Connecticut Route 173
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| Route 173 |
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| Length: | 6.17 mi[1] (9.93 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| South end: |   US 5 and Route 15 in Newington |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-84 in West Hartford |
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| North end: | Hooker Drive in West Hartford | ||||||||||||
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Route 173 is a Connecticut state highway in the southern and western suburbs of Hartford, running from Newington to West Hartford.
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[edit] Route description
Route 173 begins at an intersection with US 5 and Route 15 in Newington and heads north, briefly overlapping Route 174 before continuing into West Hartford. In West Hartford, it continues northeast, then turns west and north along suburban streets. It intersects I-84 shortly before ending at an intersection Hooker Drive.[1]
[edit] Special designations
A section of Route 173 in West Hartford from the Newington town line to SR 529 is designated the Roger Fissette Hannon-Hatch VFW Post 9929 Memorial Highway.[2] A section from SR 529 to South Main Street in West Hartford is designated the Trooper Carl P. Moller Memorial Highway.[1]
[edit] History
Route 173 was commissioned in 1932. It originally went using South Quaker Lane to Farmington Avenue (then Route 4) in West Hartford. In 1962, Route 173 was truncated to end at Route 71. However, in 1969, it was re-extended slightly to I-84 along South Main Street (former SR 569) via a short overlap with Route 71.[3]
[edit] Junction list
| Town | Road names | Junction | Milepost |
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| Newington (4.35 miles)[1] |
Richard Street, Willard Avenue | US 5 and Route 15 | 0.00 |
| Route 174 (Begin Concurrency) | 1.15 | ||
| Route 174 (End Concurrency) | 1.32 | ||
| Route 175 | 2.64 | ||
| West Hartford (1.82 miles) |
Newington Road, New Britain Avenue, South Main Street | Route 71 | 5.84 |
| I-84 | 6.04-6.13 | ||
| Hooker Drive | 6.17 |
