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Freeways
These are interstates, highways, freeways and expressways that are multi-lane, divided roads with no stops (no traffic lights, exit and entrance from/to the road is through ramps)
| Road | Dir | Northern/ Western End |
Southern/ Eastern End |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-84 | W/E | NY Border | MA Border | |
| I-91 | N/S | MA Border | I-95 New Haven | |
| I-95 | N/S* | NY Border | RI Border | *Officially runs North/South, but in CT actual direction is East/West |
| I-291 | W/E | I-91 (Windsor) | I-84 (Manchester) | |
| I-384 | W/E | I-84 (East Hartford) | US6 / US44 Split (Bolton) | |
| I-395 | N/S | MA Border | I-95 (East Lyme) | |
| I-691 | W/E | I-84 (Southington) | I-91 (Meriden) |
Major Highway
A big highway, usually 3+ lanes, with minimal stops – mostly exits and interchanges, but possibly with some intersections and junctions
| Road | Dir | Northern/ Western End |
Southern/ Eastern End |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT 2 | W/E | Columbus Blvd. (Hartford) |
CT 32 (Norwich) |
Continues as Primary Road to US 1 in Stonington |
| CT 2A | W/E | I-395 | Thames River (Mohegan-Pequot Bridge) |
Overlaps I-395 from CT 2 to Exit 79A Continues East to CT 2 as Primary Road |
| CT 3 | N/S | CT 2 (Glastonbury) |
I-91 (Wethersfield) |
Continues as Minor Highway to CT 66 (Middletown) |
| US 6 | W/E | Split with CT 66 (Columbia) |
Split with CT 66 (North Windham) |
"Willimantic Bypass" Continues both directions as Minor Highway |
| CT 8 | N/S | US 44 (Winsted) |
I-95 (Bridgeport) |
Continues Northbound as Primary Road to MA Border |
| CT 9 | N/S | I-84 (Farmington) |
I-95 (Old Saybrook) |
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| CT 11 | N/S | CT 2 (Colchester) |
CT 82 (Salem) |
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| CT 15 | N/S | I-84 (East Hartford) |
Wethersfield | Continues between Wethersfield and Meriden as Minor Highway (Berlin Turnpike) |
| N/S | I-91 (Meriden) |
NY Border | ||
| CT 20 | W/E | Bradley International Airport | I-91 (Windsor Locks) |
Continues Westbound to CT 8 as a Primary Road |
| CT 40 | N/S | CT 10 (Hamden) |
I-91 (North Haven) |
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| CT 72 | W/E | East Main St. (Plainville) |
CT 9 (New Britain) |
Continues Eastbound as Minor Highway |
Minor Highways
Usually a narrower highway, 2 lanes or less, that has stops or traffic lights at almost every intersection, but is still a highway (minor US or state highway). These roads are generally important thoroughfare that goes through several cities or towns.
| Road | Dir | Northern/ Western End |
Southern/ Eastern End |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT 4 | W/E | CT 41/CT 343 (Sharon) |
Old Mill Ln. (West Hartford) |
Primary Street
These are major roads or boulevards in urban and suburban areas and have large amounts of use (such as Middlefield Rd. in Menlo Park, Park blvd. in Oakland, Constitution Ave. in Washington, DC). In less urban environments they are main thoroughfares in towns that are not US or state highways.