Milford Parkway (Connecticut)

The Milford Parkway, officially the Daniel S. Wasson Connector, is a 2.88-mile (4.63 km) long freeway between U.S. Route 1 and the Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15) in the city of Milford, Connecticut. The highway has one intermediate exit to Interstate 95. The highway is officially designated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation as State Road 796 (SR 796) but is not signed as such. Being a parkway, commercial vehicles are prohibited from using the road.

History

Milford Parkway was re-named on June 23, 2003^[1] to honor Daniel S. Wasson, the first police officer to die in the line of duty in the city of Milford. He was killed on April 12, 1987 when he was shot by a motorist he had pulled over.

Exit list

The entire route is in Milford, New Haven County.

Mile	Destinations	Notes
0.16	US 1 – Milford, Stratford	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramp as main line
0.52	I-95 – Bridgeport, New Haven, New London	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
1.78	Route 15 north (Wilbur Cross Parkway) – New Haven, Hartford	Northbound exit and southbound entrance Begin exit ramp as main line
2.32	Wheelers Farms Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance Milepost at off ramp
2.88	Route 15 south (Merritt Parkway) – New York City	Northbound exit and southbound entrance Milepost at merge with southbound Route 15 End exit ramp as main line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

For the last 1.1 miles (1.8 km), the Route 796 designation follows the long exit ramp for southbound Route 15. The road ends at the southbound merge with Route 15.

References

1. ^ http://www.housegop.state.ct.us/Old/Collins/pressrel/Collins/2003/press117k.htm