Connecticut Route 41

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Amenia, NY
Major intersections Route 4 in Sharon

Route 112 in Salisbury

US 44 in Salisbury
North end Route 41 in Sheffield, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesLitchfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
← Route 40→ Route 42

Route 41 is a 17.86-mile (28.74 km) scenic state highway in rural

Northwestern Connecticut. It extends from the New York state line in Sharon to the Massachusetts state line in Salisbury
and is the only state-numbered route in Connecticut that has both its ends at a state border.

Route description

Route 41 begins as Amenia Union Road at a junction with Dutchess

Route 361 leaves to the west, with Route 41 continuing northeast on North Main Street. After leaving the town center, the road becomes Gay Street, running for another 3.1 miles (5.0 km) to the Salisbury
town line.

Upon entering Salisbury, the road name changes to Sharon Road as it heads for another 3.2 miles (5.1 km) towards the village of

Wononskopomuc Lake. In Lakeville, Route 41 begins a 1.7-mile (2.7 km) overlap with U.S. Route 44 (Main Street), as the road heads into the town center of Salisbury. In Salisbury center, Route 41 splits off from Route 44 along Under Mountain Road. The road travels for about 4.8 miles (7.7 km), passing by Mount Riga State Park, until the Massachusetts state line. The road continues across the state line as Massachusetts Route 41.[1]

Connecticut designates various sections of its rural highways as scenic roads. The scenic designation not only encourages sightseeing but also prevents certain developments alongside and on the road itself that would alter its appearance, including rerouting and widening. In July 1990, a four-mile (6 km) section through the town center of Sharon, between Boland Road and Cole Road, was designated as a scenic road. In October 1992, the scenic designation was extended an additional 4.4 miles (7.1 km) to cover the length of the route within the town of Sharon. The following year, the town of Salisbury applied for and received approval for a scenic designation for its portion of Route 41, which resulted in the entire length of Route 41 being designated a scenic route.[3]

History

The portion of Route 41 north of modern

AASHO as U.S. Route 7. By 1928, however, US 7 was relocated to its modern alignment. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, modern Route 41 was established from part of old New England Route 4 and old State Highway 360.[2] No significant changes to the route have been made since.[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Litchfield County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
South Amenia, NY
New York state line
4.336.97
Route 343 west – Cornwall, Amenia, NY
4.547.31
 Route 361 north – Millerton, NY
Salisbury9.6615.55 Route 112 – Lime Rock, Salisbury
11.3618.28
 US 44 west – Millerton, NY, Amenia, NY		Western terminus of US 44 overlap
13.0320.97
 US 44 east – Canaan, Winsted		Eastern terminus of US 44 overlap
17.8628.74
 Route 41 north – Sheffield, Great Barrington		Massachusetts state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. July 9, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ State Scenic Roads, March 10, 2003
  4. ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 41

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