- Connecticut Route 272
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Route 272
Route information Maintained by ConnDOT Length: 17.96 mi[1] (28.90 km) Existed: 1963 – present Major junctions South end: 
Route 4 in TorringtonNorth end: Norfolk Road in New Marlborough, MA Highway system Routes in Connecticut
Special Service Roads • State Roads← 
Route 263Route 275 
→Route 272 is a state highway in northwestern Connecticut running from Torrington to the Massachusetts state line in Norfolk.
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Route description
Route 272 begins at an intersection with Route 4 in West Torrington and heads northwest along the West Branch Naugatuck River and Hall Meadow Brook to Goshen. In Goshen, it continues northwest along Hall Meadow Brook past Hall Meadow State Park and across the northeastern corner of the town to Norfolk. In Norfolk, it heads northwest through South Norfolk, the north past Dennis Hill State Park. It briefly overlaps US 44 in the center of Norfolk, then heads north past Haystack Mountain State Park and finally turns northwest past Campbell Falls State Park at the Massachusetts state line. It continues in Massachusetts as Norfolk Road.[1]
Special designations
The section of Route 272 in Norfolk is designated a scenic road.[2]
History
The road between Torrington and Norfolk was originally designated as a secondary state highway in 1922, known as Highway 312. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, old Highway 312 was renumbered to Route 49. On May 1, 1954, Route 72 was extended north from Bristol all the way to Norfolk and incorporated the entirety of Route 49. In 1963, Route 72 was cut back to end at Route 4 in Harwinton (its modern end). The former portion north of Route 4 was renumbered to Route 272. The route has had no significant changes since.[3]
Junction list
Town Road names Junction Milepost Torrington
(5.08 miles)[1]Norfolk Road Route 40.00 Goshen
(2.10 miles)Hall Meadow Road Route 2636.02 Norfolk
(10.78 miles)Litchfield Road, North Street 
US 44 (Begin Concurrency)13.41 US 44 (End Concurrency)13.75 Massachusetts State Line 17.96 References
Categories:- State highways in Connecticut
- Transportation in Litchfield County, Connecticut
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