U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 1.

U.S. Route 1
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	117.37 mi[1] (188.89 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Port Chester, NY
	US 7 in Norwalk Route 8 in Bridgeport Route 34 in New Haven Route 9 in Old Saybrook Route 32 in New London
North end:	US 1 in Westerly, RI
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Routes in Connecticut Special Service Roads • State Roads ← I-691 Route 2 →

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 It has been replaced by Interstate 95 as a through route, which it closely parallels, and now primarily serves as a local business route. Despite its east–west orientation, it is part of a north–south route, and so most signs show it as north–south.

Route description

The Mystic River Bascule Bridge carrying US 1 over the Mystic River in Connecticut

US 1 in Connecticut stays close to Interstate 95 throughout the state and has many junctions with it. It goes through the following towns as the roads listed below. From Greenwich to Branford, US 1 is mostly a 4-lane or 6-lane principal arterial road (with some 2-lane sections in dense areas). From Branford to Stonington, US 1 becomes a 2-lane or 4-lane minor arterial road (it is classified as a principal arterial road within Waterford town). One note of interest is that Route 1 in Connecticut has almost a direct east–west route. Because of this, in some places, signs may say Route 1 east or west, and only a short distance away, another sign may say Route 1 north or south. This can make it confusing for those who are not familiar with the area.^{[original research?]} Most of US 1 through Connecticut encompasses its predecessor, the Boston Post Road, and much of it is still locally named Boston Post Road.

History

US 1 generally follows the old Boston Post Road and turnpike roads built to replace it. Specifically, the Greenwich Road, chartered in 1792, was the part in Greenwich, and became part of the longer Connecticut Turnpike (New York to Fairfield) in 1806. The New Haven and Milford Turnpike (1802) continued from Milford to New Haven, and the New London and Lyme Turnpike (1807) connected Old Lyme with New London.

Junction list

Town	Mile	Destinations	Notes
US 1 continues into New York State
Greenwich	4.83	I-95 (Exit 5)
Stamford	6.94	Route 137 (Washington Blvd.)
	8.60	Route 106 (Courtland Ave.)
	8.64	I-95	Exit 9: Northbound to Seaside Ave
Darien	11.17	I-95 (Exit 11)	I-95 Southbound Entrance from Ledge Rd
	11.56	Route 136 (Tokeneke Rd.)
	11.66	Route 124 (Mansfield Ave.)
	12.52	I-95 (Exit 13)	I-95 Northbound Entrance from Old King Highway North
Norwalk	14.24	I-95	Exit 14: Northbound Exit to Fairfield Ave. I-95 Northbound Entrance from Scribner Ave.
	15.74	US 7 (Exit 1)
	16.17	Route 123 (Main St.)
	16.54	Route 53 (East Ave.)
Westport	19.23	Route 33 (Wilton Rd., Riverside Ave.)
	19.84	Route 136 (N. Compo Rd., S Compo Rd.)
	20.81	Sherwood Island Connector
Fairfield	23.31	I-95	Exit 19: Northbound exit to Rendell Dr and Southbound to Pease Ave. -I-95 Southbound Entrance from Center St
	25.51	Route 135 (N. Benson Rd.)
	25.81	Route 130 (Post Rd.)
	26.33	I-95 (Exit 23)
	27.20	I-95	Exit 24: Southbound Exit to Chambers St. I-95 Northbound Entrance from Johnson Dr. I-95 Southbound Entrance from Stephens Ln.
	28.16	Route 58 (S. Tunxis Hill Cutoff)
Bridgeport	28.69	Route 59 (Brooklawn Ave.)
	30.36 30.87	Route 8 / Route 25
	31.44	Route 127 (E. Main St.)
Stratford	34.04	Route 108 (Nichols Ave.)
	34.20	Route 113 (Main St.)
	34.86	Route 130	Ferry Blvd (CT 130) merges with Barnum Ave (US 1) for a north/south pair of roads. Northbound Ferry Blvd/Southbound Barnum Ave.
	34.91	I-95	Exit 33: Northbound exit only. I-95 Southbound Entrance only.
	35.08	Route 110 (E. Main St.)
Milford	36.32	I-95 (Exit 34)
	37.33	Route 162	US 1 splits from Bridgeport Ave to Boston Post Rd. Route 162 starts at the split on Bridgeport Ave.
	38.93	Route 15	Exit 54: I-95 and US 1 via Milford Parkway. I-95 not accessible from US 1 and vice versa on Milford Pkwy.
	39.21	Route 121 (North St.)
	40.01	I-95	Exit 39A: US 1 Southbound and Exit 39B: US 1 Northbound
Orange	42.25	Route 152 (Orange Center Rd.)
	43.20	Route 114 (Racebrook Rd.)
	43.96	Route 162 (Bull Hill Ln.)
West Haven	44.05	Route 122 (Forest Rd., Campbell Ave.)
New Haven	46.64	Route 10 (Ella Grasso Blvd.)
	48.25	Route 34 / I-91 / I-95 (via Oak Street Connector)
	50.25	Route 337 (Townsend Ave.)
E. Haven	51.11	I-95 (Exit 51)
	51.50	Route 100	High St/N High St overpasses US 1. Use Forbes Pl and Kimberly Ave to access from northbound.
	51.79	Route 142 (Hemmingway Ave.)
	52.07	Route 100 (Main St.)
Branford	53.85	Route 142 (Short Beach Rd.)
	53.96	I-95	Exit 53 Northbound exit only to US 1 via Branford Connector. I-95 Southbound only via Branford Connector
	54.06	Route 146 (Main St.)
	54.81	Cedar Street To I-95 (Exit 54)
	56.82	I-95 (Exit 55)
	57.07	Route 139 (N. Branford Rd.)
Guilford	59.21	Route 22 (Notch Hill Rd)
	61.76	I-95 (Exit 57)
	63.07	Route 77 (Church St.)
	64.11	I-95	Exit 59 to Goose Ln. I-95 Entrances from Goose Ln.
	64.35	Route 146 (Boston St.)
Madison	67.85	Route 79 (Durham Rd.)
	69.88	Hammonasset Connector
Clinton	71.67	Route 81 (High St.)
	72.52	Route 145 (Old Post Rd./Old Westbrook Rd.)
Westbrook	76.25	Route 153 (Essex Rd.)
Old Saybrook	78.19	Route 166 (Spencer Plain Rd.)
	79.52	Route 154 (Old Boston Post Rd.)
	80.53	Route 154 (Main St., Middlesex Tpk.)	Route 154 overlap begins and ends.
	81.98	I-95 south – New Haven	South end of I-95 overlap.
	81.09	Route 9	CT 9 Exit 1. I-95/US 1 Exit 69.
Old Lyme	82.86	I-95 north – New London, Groton	North end of I-95 overlap.
	83.34	Route 156 (Shore Rd., Neck Rd., Halls Rd.)	Route 156 overlap begins and merge ends.
	84.24	I-95	Exit 70 #2: Northbound Exit only. I-95 Southbound Entrance only.
East Lyme	92.46	Route 161 (Chesterfield Rd., Flanders Rd.)
	92.97	I-95 (Exit 75)
Waterford	97.36	Route 156 (Rope Ferry Rd.)
New London	98.70	Route 213 (Ocean Ave.)
	99.99	Route 85 (Broad St)
	100.91	Route 32	I-95 Exit 84N: Route 32 N and Exit 84S: Route 32 S (Southbound exits only) Note: No direct junction from US 1/I-95 northbound - use Briggs Street.
	100.97	I-95	Merge Exit 83, I-95 Southbound Entrance only.
Groton	102.21	I-95	Merge end US 1 to I-95 Southbound: Route 184-Gold Star Highway US 1 to I-95 Northbound: Route 349-Clarence Sharp Hwy I-95 Southbound to US 1: Exit 86 I-95 Northbound to US 1: US 1/Long Hill Rd Exit Ramp.
	102.95	Route 12 / Route 184	Only accessible from US 1 southbound.
	103.20	Route 349 (Clarence Sharp Highway)
	105.55	Route 117 (Newtown Rd.)
	108.99	Route 215 (Groton Long Point Rd., Water St.)
Stonington	109.68	Route 27 (Denison Ave.)
	112.48	US 1A (N. Water St., Elm St)
	116.78	Route 234 (Pequot Trail)
	117.25	Route 2 (Liberty St.)
US 1 continues into Rhode Island

References

1. ^ Connecticut State Numbered Routes and Roads as of December 31, 2004 (PDF)

External links

• US 1 (Greater New York Roads)

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