Interstate 291 (Connecticut)
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US 5 in South Windsor | ||||
East end | I-84 / I-384 / US 6 in Manchester | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | Hartford | |||
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Interstate 291 (I-291) is a short
I-291 is also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway for its entire length.
Route description
I-291 begins at I-91 in
History
The current I-291 is only the northeastern arc of what was originally planned as a three-quarter beltway around Hartford. From Windsor, I-291 would have continued to cross
Route 218 is a four-lane divided arterial route serving what would have been the northwest quadrant of the I-291 beltway. When the interchange with I-91 was completed in the early 1990s, a pair of ramp stubs connecting I-291 to Route 218 were built to the west of I-91 in anticipation that the northwest leg of I-291 might eventually be built. Over the years, there have been discussions of constructing a multilane surface road from the I-84/Route 9 stack interchange to Route 218 to complete the northwest bypass of Hartford, but funding and potential impacts to the reservoirs that supply Hartford with much of its drinking water have prevented anything from being built north of I-84. The CTDOT headquarters was built on land originally acquired for I-291 where it would have intersected US 5/Route 15 in Newington. A small portion of what was to be the northwest leg of I-291 was built along Route 218 west of I-91, which is now used as a commuter parking lot.[3]
Exit list
Exits are currently
The entire route is in Hartford County.
Location | mi[2] | km | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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Windsor | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 1B | Route 218 – Bloomfield | ||
0.03– 0.29 | 0.048– 0.47 | 2 | 1A-C | I-91 – Hartford, Springfield | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; signed as exits 2A (south) and 2B (north); exit 35A on I-91 | ||
0.88 | 1.42 | 3 | 1D | Route 159 – Windsor | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Connecticut River | 1.24 | 2.00 | Bissell Bridge | ||||
Route 30 | |||||||
Manchester | 5.06 | 8.14 | 5 | 5A | Tolland Turnpike | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
5.66– 6.40 | 9.11– 10.30 | – | 5B-C | Boston | Exit 61 on I-84 / US 6 (Wilbur Cross Highway); western terminus of I-384 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ a b State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (2012). "2012 Traffic Volumes, State Maintained Highway Network" (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Aerial view of Commuter Parking Lot on CT Route 218". Google Maps. Retrieved July 8, 2020.