Connecticut Route 2

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For the Route 2 that existed in the 1920s, see U.S. Route 5

Route 2
Length:	58.03 mi (93.39 km)
Formed:	1932
North end:	State Street (near I-91) in Hartford
Major junctions:	I-84 in East Hartford I-395 in Norwich I-95 in North Stonington
South end:	US 1 in Stonington
Routes in Connecticut < Route 1A Route 2A > Minor – Service Roads – State Roads

Route 2 is a state highway in Connecticut and is 58.03 miles in length. It is a primary state route, with a freeway section connecting Hartford to Norwich and a non-freeway section extending up to Stonington.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Special designations 3 History 4 Notes 5 Exit list 6 References

[edit] Route description

Route 2 begins as a continuation of State Street (just east of Columbus Blvd) near Interstate 91 in downtown Hartford. It crosses the Connecticut River on the Founders Bridge. It has a partial interchange with Interstate 91 at the crossing. Right after crossing into East Hartford, there is a complex interchange with Interstate 84 and then a partial interchange with Route 15 about 0.75 miles further. After East Hartford, Route 2 goes through the towns of Glastonbury, Marlborough, Colchester, Lebanon, Bozrah, and Norwich.

In Norwich, just west of the interchange with Interstate 395, Route 32 joins Route 2, then the freeway section of Route 2 ends just after the I-395 interchange. Route 32 then separates in downtown Norwich after overlapping with Route 2 for 3.9 miles, following the west bank of the Thames River. Route 2 continues southeast into Preston, Ledyard, North Stonington, and Stonington.

The Foxwoods Resort Casino can be found off Route 2 in Ledyard. There is also a roundabout with Route 184 and a partial interchange with Interstate 95 in North Stonington. In Stonington, Route 2 is reduced to a minor arterial road. It has an interchange with Route 78 and terminates at the junction with U.S. Route 1 just west of the Rhode Island state line.

[edit] Special designations

The entire length of Route 2 is also known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway.

[edit] History

• 1800s: The alignment was used by two early toll roads: The Hartford-New London Turnpike and the Colchester-Norwich Turnpike.
• 1922: The alignment becomes part of New England Interstate Route 17 (NE-17)
• 1932: The New England routes were decommissioned. The eastern half of NE-17 was designated as a state highway called Route 2. The western half of NE-17 will become part of U.S. Route 44.
• 1950s-1960s: Freeway construction along the Route 2 alignment. The Route 2 freeway opened in sections, with the oldest segment (between Exits 5A and 7) opening in 1952, and the latest segment (between Exits 20 and 22) opening in 1971. Some parts of the old, surface alignment are still state-maintained but not signed as state routes, while the rest were handed over to town jurisdiction.

[edit] Notes

Several other Connecticut freeways terminate at Route 2. Route 3 ends at Route 2 near the East Hartford-Glastonbury town line; Route 17 ends at Route 2 in Glastonbury; and Route 11 ends at Route 2 in Colchester.

[edit] Exit list

Town	Number	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Hartford		0.0	Columbus Boulevard	Western terminus of Route 2 At-grade intersection Road continues as State Street
		0.1	I-91 South – New Haven	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Founders Bridge (Connecticut River crossing)
East Hartford	3	0.5	Pitkin Street, East River Drive	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance Milepost at off-ramp
	2	0.5	I-84 East – Boston	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance Milepost at off-ramp
	2NEW	0.9	2N: East Hartford (SR 500) 2E: I-84 East – Boston 2W: I-84 West to I-91 North	Westbound exits and eastbound entrances Milepost at off-ramp
	3	1.0	Pitkin Street	Westbound exit only (no entrance) Milepost at off-ramp
	4	1.5	East River Drive (SR 502) to US 5/Route 15 South to I-91 South	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance Milepost at Route 15 junction
	5	2.0	Willow Street (SR 516)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	5A	2.8/2.9	High Street (EB) Main Street (WB)	SR 517
	5B	3.3	Sutton Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	5C	3.7	Maple Street	eastbound exit only
	5D	4.0	Route 3 South – Glastonbury, Wethersfield (EB)
Glastonbury	6	4.7	Griswold Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	7	5.1	Route 17 South – Portland	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	8	5.6	Route 94 (Hebron Avenue)
	9	7.1	Neipsic Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	10	9.9	Route 83 – East Glastonbury, Manchester
	11	~11.0	Thompson Street, Wassuc Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Marlborough	12	13.6	West Road, Marlborough Business Route	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	13	15.4	Route 66 – Marlborough, Willimantic
	15	17.9	South Main Street – Marlborough	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Colchester	16	20.4	Route 149 – Westchester, Moodus
	17	22.4	Colchester Business Route	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	18	23.7	Route 16 – Colchester, Middletown (WB)
	19	24.4	Route 11 – New London	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	20	25.0	Route 354 (Parum Road) to Route 11 and Route 85	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	21	~26.1	Chestnut Hill Road (EB), Colchester Business Route (WB)	SR 616
Lebanon	22	30.9	Gillman, Lebanon
Bozrah	23	33.3	Route 163 – Bozrah, Montville
	24	34.5	Fitchville	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance SR 608
Norwich	25(WB) 27(EB)	35.9	Route 32 North – Willimantic, Yantic (EB), Franklin (WB)	Route 32 joins eastbound and leaves westbound SR 642
	27	36.3	Yantic	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance Eastbound Exit 27 is the same interchange as Exit 25 Milepost at off-ramp
	28NS	37.0	28S: I-395/Route 2A South – New Haven 28N: I-395 North – Providence
	29	37.7	Norwichtown	New London Turnpike
		38.2	Route 169	End of freeway; at-grade intersection

Junctions on non-freeway section

• Norwich (Washington St, Chelsea Harbor Dr, Water St, East Main St)
  • Mile 39.6: Route 32 (end overlap) / Route 82
  • Mile 40.2: Route 12 (0.3 mile overlap)
  • Mile 40.5: Route 165
• Preston (Norwich-Westerly Road)
  • Mile 43.0: Route 2A / Route 117
  • Mile 45.7: Route 164
• Ledyard (Norwich-Westerly Road)
  • Mile 47.3: Entrance to Foxwoods Resort Casino
• North Stonington (Norwich-Westerly Road)
  • Mile 48.0: Route 214
  • Mile 51.1: Route 201 (0.8 mile overlap)
  • Mile 54.4: Route 184
  • Mile 55.3: I-95
• Stonington (Liberty Street)
  • Mile 56.0: Route 49
  • Mile 56.6: Route 78
  • Mile 58.0: U.S. Route 1 (eastern terminus)

[edit] References

• nycroads.com CT Route 2