Connecticut Route 17

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For the Route 17 that existed in the 1920s, see Route 17 (New England)

Route 17
Length:	36.33 mi (58.47 km)
Formed:	1948
South end:	Middletown Avenue (near ) in New Haven
North end:	Route 2 in Glastonbury
Routes in Connecticut < Route 16 Route 17A > Minor – Service Roads – State Roads

Route 17 is a primary north-south state route beginning in New Haven, through Middletown, and ending in Glastonbury, with a length of 36.33 miles.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Special designations 3 Junction list 3.1 Exit list 3.1.1 Achenson Drive / Route 9 overlap 3.1.2 Glastonbury Expressway

[edit] Route description

Route 17 officially begins about 0.1 miles west of its interchange with Interstate 91 (at Exit 8). Route 80 begins at the interchange and continues eastward while Route 17 turns northward. Route 17 is a 4-lane principal arterial road in New Haven, becoming 2 lanes as it passes through North Haven, North Branford, Durham, and Middletown. In Middletown it becomes a 4-lane freeway for 0.6 miles leading to an interchange with the Route 9 freeway. Route 17 then runs on Route 9 for about 0.8 miles. Route 9 then briefly becomes a surface road at which point Route 17 then splits off and overlaps with Route 66 for about 3.0 miles including a Connecticut River crossing into Portland town on the Arrigoni Bridge. From Portland to Glastonbury, Route 17 is a secondary 2-lane arterial road, bypassing the downtown Portland area. A 3.02-mile long alternate route, Route 17A, serves the town center. The last 1.4 miles in Glastonbury is freeway, ultimately ending at an interchange with Route 2.

[edit] Special designations

The southern surface road section from New Haven to Middletown is also known as George Washington Memorial Highway. The 0.6-mile freeway section from South Main Street to Route 9 in Middletown is known as the Catholic War Veterans Memorial Highway. A 1.4 mile section in Durham, from the junction with Route 77 to just north of the junction with Route 68, is a designated state scenic road.

[edit] Junction list

Town	Road names	Major junctions	Milepost
New Haven (1.19 miles)	Middletown Avenue	I-91	0.14
		Route 80	0.21
North Haven (4.02 miles)	Middletown Avenue	Route 103	1.70
North Branford (5.57 miles)	Middletown Avenue, Main Street	Route 22	7.04
Durham (6.51 miles)	New Haven Road	Route 77	14.98
		Route 79	15.15
		Route 68	16.00
		Route 147	16.58
Middletown (6.41 miles)	South Main Street, Achenson Drive, Chester Bowles Highway/Route 9, Hartford Avenue, Main Street/Route 66	Route 155	19.95
		Route 9	22.14-22.97
		Route 66 (begin overlap)	23.14
Portland (6.88 miles)	Main Street/Route 66, Marlborough Street/Route 66, Portland Road/Route 66, Gospel Lane, Glastonbury Turnpike	Route 17A (Main Street)	24.17
		Route 66 (end overlap)	26.12
		Route 17A (Main Street)	28.15
Glastonbury (5.75 miles)	Main Street, Glastonbury Expressway	Route 160	32.63
		Route 94	36.12
		Route 2	36.33

[edit] Exit list

[edit] Achenson Drive / Route 9 overlap

Exit #	Mile	Destinations	Notes
	21.52	South Main Street	At-grade intersection
	21.74	Main Street Extension
13	21.97 (23.3)	Route 9 South – Old Saybrook Route 17 South – New Haven	Route 17 joins Route 9 northbound and leaves southbound
14	(23.7)	Dekoven Drive – Harbor Area	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
15	(23.9)	To Route 66 west – Middletown, Meriden	At-grade intersection SR 545
16	22.97 (24.3)	Route 9 North – New Britain Route 17 north / Route 66 east – Portland, Willimantic	Route 17 joins Route 9 southbound and leaves northbound At-grade intersection

[edit] Glastonbury Expressway

Mile	Destinations	Notes
34.05	Main Street	At-grade intersection
35.19	Glastonbury Center
35.65	New London Turnpike	Separate directional exits southbound
36.33	Route 2 West – Hartford	Milepost at merge