Connecticut Route 69

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Route 69
Length:	35.16 mi (56.61 km)
Formed:	1932
South end:	Route 63 in New Haven
Major junctions:	I-84 in Waterbury
North end:	Route 4 in Burlington
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Route 69 is a primary north-south state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut connecting the city of New Haven to the city of Bristol in the western part of Greater Hartford, passing through 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 in total length.

[edit] Route description

Route 69 begins in the Amity neighborhood of New Haven, splitting off from Route 63. It travels through the towns of Woodbridge, Bethany, Prospect, and Waterbury, where it has a junction with I-84. Route 69 then continues into the towns of Wolcott and Bristol, where it has a junction (and 0.4 mile overlap) with Route 6. After the junction with Route 6, the road becomes a secondary, minor arterial road into Burlington, where the road eventually ends at its junction with Route 4.

[edit] History

Route 69 was created in the 1932 renumbering from several separate numbered state highways (State Highways 348, 199, and 172) and went from New Haven to Waterbury. It was extended to Bristol in 1935 and then to Burlington in 1963.

[edit] Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
New Haven	Whalley Avenue, Litchfield Turnpike	Route 63	0.00
		Route 15	0.32 (at town line)
Woodbridge	Litchfield Turnpike
Bethany	Litchfield Turnpike, Carrington Road	Route 42	8.95
Prospect	Bethany Road, Prospect Road	Route 68	12.04
Waterbury	Prospect Road, Hamilton Avenue, Silver Street, Meriden Road, Woodtick Road, Stillson Road, Wolcott Street	I-84	15.76
Wolcott	Wolcott Road	Route 322	21.31
Bristol	Wolcott Road, Wolcott Street, West Street, Burlington Avenue	Route 72	27.12
		Route 6	27.82-28.21
Burlington	Milford Street	Route 4	35.16