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Based off: Functional Classification Maps from ConnDOT Maps Page

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 West/East
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-684 N/S NY Border The 1.4-mile section of I-684 in Greenwich, CT, is maintained by the NYS DOT but owned by the ConnDOT. There are no exits in CT. (Source: I-684 on Wikipedia)
I-691 W/E I-84 (Southington) I-91 (Meriden)
US 6 W/E Split with CT 66
(Columbia)
Split with CT 66
(North Windham)
"Willimantic Bypass"
Continues both directions as Major Highway
US 7 N/S US 202
(Brookfield, CT)
Sugar Hollow Rd
(Danbury, CT)
Portion overlaps I-84 (Danbury)
Continues as Major Highway (see below)
Grist Mill Rd
(Norwalk, CT)
I-95
(Norwalk, CT)
CT 2 W/E Columbus Blvd.
(Hartford)
CT 32
(Norwich)
Continues as Major Highway to CT 78 (Westerly Bypass) in Stonington and as Minor Highway 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 Major Highway

Major Highway

A big highway, usually 3+ lanes, with minimal stops – mostly exits and interchanges, but possibly with some intersections and junctions. In Connecticut these are designated as US Rte # or State Rte #.

Road Dir Northern/
Western End
Southern/
Eastern End
Notes
US 1 N/S RI Border NY Border Portions overlap I-95
Called "Boston Post Rd" along most of it's length - does have other local names
US 5 N/S MA Border I-91
New Haven
Portions overlap freeway (CT-15)
US 6 W/E NY Border RI Border Portions overlap freeways. Also see above for Freeway section in Willimantic.
US 7 N/S MA Border US 202
Brookfield, CT
See above for two Freeway sections in Danbury & Norwalk.
Sugar Hollow Rd
(Danbury, CT)
Grist Mill Rd
(Norwalk, CT)
US 44 W/E NY Border RI Border Portions overlap freeways
US 202 N/S MA Border NY Border Overlaps I-84 and US-7 in Danbury
CT 2 W/E CT 2 / 32 Split (Norwich) CT 78
(Stonington)
Continues as Major Highway to CT 78 (Westerly Bypass) in Stonington
CT 2A W/E Thames River
(Mohegan-Pequot Bridge)
CT 2 (Preston) Continues West to CT 2 as Freeway
CT 3 N/S CT 2
(Glastonbury)
I-91
(Wethersfield)
Continues as Minor Highway to CT 66 (Middletown)
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)
CT 11 N/S CT 2
(Colchester)
CT 82
(Salem)
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 17 N/S CT 2
(Glastonbury)
Main St
(Glastonbury)
Continues South as a Minor Highway
CT 20 W/E Bradley International Airport I-91
(Windsor Locks)
Continues Westbound to CT 8 as a Primary Road
CT 25 N/S CT 111 (Trumbull, CT) CT 8
(Bridgeport)
Continues North as Minor Highway (see below)
CT 34 W/E Frontage Rd
East of York St
(New Haven)
I-91/I-95
(New Haven)
Continues West as Minor Highway (see below)
CT 40 N/S CT 10
(Hamden)
I-91
(North Haven)
Known as the Mount Carmel Connector
CT 72 W/E CT 177
East Main St.
(Plainville)
CT 9
(New Britain)
Has a north–south section in Plymouth and Harwinton and an east–west section from Bristol to New Britain. Continues west/north as Minor Highway (see below)

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. In Connecticut these are designated as US Rte # or State Rte #.

Road Dir Northern/
Western End
Southern/
Eastern End
Notes
CT 2 W/E CT 78
(Stonington)
US 1
(Stonington)
Continues as Major Highway to Norwich and as Freeway to Hartford
CT 4 W/E CT 41/CT 343
(Sharon)
Old Mill Ln.
(West Hartford)
CT 15 N/S Wethersfield Meriden Continues both directions as Major Highway (see above)
CT 17 N/S Main St
(Glastonbury)
Middletown Ave
(New Haven)
Continues North as a Major Highway
CT 25 N/S CT 202
(Brookfield)
CT 111
(Trumbull)
Continues South as Major Highway (see above)
CT 34 W/E I-84/US 6
(Newtown)
Frontage Rd
East of York St
(New Haven)
Continues East as Major Highway (see above)
CT 72 * CT 4
(Harwinton)
CT 177
East Main St.
(Plainville)
Has a north–south section in Plymouth and Harwinton and an east–west section from Bristol to New Britain. Continues east as Major Highway (see above).
CT 73 W/E CT 63
(Watertown)
CT 8
(Waterbury)
CT 74 W/E CT 194
(South Windsor)
I-84
(Tolland)
Continues east as a Primary Road (see below)
CT 87 N/S US 6
(Andover)
CT 32
(Franklin)

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.

Road Dir Northern/
Western End
Southern/
Eastern End
Notes
CT 17A N/S CT 66
(Portland)
CT 17
(Portland)
Known as Main St
CT 20 W/E CT 8
(Winchester)
Bradley International Airport
CT 74 W/E I-84
(Tolland)
US 44
(Ashford)
Continues west as a Minor Highway (see above)

To Be Categorized

These roads still have to be put in their proper places above.

Road Dir Northern/
Western End
Southern/
Eastern End
Notes
US 1A W/E US-1 / Stonington Rd
(Stonington)
N. Water St - Trumbull Ave - Alpha Ave - Elm St.
CT 10 N/S MA Border I-95
(New Haven, CT)
CT 12 N/S MA Border US 1
(Groton, CT)
CT 14 W/E CT 66
(Windham, CT)
RI Border CT 14 & CT 14A rejoin at the RI Border
CT 14A W/E CT 14
(Sterling, CT)
CT 16 W/E CT 66
(East Hampton)
CT 207
Lebanon, CT
CT 19 N/S MA Border CT 190
(Stafford)
CT 21 N/S CT 193
(Thompson)
CT 12
(Killingly)
CT 22 W/E CT 10
Hamden
US 1
(N. Branford/Guilford Line
TRUCK
CT 22
CT 5
(North Haven)
Truck Route 22 is the only bannered route in the entire state
CT 27 N/S CT 184
(Groton)
US 1
(Stonington)
CT 30 N/S West of
Merline Rd
(Vernon)
Hale Rd
(Manchester)
Continues both directions as Primary Road (see below)
CT 30 N/S CT 190 Stafford West of
Merline Rd
(Vernon)
Continues between these segments as Minor Highway (see above)
Hale Rd
(Manchester)
CT 5/I 291
(South Windsor)
CT 31 W/E CT 74
(Vernon)
CT 21
(Mansfield)
CT 32 N/S MA Border Crystal Avenue
(New London)
CT 33 N/S CT 35
(Ridgefield)
CT 136/I-95
(Westport)
CT 35 N/S US 7
(Ridgefield)
NY Border
CT 37 N/S US 7
(New Milford)
CT 39/CT 53
(Danbury)
CT 39 N/S CT 55
(Sherman)
CT 53/CT 37
(Danbury)
CT 41 N/S MA Border NY Border The only state-numbered route in Connecticut that has both its ends at a state border.
CT 42 W/E CT 67
(Oxford)
CT 10
(Cheshire)
CT 43 N/S CT 63
(Cornwall)
CT 4/CT 128
(Cornwall)
CT 45 N/S US 7
(Cornwall)
US 202
(Washington)
CT 47 N/S US 202
(Washington)
US 6
(Woodbury)
CT 49 N/S CT 14A
(Sterling)
CT 2
(Stonington)
CT 53 N/S CT 39/CT 37
(Danbury)
US 1
(Norwalk)
CT 55 W/E NY Border US 7
(New Milford)
CT 57 N/S US 7/CT 107
Wilton
CT 33
Westport
CT 58 N/S CT 302
Bethel
US 1
(Fairfield)
CT 59 N/S CT 25
(Monrone)
US 1
(Bridgeport)
CT 61 N/S CT 63
(Morris)
US 6
(Woodbury)
CT 63 N/S US 7
(New Canaan)
CT 10
(New Haven)
CT 64 W/E US 6
(Woodbury)
I-84
(Waterbury)
CT 66 W/E I-691
(Meriden)
US 6
(Windham)
CT 67 W/E US 7/US 202
(New Milford)
CT 63
(Woodbridge)
CT 68 W/E CT 63
(Naguatuck)
CT 17
(Durham)
CT 69 N/S CT 4
(Burlington)
CT 63
(New Haven)
CT 70 W/E I-84
(Cheshire)
CT 71
(Meriden)
CT 71 N/S CT 173
(West Hartford)
US 5
(Wallingford)
CT 75 N/S MA Border CT 159
(Windsor)
CT 77 N/S CT 17
(Durham)
CT 146
(Guilford)
CT 78 W/E CT 2
(Stonington)
RI Border
CT 79 N/S CT 17
(Durham)
US 1
(Madison)
CT 80 W/E CT 17
(New Haven)
CT 154
(Deep River)
CT 81 N/S CT 154
(Haddam)
US 1
(Clinton)
CT 82 W/E CT 9
(Chester)
CT 2/CT 32
(Norwich)
CT 83 N/S MA Border New London Tpke
(Glastonbury)
CT 85 N/S US 6/US 44
(Bolton)
US 1
(New London)
CT 89 N/S CT 190
(Union)
CT 195
(Mansfield)
CT 94 W/E CT 2
(Glastonbury)
CT 85
(Hebron)
CT 97 N/S US 44/CT 169
(Pomfret)
CT 12
(Norwich)
CT 99 N/S Wethersfield/Hartford
Town Line
CT 9
(Cromwell)
CT 100 N/S CT 80
(East Haven)
US 1
(East Haven)
CT 101 W/E US 44
(Pomfret)
RI Border
CT 102 W/E CT 35
(Ridgefield)
US 7
(Ridgefield)
CT 103 N/S US 5/CT 22
(North Haven)
CT 80
(New Haven)
CT 104 N/S NY Border CT 137
(Stamford)
CT 106 N/S CT 53
(Wilton)
I-95/US 1
(Stamford)
CT 107 W/E US 7
(Wilton)
CT 58
(Redding)
CT 108 N/S CT 110
(Shelton)
US 1
(Stratford)
CT 109 W/E US 202
(New Milford)
US 6/CT 254
(Thomaston)
CT 110 N/S CT 111(Monroe) US 1
(Stratford)
CT 111 N/S CT 34
(Monroe)
CT 15
(Trumbull)
CT 112 W/E US 44
(Salisbury)
US 7
(Salisbury)
CT 113 N/S CT 110
(Stratford)
I-95
(Bridgeport)
CT 114 N/S CT 63
(Woodbridge)
US 1
(Orange)
CT 115 N/S CT 67
(Seymour)
CT 34
(Derby)
CT 116 N/S NY Border CT 34
(Ridgefield)
CT 117 N/S CT 2/CT 2A
(Preston)
US 1
(Groton)
CT 118 W/E CT 63
(Litchfield)
CT 4
(Farmington)
CT 120 N/S CT 10
(Southington)
CT 322
(Southington)
CT 121 N/S CT 34
(Orange)
US 1
(Milford)
CT 122 N/S CT 63
(New Haven)
I-95
(West Haven)
CT 123 N/S NY Border US 1
(Norwalk)
CT 124 N/S NY Border US 1
(Darien)
CT 125 N/S CT 128
(Cornwall)
CT 4
(Cornwall)
CT 126 N/S US 44
(North Caanan)
CT 63
(Caanan)
CT 127 N/S CT 111
(Trumbull)
CT 130
(Bridgeport)
CT 128 W/E US 7
(Sharon)
CT 4/CT 43
(Cornwall)
CT 130 W/E US 1
(Fairfield)
US 1
(Stratford)
CT 131 W/E MA Border CT 12
(Thompson)
CT 132 N/S CT 63
(Watertown)
CT 47
(Woodbury)
CT 133 N/S CT 67
(Bridgewater)
US 202
(Brookfield)
CT 135 N/S CT 58
(Fairfield)
US 1
(Fairfield)
CT 136 W/E US 1
(Darien)
CT 59
(Easton)
CT 137 N/S NY Border US 1
(Stamford)
CT 138 W/E CT 97
(Sprague)
RI Border
CT 139 N/S CT 22/CT 80
(North Branford)
US 1
(Branford)
CT 140 W/E CT 75
(Windsor Locks)
CT 32/CT 190
(Stafford)
CT 142 W/E US 1
(East Haven)
US 1
(Branford)
CT 145 N/S CT 148
(Chester)
US 1
(Clinton)
CT 146 W/E US 1
(Branford)
US 1
(Guilford)
CT 147 N/S CT 66
(Middlefield)
CT 17
(Durham)
CT 148 W/E CT 79
(Killingworth)
CT 82
(Lyme)
CT 149 N/S Old Hartford Road
(Colchester-Hebron line)
CT 82
(East Haddam)
CT 150 N/S US 5
(Wallingford)
CT 22
(North Branford)
CT 151 N/S CT 66
(East Hampton)
CT 82
(East Haddam)
CT 152 N/S CT 34
(Orange)
US 1
(Orange)
CT 153 N/S CT 154
(Essex)
US 1
(Westbrook)
CT 154 N/S CT 9
(Middletown)
US 1
(Old Saybrook)
CT 155 W/E CT 17
(Middletown)
CT 9
(Middletown)
CT 156 W/E CT 82
(East Haddam)
US 1
(Waterford)
CT 157 N/S CT 66
(Middletown)
CT 68
(Durham)
CT 159 N/S MA Border Main Street
(Hartford-Windsor line)
CT 160 W/E US 5/CT 15
(Berlin)
CT 2
(Glastonbury)
CT 161 N/S CT 85
(Montville)
CT 156
(East Lyme)
CT 162 W/E US 1
(Milford)
US 1
(Orange)
CT 163 N/S CT 2
(Bozrah)
CT 32
(Montville)
CT 164 N/S CT 12
(Jewett City)
CT 2
(Preston)
CT 165 W/E CT 2
(Norwich)
RI Border
CT 166 W/E CT 153
(Westbrook)
US 1
(Old Saybrook)
CT 167 N/S US 202/CT 10
(Simsbury)
CT 4
(Farmington)
CT 168 W/E MA Border CT 75
(Suffield)
CT 169 N/S MA Border CT 2/CT 32
(Norwich)
CT 171 W/E I-84
(Union)
US 44/CT 12
(Putnam)
CT 172 N/S CT 67
(Southbury)
I-84/US 6
(Southbury)
CT 173 N/S Hooker Drive
(West Hartford)
US 5/CT 15
(Newington)
CT 174 W/E CT 71
(New Britain)
CT 176
(Newington)
CT 175 W/E CT 71
(New Britain)
CT 99
(Wethersfield)
CT 176 N/S (Newington-Hartford line) US 5/CT 15
(Berlin Turnpike /Newington)
CT 177 N/S US 44/US 202
(Canton)
CT 10
(Plainville)
CT 178 W/E CT 185
(Bloomfield)
CT 159
(Windsor)
CT 179 N/S CT 20
(Hartland)
CT 4
(Burlington)
CT 181 N/S CT 20
(Hartland)
US 44
(Barkhamsted)
CT 182 W/E US 44
(Norfolk)
CT 182A/CT 183
(Colebrook)
CT 182A W/E Colebrook, CT
CT 183 N/S MA Border CT 4
(Torrington)
CT 184 W/E I-95
(Groton)
CT 216
(North Stonington)
CT 185 W/E US 202/CT 10
(Simsbury)
CT 189
(West Hartford)
CT 186 N/S MA Border CT 190
(Somers)
CT 187 N/S MA Border US 44
(Hartford)
CT 188 N/S CT 63
(Middlebury)
CT 34
(Seymour)
CT 189 N/S MA Border US 44
(Hartford)
CT 190 W/E CT 75
(Suffield)
CT 171
(Union)
CT 191 N/S CT 190
(Enfield)
US 5
(East Windsor)
CT 192 N/S MA Border CT 190
(Enfield)
CT 193 N/S MA Border CT 12
(Thompson)
CT 194 W/E US 5
(South Windsor)
CT 30
(South Windsor)
CT 195 N/S CT 74
(Tolland)
CT 66
(Windham)
CT 196 N/S CT 66
(East Hampton)
CT 151
(Haddam)
CT 197 W/E CT 171
(Union)
MA Border
CT 198 N/S MA Border US 6
(Chaplin)
CT 199 N/S CT 47
(Washington)
CT 67
(Roxbury)
CT 200 W/E CT 12
(Thompson)
CT 193
(Thompson)
CT 201 N/S CT 12
(Griswold)
CT 184
(Stonington)
CT 203 N/S US 6
(Windham)
CT 32
(Windham)
CT 205 N/S CT 169
(Brooklyn)
CT 12
(Plainfield)
CT 207 W/E CT 85
(Hebron)
CT 97
(Sprague)
CT 209 N/S US 202
(Litchfield)
CT 109
(Morris)
CT 213 N/S US 1
(New London)
CT 156
(Waterford)
CT 214 W/E CT 12
(Ledyard)
CT 2
(Ledyard)
CT 215 W/E US 1
(Groton)
US 1
(Groton)
CT 216 W/E CT 49
(North Stongington)
RI Border
CT 217 N/S CT 372
(Cromwell)
CT 66
(Middlefield)
CT 218 W/E US 44
(West Hartford)
CT 159
(Windsor)
CT 219 N/S CT 20
(Granby)
US 202
(New Hartford)
CT 220 W/E US 5
(Enfield, CT)
Taylor Rd at Shaker Rd
(Enfield)
N/S Taylor Rd at Shaker Rd
(Enfield)
MA Border
CT 222 N/S CT 118
(Harwington)
US 6
(Thomaston)
CT 229 N/S US 6
(Bristol)
I-84
(Southington)
CT 234 W/E CT 27
(Stonington)
US 1
(Stonington)
CT 243 W/E CT 115
(Ansonia)
CT 63
(New Haven)
CT 244 W/E CT 198
(Eastford)
CT 97
(Pomfret)
CT 254 N/S CT 118
(Litchfield)
CT 8
(Thomaston)
CT 262 N/S US 6
(Plymouth)
US 6
(Watertown)
CT 263 W/E CT 272
(Goshen)
US 44/CT 183
(Winchester)
CT 272 N/S MA Border CT 4
(Torrington)
CT 275 W/E CT 31
(Coventry)
CT 195
(Mansfield)
CT 286 N/S CT 83
(Ellington)
CT 74
(Ellington)
CT 287 W/E CT 176
(Newington)
CT 3
(Wethersfield)
CT 289 N/S CT 32
(Windham)
CT 87
(Lebanon)
CT 302 W/E CT 53
(Bethel)
CT 25
(Newtown)
CT 305 W/E CT 187
(Bloomfield)
CT 75
(Windsor)
CT 309 W/E CT 179
(Canton)
CT 167
(Simsbury)
CT 313 W/E CT 67
(Seymour)
CT 243
(Woodbridge)
CT 314 W/E US 5/CT 15
(Berlin Turnpike/Wethersfield)
CT 99
(Wethersfield)
CT 315 W/E US 202/CT 10
(Simsbury)
CT 189
(Simsbury)
CT 316 N/S US 6
(Andover)
CT 66
(Hebron)
CT 317 W/E CT 67
(Roxbury)
US 6
(Woodbury)
CT 318 W/E US 44
(Barkhamsted)
CT 219
(Barkhamsted)
CT 319 W/E CT 190
(Stafford)
CT 19
(Stafford)
CT 320 N/S I-84
(Willington)
CT 195
(Mansfield)
CT 322 W/E CT 69
(Wolcott)
I-691
(Southington)
CT 334 W/E CT 188
(Seymour)
CT 115
(Ansonia)
CT 337 W/E US 1
(New Haven)
CT 142
(East Haven)
CT 341 W/E NY Border US 202
(Washington)
CT 343 W/E NY Border CT 4/CT 41
(Sharon)
CT 349 N/S I-95
(Groton)
Shennecossett Road
(Groton)
CT 354 W/E CT 85
(Colchester)
CT 82
(Salem)
CT 361 N/S NY Border CT 41
(Sharon)
CT 364 W/E CT 120
(Southington)
CT 71
(Berlin)
CT 372 W/E CT 72
(Plainville)
CT 99
(Cromwell)