Connecticut Route 57

Route 57 marker

Route 57

Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 57 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length: 9.51 mi[1] (15.30 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: Route 33 in Westport
  Route 15 in Westport
North end: US 7 / Route 107 in Wilton
Location
Counties: Fairfield
Highway system
  • Routes in Connecticut
Route 55Route 58

Route 57 is a secondary state highway in western Connecticut serving as the "Main Street" of and connecting the towns of Westport and Weston. The road continues north through Redding to end at US 7 just after crossing into Wilton.

Route description

Route 57 begins as Kings Highway North at the west bank of the Saugatuck River at an intersection with Route 33 north of downtown Westport. After crossing the river, it turns north onto Canal Street then onto Main Street. Route 57 overlaps Route 136 for 0.3 mi (0.48 km) between Compo Road North and Weston Road. Route 57 then turns onto Weston Road as it intersects with the Merritt Parkway at an interchange (Exit 42). Continuing north, Route 57 crosses over the Aspetuck River and Saugatuck River before crossing into the town of Weston. Route 57 continues through Weston center, where it briefly overlaps Route 53. Past Weston center, the road becomes Georgetown Road and proceeds for another four miles (6 km) through Weston until it reaches Route 107 just across the town line in Redding. Route 57 then turns west along Route 107 (Redding Road and School Street), overlapping it for 0.3 mi (0.48 km) into the Georgetown section of the town of Wilton. Routes 57 and 107 end concurrently at US 7 in Georgetown.[1]

History

Route 57 was commissioned in 1932 running from Westport center to Weston center, then along the old Newtown Turnpike to Newtown. The portion of the original route north of Weston center ran from the current northern intersection with Route 53 across Route 58 in Redding to an intersection the old US 202, now Route 302, in Newtown. In 1935, Route 57 was truncated to the intersection of the Newtown Turnpike at Route 58. In 1954, the northern part of Route 57 was relocated to its current route along Georgetown Road towards Georgetown (former alignment of Route 53). The Newtown Turnpike portion of former Route 57 became unsigned SR 725, which was assigned in 1963 to a new alignment of Route 53.[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Westport0.000.00 Route 33 Wilton, Saugatuck
0.911.46 Route 136 northNorthern end of CT 136 overlap
1.211.95 Route 136 south WestportSouthern end of CT 136 overlap
1.402.25 Route 15 / Merritt Parkway New Haven, N.Y. CityRoute 15 Exit 42
Weston4.316.94 Route 53 north ReddingNorthern end of CT 53 overlap
5.138.26 Route 53 south NorwalkSouthern end of CT 53 overlap
Redding9.1614.74 Route 107 north ReddingBegin overlap
Wilton9.5115.30 US 7 / Route 107 Norwalk, RidgefieldEnd overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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