Connecticut Route 63

Route 63
Route 63
	Map of western Connecticut with Route 63 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	52.57 mi (84.60 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 10 in New Haven
	Route 8 in Naugatuck; I-84 in Middlebury;
North end	US 7 in Canaan
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	New Haven, Litchfield
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Route 63 is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, from

Northwestern Connecticut via the western suburbs of Waterbury

.

Route description

Route 63 follows a mostly northwest-southeast path its entire route, and is mostly a 2 lane road with some 4 lane sections. It begins at the corner of Whalley Avenue and Fitch Street in

US 7. ^[3]

A 3.4-mile (5.5 km) section of the road in Litchfield is a designated state scenic road.^[4]

History

Route 63 was designated in 1932

Route 43 from Cornwall to Canaan where it ends today.^[5] In 1954, Route 63 was extended south to US 1 via an overlap with Route 10.^[6]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Westville
	0.12	0.19	Route 243 west – Ansonia
	0.71	1.14	Allingtown
	1.29	2.08	Route 69 north – Bethany, Prospect, Waterbury
	1.51	2.43	Route 15 south – New York City	Exit 59 on Route 15 / Wilbur Cross Parkway; southbound entrance only
	Woodbridge	2.85	4.59	Route 114 west – Orange
	Woodbridge	4.69	7.55	Route 67 west – Seymour
	Bethany	10.04	16.16	Route 42 west – Beacon Falls	Western terminus of Route 42 overlap
	Bethany	10.14	16.32	Route 42 east – Cheshire	Eastern terminus of Route 42 overlap
	Naugatuck	14.40	23.17	Route 8 – Bridgeport, Waterbury	Exit 25A on Route 8
	Naugatuck	15.80	25.43	Route 68 east – Prospect, Waterbury, Cheshire
	Middlebury	18.07	29.08	Route 188 west – Middlebury Center
	Middlebury	18.97– 19.39	30.53– 31.21	I-84 west – Danbury Route 64 to I-84 east – Middlebury, Waterbury	Exit 17 on I-84; I-84 east via Route 64 east
Litchfield	Watertown	22.93	36.90	Route 73 south – Oakville
		24.20	38.95	US 6 – Woodbury, Thomaston
		27.35	44.02	Route 132 south – Bethlehem
	Morris	30.81	49.58	Route 109 – Morris, Thomaston
	Morris	32.18	51.79	Route 61 south – Bethlehem, Morris
	Litchfield	34.91	56.18	Route 118 east – Harwinton
		34.95	56.25	US 202 east – Torrington	Eastern terminus of US 202 overlap
		34.99	56.31	US 202 west – New Milford	Western terminus of US 202 overlap
	Goshen	41.18	66.27	Route 4 – Cornwall, Torrington	Rotary
	Cornwall	47.62	76.64	Route 43 south – Cornwall
	Canaan	51.21	82.41	Route 126 north – Falls Village
	Canaan	52.57	84.60	US 7 – Sharon, Canaan, Norfolk, Sheffield
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access