U.S. Route 44

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U.S. Route 44
Length:	238[1] mi (383 km)
Formed:	1935[1]
West end:	US 209 in Kerhonkson, NY
Major junctions:	US 9 in Poughkeepsie, NY I-91 in Hartford, CT US 1 in Providence, RI
East end:	Route 3A in Plymouth, MA
United States Numbered Highways U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 238 miles (383 km) through four states in the Northeastern region of the United States. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 209 and New York State Route 55 in Kerhonkson, a hamlet in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The eastern terminus is at Route 3A in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

On 14 December 2005, a freeway realignment opened to the north of US 44 near the eastern terminus of the route.^[2] US 44 was rerouted onto the expressway and now runs concurrent with Route 3 from the latter freeway's exit 7, where the new freeway ends, south to exit 6, where US 44 rejoins its former alignment.

Contents 1 States traversed 1.1 New York 1.2 Connecticut 1.3 Rhode Island 1.3.1 Route 1.4 Massachusetts 2 Miscellanea 3 See also 4 References

[edit] States traversed

Major cities
Taunton, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island Hartford, Connecticut Poughkeepsie, New York

[edit] New York

US 44 begins in the hamlet of Kerhonkson in Ulster County and runs for 66.3 miles up to the village of Millerton in Dutchess County. It goes through the hamlets of Gardiner, Clintondale, and Highland, crosses the Hudson River on the Mid-Hudson Bridge and then goes through Poughkeepsie (city), Arlington (hamlet), Millbrook (village) and Amenia (town).

• Ulster County (29.92 miles)
  • US 209 (western terminus)
  • Interstate 87 (no interchange)
  • US 9W (0.56 mile overlap)

Note: US 44 is concurrent with NY 55 throughout Ulster County and Poughkeepsie.

• Hudson River crossing (Mid-Hudson Bridge)

• Dutchess County (36.39 miles)
  • US 9
  • Taconic State Parkway

[edit] Connecticut

From the New York state line at Salisbury to the Rhode Island state line at Putnam, US 44 runs for a total of 106.03 miles in Connecticut. Most of US 44 is known in the state as the Jonathan Trumbull Highway. It begins as rural arterial road in Litchfield county, going through the towns of North Canaan, Norfolk, Colebrook, Winchester, Barkhamsted, and New Hartford. It is a 2-lane road with 4-lane sections in Winchester.^[3]

In Canton, US 44 is joined by US 202 and becomes a mostly 4-lane principal arterial road serving the Hartford metro area. US 44 continues through Simsbury, Avon, and West Hartford. US 202 splits from US 44 in Avon following the route of Route 10 after overlapping for 5.3 miles. US 44 then enters the city of Hartford along Albany Avenue, then goes up onto I-84/US 6 to cross the Connecticut River on the Bulkeley Bridge. In East Hartford, US 44 then returns to surface roads right after crossing the river. It becomes a 2-lane minor arterial road through Manchester, Bolton, Coventry, and Mansfield, then becomes a rural road through Willington, Ashford, Eastford, Pomfret, and Putnam. In Manchester, US 44 overlaps with US 6 for 6.9 miles up to Bolton until just after the eastern terminus of I-384. This segment of US 44 up to Willington is known as the Boston Turnpike while the segment approaching Rhode Island is called Providence Pike.

Major Junctions

• North Canaan
  • US 7
• Winchester
  • Route 8
• Canton
  • US 202 (begin overlap)
• Avon
  • US 202/Route 10 (end overlap)
• Hartford
  • I-84/US 6
• East Hartford
  • US 5
• Manchester
  • I-84
  • US 6 (begin overlap)
• Bolton
  • I-384
  • US 6 (end overlap)
• Putnam
  • I-395

[edit] Rhode Island

US 44 runs 24.8 miles in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

[edit] Route

Note: This section uses [] () to indicate a one-way pair. Streets appearing in [] are the northbound or eastbound side. Streets appearing in () are the southbound or westbound side. The reading order inside the brackets and parentheses is the same as outside.

US 44 takes the following route through the State:

• Glocester: 11.8 miles; Connecticut State line to Smithfield town line
  • Putnam Pike
• Smithfield: 4.3 miles; Glocester town line to North Providence city line
  • Putnam Pike
• North Providence: 1.7 miles; Smithfield town line to Providence city line
  • Smith Street, [Smith Street] (Bypass) and Smith Street
• Providence: 3.7 miles; North Providence city line to East Providence city line
  • Smith Street, [Canal Street, Thomas Street, Memorial Boulevard, Crawford Street, South Water Street] (Smith Street, North Main Street, South Main Street) and East Providence Expressway
• East Providence: 3.3 miles; Providence city line to Massachusetts State line
  • East Providence Expressway, Taunton Avenue, [Taunton Avenue, Waterman Avenue, Hall Street] (John Street, Waterman Avenue, Taunton Avenue) and Taunton Avenue

[edit] Massachusetts

US 44 runs for 39 miles in Massachusetts. It enters the state in the town of Seekonk along Taunton Avenue. It goes to the city of Taunton passing through the towns of Rehoboth and Dighton along the way. It continues eastward from Taunton through the towns of Raynham, Lakeville, Middleborough, and Carver before reaching its eastern terminus at Plymouth. US 44 has interchanges with Route 24 in Raynham and with Interstate 495 in Middleborough. From Route 3 in Plymouth to Carver, US 44 has a newly-built, 7.5-mile long freeway section, which bypasses the congested business district in Plymouth. (The old section of US 44 appeared on some maps starting in 2005 as Route 44A, however route 44A signs were not put up after the bypass was built, and the route has not appeared in the official route log of the Massachusetts Highway Department, it is thus likely the 44A designation idea for this section has been dropped.) Near its eastern terminus, it overlaps Route 3 for about 1.0 mile, then exits and continues as a surface road for approximately another half mile, ending at Route 3A.

In Middleborough, Route 44 passes by the historically significant Oliver Mill Park, site of Judge Peter Oliver’s 18th-century industrial complex. Ancient stone-walled waterways still remain here on the banks of the Nemasket River.

[edit] Miscellanea

US Highway 44 deviates the US Highway numbering system, since it's wholly north of many other US Routes with lower even numbers (such as US 40, US 30 and US 22 and even US 6).

[edit] See also

• List of U.S. Routes

[edit] References

• 2006 Rand McNally Road Atlas
• 2006 American Map Road Atlas

1. ^ ^{a b} US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. ^ A LONG TIME COMING: New Route 44 finally opens. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
3. ^ Mile by Mile: U.S. Highway 44 Travel Guide - City of Putnam to Connecticut/New York State Line

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Lists		U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

Browse numbered routes
< NY 43	NY		NY 44A >
< Route 43	CT		Route 45 >
< Route 37	RI		Route 51 >
< Route 43	MA		Route 47 >