Hammonasset Connector

Infobox road
highway_name=Hammonasset Connector
length_mi=1.35
length_round=2
route=
marker_

length_ref=cite web|author=Connecticut Department of Transportation|title=Connecticut Route log|year=2006|publisher=Connecticut Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-03-22|url=http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf]
yrcom=1957
direction_a=South
terminus_a=
junction= in Madison
direction_b=North
terminus_b=Duck Hole Road in Madison
state=CTThe Hammonasset Connector is a short freeway from the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike (I-95) to US 1. The Hammonasset Connector begins as a continuation of Duck Hole Road at Interchange 62 of I-95 in the town of Madison. The connector is designated as part of Special Service Road 450 (SSR 450), a designation which continues along Duck Hole Road and Horse Pond Road to Route 79. The road gets its name from Hammonasset State Park, the park at the southern terminus of the freeway.

Route description

The connector starts as a continuation of Duck Hole Road at an interchange with I-95 in Madison.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+Hammonasset+Conn+%4041.292030,+-72.571490+to:+Hammonasset+Conn+%4041.273750,+-72.561150&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of the Hammonasset Connector|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=2008-03-23] The road crosses over I-95 about 190 yards from when it begins. The connector parallels the Hammonasset River for its entire length. The connector terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 1 in Madison, with the road continues beyond US 1 as a local road into the park.

History

The Hammonasset Connector was built in 1957, serving as a freeway from Interstate 95 to the park in Madison.cite web|author=Kurumi|title=Connecticut Roads - Selected Secret Routes|year=2008|publisher=Kurumi|accessdate=2008-03-23|url=http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ctx400.html] The Connecticut Department of Transportation had once planned to turn the southern terminus of the connector into an interchange, where ramps would be given for US 1 and the connector's internal designation, 450, would continue in the park. In fact, the designation did stretch into the park until 1984, when it was truncated to U.S. Route 1. There had also been a plan to build a Route 79 expressway over the connector, but this did not occur.

Major intersections

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location=Madison
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notes=Southern terminusJctint
state=CT
mile=1.24
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notes=Exit 62 (I-95)Jctint
state=CT
mile=1.35
road=Duck Hole Road
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