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The road from Guilford center to Durham center was chartered as a private turnpike in 1824, known as the Guilford and Durham Turnpike.In 1922, Connecticut took over the maintenance of the main through routes and State Highway 112 was established, incorporating the old turnpike alignment from Guilford to Durham and extending north beyond Durham into Middletown (along modern Route 17).
The road connecting Naugatuck and Cheshire was designated in 1922 as State Highway 325. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, [2] former Highway 325 was renumbered to Route 68. The route was later extended east to Middlefield in 1966 along former SR 607 (Wallingford to Middlefield) and SR 730 (Cheshire to Wallingford) via an overlap with Route 70.
The turnpike corporation was dissolved in the late 19th century. By 1922, Connecticut had numbered roads that were maintained by the state, which included all of modern Route 17. The roads were designated as Highway 114 from New Haven to Durham; part of Highway 112 from Durham to Middletown; and Highway 104 from Middletown to Glastonbury. [2] [3]
The state highway system consists of roads indicated on the official CTDOT map and highway log. As of January 1, 2007, the state highway system contains a total of 3,719 miles (5,985 km) of roads (not including ramps and interchange connections), corresponding to approximately 20% of all roads in the state.
The road continues north into the town of Killingworth, intersecting Route 148 just south of the town line with Durham. The road runs north for another 2.3 miles (3.7 km) within Durham before ending at Route 17 south of the town center. Route 79 is known as Durham Road within Madison, Madison-Durham Road within Killingworth, and Madison Road ...
Mountain Road — — SR 540: 1.43: 2.30 Route 189 in East Granby: Route 187 in East Granby: Hatchett Hill Road — — SR 541: 0.82: 1.32 Tunnel Road (SR 533) in Vernon: Route 30 in Vernon: South Frontage Road, Bolton Road — — SR 542: 0.30: 0.48 Tunnel Road (SR 533) in Vernon: Bolton Road (SR 541) in Vernon: Ferguson Road — — SR 543: 0 ...
New section of Long Hill Road (today's US 1). The contemporary US 1 followed Thames Street, Poquonnock Road, Tower Avenue and Runway Lane. US 1A — — Groton: Groton: c. 1956 — Section of Bridge Street leading eastward from today's I-95 exit 85 to US 1: US 5A — — Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield: MA 159 in Suffield: 1932: 1968
Northern terminus of CT 147 at CT 66. Route 147 begins as Middlefield Road at an intersection with Route 17 just north of the town center of Durham.It heads northwest, crossing into the town of Middlefield after 0.9 miles (1.4 km), where the road changes name to Durham Road.