 130 (Post Road)
		26.33	42.37	I-95 – N.Y. City, New Haven	I-95 exit 23
		27.20	43.77	I-95 – New Haven, N.Y. City	Exit 24; southbound exit to Chambers Street I-95 northbound entrance from Johnson Drive I-95 southbound entrance from Stephens Lane
		28.16	45.32	Route 58 (South Tunxis Hill Cutoff)
	Bridgeport	28.69	46.17	Route 59 (Brooklawn Avenue)
		31.44	50.60	Route 127 (East Main Street)
	Stratford	34.04	54.78	Route 108 (Nichols Avenue)
		34.20	55.04	Route 113 (Main Street)
		34.86	56.10	Route 130	Ferry Boulevard (Route 130) merges with Barnum Avenue (US 1) for a north/south pair of roads. Northbound Ferry Boulevard / southbound Barnum Avenue
		34.91	56.18	I-95 south – N.Y. City	Exit 33; northbound exit only I-95 southbound entrance only
		35.08	56.46	Route 110 (East Main Street)
	Housatonic River			Washington Bridge
New Haven	Milford	36.32	58.45	I-95 – New Haven, N.Y. City	I-95 exit 34
		37.33	60.08	Route 162	US 1 splits from Bridgeport Avenue to Boston Post Road; Route 162 starts at the split on Bridgeport Avenue
		38.93	62.65	To Route 15 – N.Y. City, Hartford	Exit 54; I-95 and US 1 via Milford Parkway I-95 not accessible from US 1 and vice versa on Milford Parkway
		39.21	63.10	Route 121 (North Street) – Orange, Milford Center
		40.01	64.39	I-95 – New Haven, N.Y. City	Exit 39A for US 1 southbound and exit 39B for US 1 northbound
	Orange	42.25	67.99	Route 152 (Orange Center Road)
		43.20	69.52	Route 114 (Racebrook Road)
		43.96	70.75	Route 162 (Bull Hill Lane) – West Haven
	West Haven	44.05	70.89	Route 122 (Forest Road / Campbell Avenue)
	New Haven	46.64	75.06	Route 10 (Ella Grasso Boulevard) to I-95
		48.25	77.65	Route 34 to I-91 / I-95	via Oak Street Connector
				Tomlinson Lift Bridge over the Quinnipiac River
		50.25	80.87	Route 337 (Townsend Avenue)
	East Haven	51.11	82.25	I-95	I-95 exit 51
		51.50	82.88	Route 100 to I-95	High Stree overpasses US 1; use Forbes Place and Kimberly Avenue to access from northbound; no access from southbound US 1
		51.79	83.35	Route 142 (Hemingway Avenue)
		52.07	83.80	Route 100 north (Main Street) – East Haven
	Branford	53.85	86.66	Route 142 (Short Beach Road) – Short Beach
		53.96	86.84	I-95 south – New Haven	Exit 53 northbound exit only to US 1 via Branford Connector; I-95 southbound only via Branford Connector
		54.06	87.00	Route 146 (Main Street)
		56.82	91.44	I-95 – New Haven, New London	I-95 exit 55
		57.07	91.85	Route 139 (North Branford Road) – North Branford, Foxon
	Guilford	59.21	95.29	Route 22 (Notch Hill Road) – Foxon, North Branford
		61.76	99.39	I-95 – New Haven, New London	I-95 exit 57
		63.07	101.50	Route 77 (Church Street) – Guilford, North Guilford
		64.35	103.56	Route 146 (Boston Street) – Guilford Center
	Madison	67.85	109.19	Route 79 (Durham Road) – North Madison, Durham
Middlesex	Clinton	71.67	115.34	Route 81 (High Street) – Killingworth, Middletown
		72.52	116.71	Route 145 (Old Post Road / Old Westbrook Road) – Winthrop
	Westbrook	76.25	122.71	Route 153 (Essex Road) to I-95 – Essex, Ivoryton
	Old Saybrook	78.19	125.83	Route 166 (Spencer Plain Road) to I-95
		79.52	127.98	Route 154 east (Old Boston Post Road) – Shore Points, Cornfield Point, Knollwood Beach
		80.53	129.60	Route 154 west (Main Street) – Shore Points, Saybrook Point	South end of Route 154 overlap
		80.93	130.24	Route 154 east (Middlesex Tpk.) to I-95 south – Essex	North end of Route 154 overlap
Interstate 95 overlaps from Exit 68 and Exit 70
New London	Old Lyme	83.34	134.12	Route 156 (Shore Road / Neck Road / Halls Road) – Shore Points, Hamburg	Route 156 overlap begins and merge ends
	East Lyme	92.46	148.80	Route 161 (Chesterfield Road / Flanders Road) – Chesterfield, Niantic
		92.97	149.62	I-95 – New Haven, New London	I-95 exit 75; I-95 southbound from US 1 southbound only
	Waterford	97.36	156.69	Route 156 south (Rope Ferry Road) – Flanders, Niantic
	New London	98.70	158.84	Route 213 (Ocean Avenue) – Harkness Memorial State Park
		99.99	160.92	Route 85 (Broad Street) – Hartford
		100.91	162.40	Route 32 – Norwich	I-95 Exit 84N for Route 32 north and exit 84S Route 32 south (southbound exits only) No direct junction from US 1/I-95 northbound
		100.97	162.50	I-95 south – New Haven	South end of I-95 overlap at exit 83
	Thames River			Gold Star Bridge
	Groton	102.21	164.49	I-95 north / Route 12 north – Stonington, Providence, Gales Ferry	North end of I-95 overlap at exit 85; southern terminus of CT 12
		103.20	166.08	Route 349 (Clarence Sharp Highway) to I-95 north – Stonington, Providence
		105.55	169.87	Route 117 (Newtown Road) to I-95 – Ledyard
		106.45	171.31	Route 215 (Groton Long Point Road) – Groton Long Point
		108.99	175.40	Route 215 (Water Street) – Groton Long Point, Noank
	Mystic River			Mystic River Bascule Bridge
	Stonington	109.68	176.51	Route 27 (Denison Avenue) to I-95 – Old Mystic
		112.48	181.02	US 1A (North Water Street) – Stonington Borough
		113.63	182.87	US 1A (Elm Street) – Stonington Borough
		116.78	187.94	Route 234 (Pequot Trail) to I-95
		117.25	188.70	Route 2 (Liberty Street) to I-95 – North Stonington, Norwich
		117.37	188.89	US 1 north – Westerly	Continuation into Rhode Island
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Highway Log PDF (1.80 MiB) as of December 31, 2010

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• US 1 (Greater New York Roads)