Connecticut Route 190

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East end Route 171 in Union
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesHartford, Tolland
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
←
Route 189
→ Route 191

Route 190 is a state route in the northern part of the U.S. state of

Route 75 in the town of Suffield and proceeds eastward across the Connecticut River through the towns of Enfield, Somers, and Stafford. It ends at Route 171, in the town of Union. Route 190 was established in 1932 as a route between the state line at Southwick
and the town of Enfield. The route was later extended eastward to Union but was truncated in the west to Suffield center.

Route description

Route 190 starts at

Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge.[2] The segment of Route 190 in Suffield, from Route 75 to Route 159, is also known as the "Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Memorial Highway", named for a Suffield native who died in the Iraq War.[3]

Enfield-Suffield Veterans Bridge

Hazard Avenue is a

191 along the way. In Scitico, Route 190 passes by another strip mall, the Scitico Shopping Center as it heads east into the town of Somers.[4]

Route 190 in Somers

On entering Somers, the road becomes known as Main Street as it goes through the

I-84 about a mile after that (at Exit 73).[1] Route 190 reaches its eastern end at Route 171 in the town center of Union about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the I-84 interchange.[1]

History

A portion of modern Route 190 was chartered as a private toll road (or

Route 171 to the village of West Woodstock. From there, the road went across the northern edge of the towns of Eastford and Ashford using now abandoned roads through several reservoirs in the area. The alignment picks up again in northern Ashford town as Hillside Road, which leads to modern Route 190 in the southwest corner of Union. The turnpike then follows mostly along modern Route 190 west to Somers. By 1832, the turnpike company charter was revoked and the road was turned over to the towns it passed through.[5]

In 1922, when state highways were first signed with route numbers in Connecticut, the road connecting the towns of

Route 171).[7]

In the

I-84) in Union. As a result of the Route Reclassification Act of 1963, the Buckley Highway became a state-maintained road and was assigned as part of Route 190.[1][13][15]

Route 190 was relocated to a new bridge over the

Route 75 was changed in both states to Route 168.[18] I-190 opened to traffic in 1983.[19]

Expressway plans

In November 1958, the state of Connecticut developed a plan to replace the aging

Thompsonville Bridge and relocate Route 190 to the replacement bridge. There was some opposition to the plan, though other Suffield residents and officials saw the value of reducing traffic along Thompsonville Road.[20]
In July 1962, the plan was modified to build an expressway from
Route 159 at Canal Road.[21]
A
Route 159 only, including the bridge and the I-91 interchange.[23][24] On January 6, 1967, the new bridge and Route 190 expressway opened; the old Thompsonville Bridge was closed.[24]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Route 75 – Windsor Locks, Agawam, MA
1.692.72
Route 159 north – Agawam, MA
Northern terminus of CT 159 overlap
2.303.70
Route 159 south – Windsor Locks
Southern terminus of CT 159 overlap
Suffield–Enfield
town line		2.71–
2.97		4.36–
4.78		Enfield–Suffield Veterans Bridge over the Connecticut River
Enfield3.335.36 US 5 – East Windsor, ThompsonvilleGrade separated junction
Access via SR 514 and SR 515
3.645.86
I-91 – Hartford, Springfield
Exits 47W–E on (I-91)
6.159.90
Route 192 north – Longmeadow, MA
7.3711.86
 Route 191 south – Melrose, Broad Brook
Route 186 north – E. Longmeadow, MA
10.9917.69
Route 83 – E. Longmeadow, MA, Ellington
Stafford15.7725.38
 Route 30 south – Tolland
16.9227.23
 Route 319 east – Stafford Hollow
18.2529.37
 Route 32 north – Monson, MA		Northern terminus of CT 32 overlap
18.4829.74
 Route 140 west – Ellington
19.2831.03
 Route 32 south – Willington		Southern terminus of CT 32 overlap
19.6231.58
 Route 19 north – Wales, MA
Warrenville
26.3042.33 I-84 – Hartford, BostonExit 73 on (I-84)
28.2745.50
Mashapaug, Woodstock
Eastern terminus of CT 190
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j State of Connecticut (2007). "Connecticut Route log" (PDF). State of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  2. ^ Google (January 19, 2008). "overview of Route 190 (Hazard Avenue)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
  3. ^ Connecticut General Assembly. "Public Act 07-23". Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c Google (January 19, 2008). "overview of Route 190" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Wood, Frederic James (1919). The Turnpikes of New England and Evolution of the Same Through England, Virginia, and Maryland. Marshall Jones Company. pp. 381. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  6. ^ "Federal Highway Program in State Near Completion". Newspapers.com. No. December 12, 1922. The Bridgeport Telegram. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Map of New England (Map). National Survey Co. 1926. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  8. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7385-0002-7
    . Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "State Road Numbers To Be Changed". Newspapers.com. No. December 21, 1931. Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  11. ^ "New State Highway Will Be Opened Today". Newspapers.com. No. November 14, 1947. Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "New parkway open for spring drivers." Sunday Herald, April 11, 1948
  13. ^ a b "Chapter 7 DOT History". CT.gov – Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "Bradley Airport Future Plans and History" (PDF). Ct.gov. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  15. ^ Edwards & Kelcey. "The Functional Reclassification of all public roads, State of Connecticut." March 1961.
  16. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Connecticut. J.L. Boswell. 1967. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  17. ISBN 978-1-4396-1182-1
    . Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  18. ^ "1975 Master Transportation Plan." Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  19. ^ "Interstate 190 to Open". Newspapers.com. No. November 23, 1982. The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  20. ^ "State Officials to Reconsider Route Changes". Newspapers.com. No. December 23, 1958. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  21. ^ a b "Relocation of Rt. 190 Shown on Revised Map". Newspapers.com. No. July 17, 1962. Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  22. ^ "GOP Candidate Scores State Plan for Rt. 190". Newspapers.com. No. July 3, 1961. Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  23. ^ "Town Highways Good For Indefinite Period". Newspapers.com. No. February 15, 1964. Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  24. ^ a b "New Bridge Over River Opening to Car Traffic". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

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