Connecticut Route 40

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Route 40

Length:

3.08 mi (4.96 km)

Formed:

early 1940s

South end:

I-91 in North Haven

North end:

Route 10 in Hamden

Routes in Connecticut
< Route 39		Route 41 >
Minor – Service Roads – State Roads

Route 40, also known as the Mount Carmel Connector, is a 3.08 mile spur route from Interstate 91 (at Exit 10) in North Haven, Connecticut connecting I-91 to Route 10 in the Mount Carmel neighborhood of Hamden. Route 40 is a 4-lane freeway with one intermediate exit leading to/from U.S. Route 5 in North Haven. It crosses over Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) but does not have an interchange with it. This is the only place in the state where two freeways cross without an interchange.

[edit] History

Originally this road was to be part of the replacement of the existing Route 10 with an expressway extending to Exit 29 of I-84 in Southington. These plans were never implemented, however. [1]

[edit] Exit list

Town	Exit #	Mile	Destinations	Notes
North Haven		0.41	I-91 North – Hartford	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramp as main line
			Bailey Road
			I-91 South – New Haven
	1	1.14	US 5 (State Street), Dixwell Avenue – North Haven	SR 717, SR 720
		1.78	Wilbur Cross Parkway overpass	No junction
Hamden		3.08	Route 10 – North: Mount Carmel, Cheshire; South: Hamden	Northbound exit and southbound entrance