Connecticut Route 171
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 20.70 mi[1] (33.31 km) | |||
Existed | January 1, 1959[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-84 in Union | |||
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East end | US 44 / Route 12 in Putnam | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | Tolland, Windham | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 171 is a state highway in northeastern Connecticut, running from Union to Putnam.
Route description
Route 171 begins at an interchange from
History
The portion of modern Route 171 between South Woodstock and Woodstock Valley was part of an early toll road known as
In the
On January 1, 1959, Route 91 was renumbered as a result of the designation of Interstate 91 to avoid a numbering conflict. Route 171 was created from part of former Route 91, running from Woodstock Valley to the current eastern terminus at Route 12. The portion between Woodstock Valley and Chaplin became part of an extended Route 198.[2] In 1963, Routes 171 and 198 were reconfigured to their current locations, resulting in part of Route 198 being redesignated as a westward extension of Route 171.[4]
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Tolland | Union | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-84 – Hartford, Boston | Exit 74 (I-84) |
2.76 | 4.44 | Route 190 west – Stafford Springs | |||
5.04 | 8.11 | North Woodstock | |||
Route 198 south – Eastford | Southern terminus of CT 198 overlap | ||||
10.43 | 16.79 | Route 198 north – Southbridge, MA | Northern terminus of CT 198 overlap | ||
17.17 | 27.63 | Route 169 north – Woodstock | Northern terminus of CT 169 overlap | ||
17.53 | 28.21 | Route 169 south – Pomfret | Southern terminus of CT 169 overlap | ||
Putnam | 20.70 | 33.31 | US 44 / Route 12 – Providence, R.I., Norwich | Eastern terminus of CT 171 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c "Connecticut State Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
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- ^ "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. May 27, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 171