Connecticut Route 130

Route 130
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	8.21 mi[1] (13.21 km)
Existed:	1992 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 1 in Fairfield
	I-95 in Bridgeport I-95 in Stratford
East end:	US 1 in Stratford
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Special Service Roads • State Roads ← Route 128 Route 131 →

Route 130 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from Fairfield to Stratford, generally parallel to I-95.

Route description

Route 130 begins at an intersection with US 1 in Fairfield and heads east into Bridgeport. In Bridgeport, it intersects I-95, then passes under Route 8 and I-95 twice without junctions before crossing into Stratford. In Stratford, it passes under I-95 again without a junction before intersecting I-95 a second and ending at another intersection with US 1.^[1]

Special designations

Route 130 is designated the A.W. Penn Memorial Highway from the Fairfield-Bridgeport town line to State Street.^[1]

History

In 1922, state roads were given number designations in New England for the first time. Modern Route 130 was originally part of New England Route 1. In 1927, the U.S. Highway system was created and New England Route 1 became part of U.S. Route 1. In 1932, an alternate route of US 1 (U.S. Route 1A) was designated along North Avenue, Boston Avenue and Barnum Avenue further inland (now modern US 1). In 1963, US 1A in the Bridgeport area was deleted and re-designated as US 1. The original US 1 alignment along Fairfield Avenue, State Street and Stratford Avenue became unsigned state roads, with designations SR 771 (Fairfield-Bridgeport) and SR 769 (Bridgeport-Stratford). In 1992, these were re-designated as modern Route 130.^[2]

Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
Fairfield (0.49 miles)[1]	Post Road	US 1	0.00-0.05
Bridgeport (5.25 miles)	Fairfield Avenue, State Street, Water Street, Stratford Avenue, Connecticut Avenue (Includes one-way couplet between Stratford and Connecticut Avenues)	I-95 (Access from I-95 only; to access I-95 use Pine Street eastbound and Commerce Drive westbound)[3]	1.96
		Route 127	4.18
		Begin one-way couplet	4.65
Stratford (2.47 miles)	Stratford Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, Ferry Boulevard (Includes one-way couplet between Stratford and Connecticut Avenues)	End one-way couplet	5.76
		Route 113	7.06
		I-95	8.05-8.14
		US 1	8.21

References

Connecticut portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Connecticut State Highway Log
2. ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 130
3. ^ ConnDOT map of Bridgeport