Connecticut Route 172

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Route 172
Length:	4.45 mi[1] (7.16 km)
Formed:	1932
South end:	I-84 in Southbury
North end:	Route 67 in Southbury
Routes in Connecticut < Route 171 Route 173 > Special Service Roads – State Roads

Route 172 is a minor Connecticut state highway running entirely within the town of Southbury. The road serves the village of South Britain.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 References

[edit] Route description

Route 172 begins at an interchange with I-84 (at Exit 14) in western Southbury. It officially begins at the eastbound off-ramp at Exit 14 of I-84, where it also intersects Main Street South, the surface route to Southbury center. Route 172 proceeds northward, following a C-curve route, crossing the Pomperaug River into the village of South Britain in the western part of Southbury about a mile later. The road continues north for another three miles before ending at an intersection with Route 67 in northern Southbury. The entire route is known as South Britain Road and is classified as a collector road. It carries average volumes of 7,000 vehicles per day.^[1]

[edit] History

Route 172 was created as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering from a previously unnumbered road. It was extended to an interchange with I-84 in 1963.^[2]

[edit] Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
Southbury (4.45 miles)[1]	South Britain Road	I-84	0.12
		Route 67	4.45

[edit] References