Willow Brook Connector
Encyclopedia
The Willow Brook Connector is a 1.45 miles (2.3 km) unsigned expressway
in the town of Berlin, Connecticut
. The road is designated but not signed as State Road 571. It gets its name from Willow Brook Park, which begins on the north side of the roadway as one heads into the city of New Britain
, or to New Britain Stadium for a baseball game.
city line). It proceeds eastward through Willow Brook and Hungerford Parks. The highway has an unnumbered interchange with Route 71 about 0.9 miles (1.4 km) later. The highway ends half a mile later as it merges into southbound Route 9
. Access from Route 9 is only possible from the northbound direction via Exit 24.
(U.S. Route 5/Route 15
) in Berlin. The entire highway has also been designated as part of the Polish Legion of American Veterans Memorial Highway.
Limited-access road
A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...
in the town of Berlin, Connecticut
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...
. The road is designated but not signed as State Road 571. It gets its name from Willow Brook Park, which begins on the north side of the roadway as one heads into the city of 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....
, or to New Britain Stadium for a baseball game.
Route description
The expressway begins at the intersection of Route 71A (High Road) and Route 372 (Corbin Avenue) at the northern end of Berlin (near the New BritainNew 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....
city line). It proceeds eastward through Willow Brook and Hungerford Parks. The highway has an unnumbered interchange with Route 71 about 0.9 miles (1.4 km) later. The highway ends half a mile later as it merges into southbound Route 9
Route 9 (Connecticut)
Route 9 is a , 4-lane freeway beginning in Old Saybrook and ending at the Farmington-West Hartford town line.-Route description:Route 9 begins at an interchange with I-95/U.S. 1, on the west banks of the Connecticut River...
. Access from Route 9 is only possible from the northbound direction via Exit 24.
History
The road opened in the early 1960s when what would become the Route 72 Expressway (part of Route 9 today) opened from this road south to the junction of the Berlin TurnpikeBerlin 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...
(U.S. Route 5/Route 15
Route 15 (Connecticut)
Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut that runs from a connection with New York's Hutchinson River Parkway in Greenwich, Connecticut to its northern terminus intersecting with Interstate 84 in East Hartford, Connecticut...
) in Berlin. The entire highway has also been designated as part of the Polish Legion of American Veterans Memorial Highway.