Connecticut Route 159
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| Route 159 |
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| Length: | 16.82 mi (27.07 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| South end: | Main Street (near  I-91) at the Hartford-Windsor town line |
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| North end: |  MA Route 159 in Suffield |
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Route 159 is the northern extension of Main Street in Hartford, running along the west bank of the Connecticut River up to the Massachusetts state line in Agawam, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Route 159 starts at the state border and ends in Agawam's center.
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[edit] Route description
Route 159 officially begins at the Hartford-Windsor town line as Windsor Avenue, near an interchange with Interstate 91. The road runs along the west bank of the Connecticut River, crossing Interstate 91 a second time and continuing into Massachusetts. It goes through the towns of Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Suffield.
[edit] Special designations
Route 159 in Windsor is also known as the Kasmir Pulaski Memorial Highway.
[edit] Town by town
| Town | Road names | Major junctions | Milepost |
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| Windsor (7.65 miles) |
Windsor Ave, Broad St, Palisado Ave | I-91 | 0.23 |
| I-291 | 1.20 | ||
| Route 218 | 1.24 | ||
| Route 178 | 2.66 | ||
| Route 75 | 3.76 | ||
| Windsor Locks (2.84 miles) |
South Main St, North Main St | I-91 | 8.52 |
| Route 140 | 9.12-9.42 | ||
| Suffield (6.33 miles) |
East St South, East St North, Thompsonville Rd, Mapleton Ave | Route 190 | 13.92 |
| MA Route 159 | 16.82 |
[edit] History
In the 1920s, the route was known as State Highway 110. After the 1932 renumbering, it was designated as US 5A and remained that way until US 5A was decommissioned in 1970. The route was then redesignated as Route 159. [1]
