Connecticut Route 69

Route 69
Route 69
	Map of central Connecticut with Route 69 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	35.16 mi (56.58 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 63 in New Haven
	Route 15 in New Haven Route 42 in Bethany Route 68 in Prospect; I-84 in Waterbury Route 322 in Wolcott
North end	Route 4 in Burlington
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	New Haven, Hartford
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Route 69 is a primary north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut connecting the city of

Greater Waterbury along the way. The route extends north of Bristol as a secondary route into the town of Burlington

. Route 69 is 35.16 miles (56.58 km) in total length.

Route description

Route 69 begins in the

I-84

, then turning right onto Silver Street, later becoming Meriden Road. Route 69 leaves Meriden Road following Woodtick Road and Stillson Road, then turns right onto Wolcott Street.

Wolcott Street becomes Wolcott Road as Route 69 crosses from Waterbury into the town of

Route 4 near the town center of Burlington.^[1]

Parts of modern Route 69 belonged to two separate state highways in the 1920s. The road from Prospect to Waterbury was designated as State Highway 348, while the road from Waterbury to Bristol was known as State Highway 172. Route 69 was created in the

Route 4) using former unsigned SR 787 was made. At the same time, the route in Waterbury was shifted slightly east (from Wolcott Street to Woodtick Road) for better through traffic flow.^{[citation needed}

]

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Downtown New Haven, Woodbridge
	0.32	0.51	Wilbur Cross Parkway) – Hartford, New York City	Exit 59 on Route 15 / Wilbur Cross Parkway
	Bethany	8.95	14.40	Route 42 – Beacon Falls, Cheshire
	Union City, Cheshire
	Waterbury	15.77	25.38	I-84 – Hartford, Danbury	Exit 23 on I-84
	Wolcott	21.31	34.30	Route 322 east – Wolcott Center
Hartford	Bristol	27.12	43.65	Route 72 – Terryville, Plainville
		27.82	44.77	US 6 west – Terryville, Plymouth, Thomaston	Western terminus of US 6 overlap
		28.21	45.40	US 6 east – Farmington, Hartford	Eastern terminus of US 6 overlap
	Unionville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi