Connecticut Route 168

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Route 168
Length:	7.93 mi[1] (12.76 km)
Formed:	1975
West end:	Route 168 in Southwick, MA
East end:	Route 75 in Suffield
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Route 168 is a Connecticut state highway running entirely within the town of Suffield, but continuing across the state line into Southwick, Massachusetts at its western end.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 References

[edit] Route description

Route 168 begins at the Massachusetts state line, at a bridge crossing the Congamond Lakes from Southwick into Suffield. West of the state line, the road continues as Massachusetts Route 168 towards the village of Congamond. Route 168 heads east from the Congamond Lakes, passing by a highway picnic area, to Babbs Road (unsigned State Road 585), which is a road that leads directly to the town center of Southwick. From here, the road travels east, south, then east again towards the village of West Suffield, where it has a junction with Route 187. Route 168 continues east for another 2.8 miles until it ends at an intersection with Route 75 in Sufield center. The entire route is known as Mountain Road.^[1]

[edit] History

Route 168 was originally part of the original alignment of Route 190 when that road was created as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering. In 1975, Interstate 190 was formally assigned to a proposed expressway in Worcester, Massachusetts, which created a numbering conflict with Route 190. When Massachusetts renumbered its Route 190 to Route 168, Connecticut also renumbered the western portion of its Route 190 (west of Suffield center) to maintain number continuity across the state line.^[2][3]

[edit] Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
Suffield (7.93 miles)[1]	Mountain Road	MA Route 168	0.00
		Babbs Road (SR 585)	1.06
		Route 187	5.16
		Route 75	7.93

[edit] References