Berlin Turnpike
Berlin Turnpike | |
|---|---|
Wilbur Cross Parkway in Meriden | |
  Route 9 / Route 372 in Berlin
  US 5 / Route 15 in Wethersfield | |
| North end | Maple Avenue in Hartford |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Connecticut |
| Counties | New Haven, Hartford |
| Highway system | |
| |
The Berlin Turnpike is a 12.17-mile (19.59 km) major thoroughfare carrying
1.07 miles (1.72 km) south of the Hartford city line, US 5 and Route 15 leave the turnpike and follow the
Route description
The Berlin Turnpike begins at a
In Wethersfield, US 5 and Route 15 leave the turnpike for the controlled-access
History
![[icon]](/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2020) |
The Hartford and New Haven Turnpike was a toll road chartered in 1798 and built in 1798-99 to connect the cities of New Haven and Hartford in the U.S. state of Connecticut.[2] The turnpike was built to connect the courthouses of New Haven and Hartford in as straight of a route as allowed by the terrain. Its southern terminus was at Grove Street,[2] which forms the northern boundary of the original nine squares of New Haven. The road's straight line principle caused several intermediate town centers to be bypassed.
Since the turnpike's original construction, the roadway has been realigned and substantially widened to become the Berlin Turnpike that it is today — a major commercial thoroughfare. Many parts of the original alignment are maintained as local roads or unsigned state roads.
Speeding issues
The long straight trajectory of the Berlin Turnpike has allowed it to become prone to excessive speeding and deadly accidents.[3] In June 2007, a driver was clocked driving at a speed of 97 miles per hour (156 km/h), despite a posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h).[3][1]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I-91 south | Continuation south | ||||
      US 5 south (North Broad Street) to I-691 / Route 66 east – Meriden | Interchange; southern end of US 5 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
| Hartford | Berlin | 4.69– 5.05 | 7.55– 8.13 | Route 9 / Route 372 – Middletown, New Britain, East Berlin | Exits 31-32 on Route 9; southbound access to Route 372 via Worthington Ridge Road (SR 572) |
| 5.87 | 9.45 |  Route 160 east – Rocky Hill | West end of Route 160 | ||
| Newington | 7.37 | 11.86 |   Route 173 north – West Hartford | South end of Route 173 | |
| 7.99 | 12.86 |  Route 176 north – Newington | South end of Route 176 | ||
| 9.38 | 15.10 |   Route 287 west – Newington | West end of Route 287 concurrency | ||
| 9.45 | 15.21 | Route 287 east – Wethersfield | Eastern end of Route 287 concurrency | ||
| Newington–Wethersfield line | 10.08 | 16.22 |  Route 175 – Newington, New Britain, Wethersfield | Interchange | |
| begins | Interchange; northern end of US 5/Route 15 concurrency; western terminus of Route 314; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
| 11.79 | 18.97 |  SR 543 begins | Northern end of Route 314 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 543 | ||
SR 543 ends | Continuation into the City of Hartford; northern terminus of SR 543 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
| |||||
References
- ^ a b c Google (February 2, 2020). "Berlin Turnpike" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ a b William Phipps Blake (1888). History of the Town of Hamden, Connecticut. Price, Lee & Company. pp. 93–94.
- ^ a b De La Torre, Vanessa (June 26, 2007). "Police Have Eyes On Road". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
