Connecticut Route 189

Route 189
Route information
Length:	22.43 mi[1] (36.10 km) Connecticut: 20.32 mi[1] Massachusetts: 2.11 mi[2]
Existed:	1932 (extended 1963) – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 44 in Hartford
	Route 187 in Bloomfield
North end:	Route 57 in Granville, MA
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Special Service Roads • State Roads ← Route 188 Route 190 → ← Route 187 MA I-190 →

Route 189 is a state route in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The route begins in the northwestern portion of the Connecticut state capital of Hartford and ends in the rural town of Granville. In Massachusetts, the route is not a state highway and is maintained by the town of Granville.

Route description

Route 189 begins at an intersection with US 44 in western Hartford and heads northwest, crossing into West Hartford. It continues northwest across the northeastern corner of West Hartford and crosses into Bloomfield. In Bloomfield, it continues north, with two northwest jogs, through the town before a brief freeway segment heading northwest along the Farmington River, overlapping Route 187 for part of the freeway. After the freeway, it continues northwest into Simsbury. In Simsbury, it continues north along the Farmington River before crossing the river into East Granby. In East Granby, it continues northwest to Granby. In Granby, it continues northwest, briefly overlapping US 202 and Route 10, immediately followed by a brief overlap with Route 20. It then continues northwest across the town to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues north towards the town center of Granville, ending at an intersection with Route 57.^[1]

History

The route from Granby center northwest through North Granby to the Massachusetts state line was designated in 1922 as State Highway 206. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Route 189 was established as a new designation for old Highway 206. It originally ran from Route 20 in Granby to the state line. At the same time, Massachusetts designated the continuation as Route 189 in Granville to Route 57. The portion south of Route 20 was, at the time, designated as part of Route 9. Before 1932, this portion was still part of New England Route 10. The original Route 9 in Bloomfield followed Tunxis Avenue into Tariffville before continuing north along Hartford Avenue, crossing the Farmington River three times in the process. In 1960, five years after two of the bridges were washed out in a flood, Route 9 was relocated to stay on the south side of the river along a newly-built expressway. In 1963, with the opening of the Route 9 freeway south of Hartford, the section of Route 9 from US 44 in Hartford to Route 20 in Granby was reassigned as a southern extension of Route 189.^[3]

Junction list

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Hartford	0.00	US 44
West Hartford	0.82	Route 185
Bloomfield	2.46	Route 218
	3.46	Route 178
	7.16	Route 187	Begin Route 187 overlap and freeway section
	7.41	Tarriffville Road	Northbound exit
	7.89	Tarriffville Road	Southbound exit
	8.18	Route 187	End Route 187 overlap
	9.12	End freeway section
Simsbury	9.33	Route 315
Granby	12.87– 12.96	US 202 / Route 10
	12.96– 13.21	Route 20
	19.82	Connecticut–Massachusetts state line
Granville	22.43	Route 57
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Connecticut portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Connecticut State Highway Log
2. ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2007 Road Inventory
3. ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 189