Route 9 (Connecticut) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Route 9 is a 40.89 miles (65.8 km), 4-lane freeway beginning in Old Saybrook

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,367 at the 2000 census. It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, as well as the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybrook Manor.-History:...

and ending at the Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut

Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census. It is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel...

-West Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford....

town line.

Route description

Route 9 begins at an interchange with I-95

Interstate 95 in Connecticut

Interstate 95, the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles in Connecticut from the Rhode Island state line to the New York State line. I-95 Southbound from East Lyme to the New York State...

/U.S. 1

U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut

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 It has been replaced by Interstate 95 as a through route, which it closely parallels, and now primarily serves as a local business route...

, on the west banks of the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...

. For about 29 miles (46.7 km) between Old Saybrook

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

and Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States located in the middle of the state. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.-Points of interest:...

(passing through the towns of Essex

Essex, Connecticut

Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,505 at the 2000 census. It is made up of three villages: Essex Village, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.- History :- The Great Attack :...

, Deep River

Deep River, Connecticut

Deep River is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,629 at the 2010 census. The town center is also designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...

, Chester

Chester, Connecticut

Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,743 at the 2000 census. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place .-Geography:...

, Haddam

Haddam, Connecticut

Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...

, and 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...

), Route 9 follows the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

. After its junction with Interstate 91

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

in Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

, Route 9 continues westward then northward, running through the Hartford area

Greater Hartford

Greater Hartford is a region located in the state of Connecticut, centered on the state's capital of Hartford.Hartford's role as a focal point for the American insurance industry is known nationally. The vibrant music and arts scene defines the region's culture...

towns/cities of Berlin

Berlin, Connecticut

Berlin is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,866 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and industrial, and served by the Amtrak station of the same name...

, New Britain

New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....

, Newington

Newington, Connecticut

Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 29,306. The Connecticut Department of Transportation has its headquarters in Newington....

, and Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut

. At the junction with I-84

Interstate 84 in Connecticut

Interstate 84 is an East–West Interstate highway across the state of Connecticut into Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford and Union.-Route description:...

/US 6

U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut

U.S. Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country U.S. Route 6 within the state of Connecticut. West of Hartford, the route either closely parallels or runs along Interstate 84. Interstate 84 has largely supplanted Route 6 as a through route in western Connecticut. East of Hartford, the route serves...

near the Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut

- West Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford....

town line, Route 9 follows the ramps for eastbound I-84

Interstate 84 in Connecticut

Interstate 84 is an East–West Interstate highway across the state of Connecticut into Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford and Union.-Route description:...

and ends at the merge with I-84

Interstate 84 in Connecticut

Interstate 84 is an East–West Interstate highway across the state of Connecticut into Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford and Union.-Route description:...

immediately after crossing the town line.

Route 9 has a non-freeway portion in the downtown area of Middletown

Middletown, Connecticut

, where it overlaps with Route 17. The non-freeway portion is 0.35 mile (0.563269 km) in length and consists of two at-grade intersections with traffic lights (signed as Exits 15 and 16). One of these intersections is where Route 17 leaves Route 9 to join Route 66. ConnDOT

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...

may soon consider upgrading the at-grade interchanges of the expressway and make on/off ramps .

Special designations

The section from I-95

Interstate 95 in Connecticut

in Old Saybrook to I-91 in

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

is known as the Chester Bowles
Chester Bowles
Chester Bliss Bowles was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut.-Biography:...

Highway. The section from I-91

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

in Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

to Exit 24 in Berlin

Berlin, Connecticut

is known as the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

Veterans Memorial Highway. The section from Route 72 in New Britain to Route 175

Connecticut Route 175

Route 175 is a state highway in central Connecticut, running from New Britain to Wethersfield.-Route description:Route 175 begins at an intersection with Route 71 in New Britain. It heads east and north to Central Connecticut State University, then turns east again and intersects Route 9 at the...

in Newington is known as the Taras Shevchenko
Taras Shevchenko
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...

Expressway. The section from Route 175

Connecticut Route 175

in Newington

Newington, Connecticut

to the junction with I-84

Interstate 84 in Connecticut

Interstate 84 is an East–West Interstate highway across the state of Connecticut into Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford and Union.-Route description:...

is known as the Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, officially , is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain, which lie south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The island is located south of mainland Tokyo and administered as part of Ogasawara, one of eight villages of Tokyo...

Memorial Expressway.

History

The road connecting Deep River

Deep River, Connecticut

(then known as Saybrook) and 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...

along the west bank of the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

was a toll road known as the Middlesex Turnpike, which operated from 1802 to 1876. Another toll road running from Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

to the northwest corner of Granby

Granby, Connecticut

Granby is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,347 at the 2000 census. The town center was defined as a census-designated place known as Salmon Brook in the 2000 census....

was known as the Granby Turnpike and operated from 1800 to 1854.

The state took over maintenance of trunk highways at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1922, New England began publicly numbering its state roads. The road running from Old Saybrook

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

to the Massachusetts state line in Granby

Granby, Connecticut

was designated as part of Route 10

Connecticut Route 10

Connecticut Route 10 is a state highway that runs between New Haven and the state line near Granby.-Route description:Route 10 begins at Interstate 95 as Ella T. Grasso Boulevard in the city of New Haven. It then passes by Southern Connecticut State University before entering the town of Hamden...

, a multi-state route continuing all the way to northern New Hampshire. The portion of New England Route 10 in Connecticut used the alignments of the Middlesex and Granby Turnpikes. In the 1932 state highway renumbering

1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)

In 1932, the Highway Department of the U.S. state of Connecticut , decided to completely renumber all its state highways. The only exceptions were the U.S. Highways and some of the New England Interstate Routes. Between 1922 and 1932, Connecticut used a state highway numbering system shared with...

, Route 10

Connecticut Route 10

was relocated to a different alignment beginning in New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...

instead. The Old Saybrook to Granby road was designated as Route 9.

In the mid-1950s and early 1960s, various plans for a freeway along the Route 9 alignment were developed. Construction also began on the Old Saybrook

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

to Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

segment around this time. The freeway from I-95

Interstate 95 in Connecticut

to I-91

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

was completely open by 1969. Old Route 9 south of Middletown was re-designated as Route 9A (later to be designated as Route 154

Connecticut Route 154

Route 154 is a state highway in Connecticut running for . It serves as one of the main thoroughfares in the town of Old Saybrook, intersecting twice with U.S. Route 1. North of I-95, Route 154 runs parallel to Route 9, along to the west bank of the Connecticut River. The route ends in Middletown...

).

Several options were considered and then later abandoned for the freeway portion through Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut

and points north. By the mid-1960s, a Route 9 freeway alignment through Hartford was finally abandoned. Route 9 was truncated to end at I-91

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

in Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

instead. The portion of old Route 9 from Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut

to Granby

Granby, Connecticut

was assigned as an extension of Route 189

Connecticut Route 189

Route 189 is a state route in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The route begins in the northwestern portion of the Connecticut state capital of Hartford and ends in the rural town of Granville...

, while the Cromwell

Cromwell, Connecticut

to Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut

segment that was not upgraded to freeway was re-designated as Route 99

Connecticut Route 99

Route 99 is a state highway in Connecticut running for from Route 9 in Cromwell, through the town of Rocky Hill, ending in Wethersfield at the Hartford city line. The road continues into Hartford as a local road...

.

In 1979, the eastern end of the Route 72 freeway up to the Berlin Turnpike

Berlin Turnpike

The Berlin Turnpike is a 4-lane/6-lane divided arterial road carrying U.S. Route 5 and Route 15 through the towns of Berlin, Newington, and Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States. The road begins at the Meriden-Berlin town line. The official length of the Berlin Turnpike is 11.02 miles but the...

was completed, including a connector to the planned alignment of Interstate 291

Interstate 291 (Connecticut)

Interstate 291 is a short Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut that starts at I-91 at its junction with Route 218 in Windsor and ends at I-84 in Manchester. It serves as a northeastern bypass of Hartford...

in New Britain

New Britain, Connecticut

. By this time, however, this portion of Interstate 291

Interstate 291 (Connecticut)

had been deleted from the state's Interstate network. By 1989, a freeway connection was completed between the north end of Route 9 at I-91

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

and the east end of Route 72 at the Berlin Turnpike

Berlin Turnpike

. Route 72 was truncated to end at the I-291 connector while Route 9 was extended along the deleted portion of the Route 72 freeway. Route 9 also took over the I-291

Interstate 291 (Connecticut)

connector, which was extended in 1986 to Route 175

Connecticut Route 175

.

In 1992 Route 9 was finally connected to I-84

Interstate 84 in Connecticut

Interstate 84 is an East–West Interstate highway across the state of Connecticut into Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford and Union.-Route description:...

in Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut

using a portion of the cancelled I-291

Interstate 291 (Connecticut)

right of way, completing Route 9 as it exists today. The segment between I-84

Interstate 84 in Connecticut

Interstate 84 is an East–West Interstate highway across the state of Connecticut into Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford and Union.-Route description:...

in Farmington

Farmington, Connecticut

and I-91

Interstate 91 in Connecticut

Interstate 91 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut. The interstate's southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut at Interstate 95.-Route description:...

in 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....

serves the areas through which the southwest leg of I-291

Interstate 291 (Connecticut)

was to be built.

Exit list

Town	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Old Saybrook Old Saybrook, Connecticut Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,367 at the 2000 census. It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, as well as the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybrook Manor.-History:...		0.3
		0.4
	1	~0.5	Ferry Point	Northbound exit from southbound I-95 only. Milepost at off-ramp.
		0.8	Springbrook Road	Southbound entrance only. Milepost at on-ramp.
	2	1.5
Essex Essex, Connecticut Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,505 at the 2000 census. It is made up of three villages: Essex Village, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.- History :- The Great Attack :...	3	3.9
	4	5.2
Deep River Deep River, Connecticut Deep River is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,629 at the 2010 census. The town center is also designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...	5	7.0
Chester Chester, Connecticut Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,743 at the 2000 census. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place .-Geography:...	6	8.9
	7	10.7
Haddam Haddam, Connecticut Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...	8	13.9	Beaver Meadow Road – Haddam Haddam, Connecticut Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...
	9	15.7
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...	10	19.4		Pratt & Whitney plant
	11	21.3
	12	22.4	Bow Lane – Harbor Area	northbound exit and southbound entrance
	12	22.9	Silver Street	southbound exit and northbound entrance
	13	23.3		Route 17 joins northbound and leaves southbound No access Route 9 north to Route 17 south
	14	23.7	Dekoven Drive – Harbor Area	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	15	23.9		At-grade intersection SR 545
	16	24.3		Route 17 leaves northbound and joins southbound At-grade intersection
	(17)	24.5	Miller Street, Bridge Street	Unsigned exit (at-grade intersection)
Cromwell Cromwell, Connecticut Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States located in the middle of the state. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.-Points of interest:...	18	25.4
	19	27.6
	20N	29.3
	20S	29.5
Berlin Berlin, Connecticut Berlin is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,866 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and industrial, and served by the Amtrak station of the same name...	21	31.7		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	21	32.2		Southbound entrance and exit only
	22	32.4		Northbound entrance and exit, southbound exit only
	23	33.0	Christian Lane – Berlin Berlin, Connecticut Berlin is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 19,866 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and industrial, and served by the Amtrak station of the same name...	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	24	34.1		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
New Britain New Britain, Connecticut New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....	25	35.1	Ellis St.
	26	35.4	Columbus Blvd. – Downtown New Britain New Britain, Connecticut New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....	Northbound exit only
	27	35.7	Chestnut Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	28	36.0
	28A	36.2		Northbound entrance and southbound exit
Newington Newington, Connecticut Newington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 29,306. The Connecticut Department of Transportation has its headquarters in Newington....	29	38.0		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	29	38.3	Ella Grasso Blvd.	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
New Britain New Britain, Connecticut New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....	30	39.5
Farmington Farmington, Connecticut Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census. It is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel...	31 W–E	40.3	W: ---- E:

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