List of Special Service Roads in Connecticut
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In the U.S. state of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
s are grouped into signed routes, unsigned special service roads (SSR), and unsigned state roads (SR). Special service roads are roads that connect a federal or state facility (including state parks and some Interstate Highway interchanges) to a signed state route. Roads classified by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
Connecticut Department of Transportation
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The current Commissioner of ConnDOT is Jeffrey Parker...
as special service roads are given an unsigned number designation between 400 and 499.
List of special service roads
The list excludes special service roads that are functionally classifiedFunctional classification
The functional classification of a road is the class, or group, of roads that the road belongs to. There are three main functional classes as defined by the United States Federal Highway Administration: arterial, collector, and local.- Arterial roads :...
as local roads.
SSR | Road name | Start point | End point | Facility served | Length |
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401/403 | Bradley International Airport Connector, Schoephoester Road | Route 20 Route 20 (Connecticut) Route 20 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It extends from Route 8 in rural Winchester to I-91 in Windsor. Route 20 consists of two distinct sections: a long, winding, scenic rural road, and a section of the freeway linking I-91 to Bradley International... (Windsor Locks Windsor Locks, Connecticut Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,043. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greater Hartford-Springfield region. It is also the site of the New England Air Museum... ) |
Route 75 Route 75 (Connecticut) Route 75 in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts is a scenic route connecting the Hartford and Springfield areas. The route begins at Route 159 in the town of Windsor, Connecticut and ends at the junction of Route 159 and Route 147 in the city of Agawam, Massachusetts.The route... (Windsor Locks Windsor Locks, Connecticut Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,043. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greater Hartford-Springfield region. It is also the site of the New England Air Museum... ) |
Bradley International Airport Bradley International Airport Bradley International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Windsor Locks on the border with East Granby and Suffield, in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the State of Connecticut.... |
2.29 mi (3.69 km) |
404 | Shaker Road, Bilton Road | Route 220 (Enfield Enfield, Connecticut Enfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 45,212 at the 2000 census. It sits on the border with Longmeadow, Massachusetts and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts to the north, Somers to the east, East Windsor and Ellington to the south, and the... ) |
Bilton Road (local) (Somers Somers, Connecticut Somers is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, USA. The population was 10,417 at the 2000 census. The town center is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place... ) |
Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution | 0.85 mi (1.37 km) |
410 | Aircraft Road | Route 154 (Middletown Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central... ) |
Pratt & Whitney driveway (Middletown Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central... ) |
Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA... plant |
2.28 mi (3.67 km) |
411 | West Street | Route 3 Route 3 (Connecticut) Route 3 is a long route connecting Middletown to the Glastonbury-East Hartford town line. It passes through the towns of Cromwell, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, and Glastonbury. The northernmost of Route 3 is an expressway that was originally intended for the cancelled... (Rocky Hill Rocky Hill, Connecticut Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,966 at the 2000 census. Rocky Hill was part of Wethersfield, the neighboring town to the north, until it was independently incorporated in 1849.... ) |
Route 99 (Rocky Hill Rocky Hill, Connecticut Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,966 at the 2000 census. Rocky Hill was part of Wethersfield, the neighboring town to the north, until it was independently incorporated in 1849.... ) |
I-91 Exit 23 and Dinosaur State Park | 1.98 mi (3.19 km) |
422 | Nott Street | Route 99 (Wethersfield Wethersfield, Connecticut Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag... ) |
Hartford Avenue (local) (Wethersfield Wethersfield, Connecticut Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag... ) |
Standish Park | 0.31 mi (0.50 km) |
430 | North Eagleville Road | North Eagleville Road (local) (Mansfield Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county... ) |
Route 195 (Mansfield Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county... ) |
University of Connecticut University of Connecticut The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually... (Storrs campus) |
0.86 mi (1.38 km) |
431 | Geer Hill Road, River Road | Route 148 (Lyme Lyme, Connecticut Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,016 at the 2000 census. Lyme and its neighboring town Old Lyme are the namesake for Lyme disease.-Geography:... ) |
Route 82 (East Haddam East Haddam, Connecticut East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,333 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... ) |
Gillette Castle State Park Gillette Castle State Park Gillette Castle State Park is straddling the towns of East Haddam and Lyme, Connecticut, in the United States. Sitting high above the Connecticut River, the castle was originally a private residence commissioned and designed by William Gillette, an American actor who is most famous for his... |
2.39 mi (3.85 km) |
434 | Mt. Parnassus Rd, Millington Rd, Haywardville Rd, Hopyard Rd | Route 82 (East Haddam East Haddam, Connecticut East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,333 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... ) |
Route 82 (East Haddam) |
Devil's Hopyard State Park Devil's Hopyard State Park Devil's Hopyard State Park is located in East Haddam, Connecticut at a scenic waterfall on the Eightmile River.-History:In 1919, the former State Park and Forest Commission obtained an parcel located in the Millington section of East Haddam. The principal feature of the park, Chapman Falls, drops... |
10.15 mi (16.33 km) |
437 | Crystal Avenue, Old Bridge Approach, State Pier Approach | Route 32 Route 32 (Connecticut) Route 32 is a primary north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, beginning in New London and continuing via Willimantic to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues as Route 32 in that state.-Route description:... (New London New London, Connecticut New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut.... ) |
State Pier Approach (New London) |
State Pier | 0.44 mi (0.71 km) |
449 | Rocky Neck Connector | Route 156 (East Lyme East Lyme, Connecticut East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,118 at the 2000 census. The latitude of East Lyme is 41.353N... ) |
I-95 (East Lyme) |
Rocky Neck State Park Rocky Neck State Park Rocky Neck State Park is a state park and beach in East Lyme, Connecticut. It includes the Rocky Neck Pavilion which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-History:... |
1.07 mi (1.72 km) |
450 | Hammonasset Connector, Duck Hole Road, Horsepond Road | Route 1 (Madison Madison, Connecticut Madison is a town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, occupying a central location on Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline. The population was 18,812 at the 2000 census.... ) |
Route 79 Route 79 (Connecticut) Route 79 is a state highway in southern Connecticut from Madison to Durham.-Route description:Route 79 begins at US 1 in Madison center and heads north across I-95 . It continues north, intersecting with Horse Pond Road , which leads to the town offices... (Madison) |
Hammonasset State Park and I-95 Exit 62 | 4.46 mi (7.18 km) |
453 | Mount Carmel Avenue | Route 10 (Hamden Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates... ) |
Mount Carmel Avenue (local) (Hamden) |
Sleeping Giant State Park and Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Hamden, Connecticut, United States at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park... |
0.32 mi (0.51 km) |
476 | Sherwood Island Connector | Sherwood Island State Park Road (Westport Westport, Connecticut -Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices.... ) |
Route 1 (Westport) |
Sherwood Island State Park Sherwood Island State Park Sherwood Island State Park is a park on the shore of Long Island Sound, in the Greens Farms section of Westport, Connecticut.It covers of beach, wetlands and woodlands... and I-95 Exit 18 |
1.41 mi (2.27 km) |
478 | West Shore Road, Lake Waramaug Road, North Shore Road | Route 45 (Washington Washington, Connecticut Washington is a rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. The population was 3,596 at the 2000 census. Washington is known for its picturesque countryside, historic architecture, and active civic and cultural life... ) |
Route 45 (Warren Warren, Connecticut Warren is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,254 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren.... ) |
Lake Waramaug State Park Lake Waramaug State Park Lake Waramaug State Park is located in the towns of Kent, Warren, and Washington in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The lake lies approximately north of Danbury. The park provides swimming, fishing, picnicking, camping and restroom facilities... |
6.08 mi (9.78 km) |
480 | Great Hollow Road | Great Hollow Road (local) (Cornwall Cornwall, Connecticut Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.In 1939 poet Mark Van Doren wrote "The Hills of Little Cornwall", a short poem in which the beauties of the countryside were portrayed as seductive:The town was also home to the Foreign... ) |
Route 4 Route 4 (Connecticut) Route 4 is an east–west primary state highway connecting rural Litchfield County to the Greater Hartford area of the U.S. state of Connecticut... (Cornwall Cornwall, Connecticut Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.In 1939 poet Mark Van Doren wrote "The Hills of Little Cornwall", a short poem in which the beauties of the countryside were portrayed as seductive:The town was also home to the Foreign... ) |
Mohawk Mountain State Park | 0.77 mi (1.24 km) |
482 | East River Road | Route 181/Route 318 (Barkhamsted Barkhamsted, Connecticut Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County in Connecticut and contains six villages, West Hill, Mallory, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley and Riverton. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census... ) |
Route 20 Route 20 (Connecticut) Route 20 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It extends from Route 8 in rural Winchester to I-91 in Windsor. Route 20 consists of two distinct sections: a long, winding, scenic rural road, and a section of the freeway linking I-91 to Bradley International... (Barkhamsted Barkhamsted, Connecticut Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County in Connecticut and contains six villages, West Hill, Mallory, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley and Riverton. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census... ) |
Peoples State Forest | 4.11 mi (6.61 km) |
- Special Service Road 483 (Burr Mountain Road) – SR 800 to Burr Pond State ParkBurr Pond State ParkBurr Pond State Park is a state park at Torrington, Connecticut, USA. The park provides facilities for swimming, boating, fishing as well as numerous hiking trails.-History:...
- Special Service Road 485 (University Drive) – Route 4 to Torrington campus of the University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutThe admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
- Special Service Road 486 (Airport Access Road) – Route 188 connector to Waterbury-Oxford AirportWaterbury-Oxford AirportWaterbury-Oxford Airport , also known as just Oxford Airport, is a public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Oxford, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation ....
- Special Service Road 487 (Kettletown Road) – Route 67 and I-84/US 6 to Kettletown State Park
- Special Service Road 490 (Wasserman Way) – I-84 Exit 11 to Route 34 and SR 860
- Special Service Road 492 (Main Street South) Route 67 and US 6 to DOT garage in Southbury
- Special Service Road 493 (Washington Boulevard) – I-95 Exit 7 to Route 137 and U.S. Route 1