Connecticut Route 173

Route 173
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	6.17 mi[1] (9.93 km)
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 5 / Route 15 in Newington
	I-84 / US 6 in West Hartford
North end:	Hooker Drive in West Hartford US 44 outside of Avon (future)
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Special Service Roads • State Roads ← Route 172 Route 174 →

Route 173 is a Connecticut state highway in the southern and western suburbs of Hartford, running from Newington to West Hartford.

Route description

Route 173 begins at an intersection with US 5 and Route 15 in Newington and heads north, briefly overlapping Route 174 before continuing into West Hartford. In West Hartford, it continues northeast, then turns west and north along suburban streets. It intersects I-84 shortly before ending at an intersection Hooker Drive.^[1]

Special designations

A section of Route 173 in West Hartford from the Newington town line to SR 529 is designated the Roger Fissette Hannon-Hatch VFW Post 9929 Memorial Highway.^[2] A section from SR 529 to South Main Street in West Hartford is designated the Trooper Carl P. Moller Memorial Highway.^[1]

History

Route 173 was commissioned in 1932. It originally went using South Quaker Lane to Farmington Avenue (then Route 4) in West Hartford. In 1962, Route 173 was truncated to end at Route 71. However, in 1969, it was re-extended slightly to I-84 along South Main Street (former SR 569) via a short overlap with Route 71.^[3]

Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
Newington (4.35 miles)[1]	Richard Street, Willard Avenue	US 5 / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike)	0.00
		Route 174 west – New Britain (Begin Concurrency)	1.15
		Route 174 east (End Concurrency)	1.32
		Route 175	2.64
West Hartford (1.82 miles)	Newington Road, New Britain Avenue, South Main Street, North Main Street	Route 71 south – New Britain	5.84
		I-84 / US 6	6.04-6.13
		Hooker Drive	6.17
		Route 4 – Farmington, Hartford	6.25
		US 44 – Avon, Hartford	6.39

References

Connecticut portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Connecticut State Highway Log
2. ^ State Roads and Bridges with Names Commemorating Veterans Organizations or Groups
3. ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 173