Connecticut Route 2A
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| Route 2A |
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| Length: | 9.91 mi (15.95 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1967 | ||||||||||||
| West end: |    I-395/Route 2/Route 32 in Norwich |
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| East end: | Route 2 in Preston |
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Route 2A is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a 9.9-mile mostly expressway alternate route of Route 2 that bypasses the downtown area of the city of Norwich and serves as the main access road to the Mohegan Sun casino.
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[edit] Route description
Route 2A begins at the junction of I-395 and Route 2/Route 32 in Norwich. Route 2A travels along I-395 for 3.7 miles before separating as its own 2-lane freeway. This independent freeway portion of Route 2A runs for about 3.4 miles through the towns of Montville and Preston. Route 2A crosses the Thames River on the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge. After the river crossing, Route 2A becomes a surface road for another 2.9 miles ending at Route 2 in Preston.
[edit] History
When the highway and bridge opened in December 1967, motorists were charged a 15-cent toll. The toll plaza located at the west end of the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge was removed in 1980.[1]
[edit] Exit list
| Town | Exit # | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Norwich | Begin concurrency with I-395 Route 2A uses I-395 exit numbers |
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| 81 | 0.24 (13.71) |
Route 2/Route 32 – Norwich, Hartford I-395 North – Providence |
Western terminus of Route 2A | |
| 80 | (11.08) |  Route 82 – Downtown Norwich, Salem |
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| Montville | 79A | 4.37 (9.50) |
I-395 South – New Haven |
Route 2A leaves I-395 |
| End concurrency with I-395 Route 2A exit numbering begins |
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| 1 | 5.29 | Route 32 – Montville, Norwich |
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| 2 | 6.39 | Mohegan Sun Boulevard | Mohegan Sun | |
| Thames River crossing on the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge | ||||
| Preston | 7.05 | Junction: Route 12 South; Route 12 North/Route 2A East | At-grade intersection | |
[edit] Non-expressway junctions
- Preston (Military Highway, Poquetanock Road)
- MP 7.35 - Route 12 North (0.30 mile overlap)
- MP 9.11 - Route 117 South (0.80 mile overlap)
- MP 9.91 - Route 2; Route 117 (Eastern terminus of Route 2A)
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