Connecticut Route 187
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| Route 187 |
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| Length: | 19.74 mi[1] (31.77 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  US 44 in Hartford |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 189 in Bloomfield |
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| North end: |  Route 187 in Agawam, MA |
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Route 187 is a secondary state route in Connecticut. It begins in the city of Hartford at Albany Avenue (US 44), travels north through the towns of Bloomfield, Windsor, East Granby and Suffield before terminating at the state line in Agawam, Massachusetts. It is approximately 20 miles long, crossing the Farmington River and passing through the center of East Granby.
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[edit] Route Description
Route 187 begins at an intersection with US 44 in Hartford and heads north, crossing into Bloomfield. In Bloomfield, it continues north and northwest through the eastern part of town before entering Windsor. It continues northwest across one of the western corners of Windsor to reenter Bloomfield. In northern Bloomfield, it briefly overlaps the Route 189 freeway before turning north to cross the Farmington River into East Granby. In East Granby, it continues north-northeast across the town before crossing into Suffield. In Suffield, it continues north-northeast to the Massachusetts state line. It continues as MA Route 187.[1]
[edit] History
In the 1920s, modern Route 187 between North Bloomfield (at Route 189) and West Suffield (at Route 168) was part of old State Highway 328. The old route continued east to Suffield Center along modern Route 168. The southern end of modern Route 187 was also part of an alternate route of then New England Route 10 (now Route 189) to Bloomfield center known as State Highway 311. The old route served the Blue Hills community and used Park Avenue (modern Route 178) from Blue Hills Avenue to Bloomfield center.
Route 187 was established in the 1932 state highway renumbering from old Highway 328. The original route began at current Route 189 (then Route 9) in North Bloomfield and continued north to the Massachusetts state line. In 1955, part of Route 9 was washed away in a flood, and when the roadway was reopened in 1961, Route 187 was shifted slightly to its current route (the original route went along Spoonville Road) and Route 9 was relocated to the current Route 189 south of the Farmington River (the original Route 9 went along the north bank of the river on Tunxis Avenue). The North Bloomfield freeway section of Routes 187 and 189 were opened at this time. In 1963, Route 187 was extended south to its current southern terminus along a section of old Route 184 (established in 1932 from old Highway 311) and SR 921 (northward continuation of Blue Hills Avenue). In the late 1980s, the southern intersection of Routes 187 and 189 was modified slightly with the construction of a new interchange, resulting in a slight re-routing.[2]
[edit] Junction list
| Town | Road names | Junction | Milepost | Notes |
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| Hartford (1.70 miles)[1] |
Blue Hills Avenue | US 44 | 0.00 | |
| Bloomfield (5.18 miles) |
Blue Hills Avenue | Route 218 | 2.35-2.36 | |
| Route 178 | 3.67 | |||
| Route 305 | 5.15 | |||
| Windsor (0.87 miles) |
Blue Hills Avenue Extension | (No major junctions) | ||
| Bloomfield (1.24 miles) |
Blue Hills Avenue Extension, Route 189 Expressway, Route 187 | Route 189 south |
7.87 | Begin overlap and freeway; at-grade intersection |
| Tarriffville Road | 8.33 | Interchange | ||
| Route 189 north |
8.72 | End overlap and leave freeway; interchange | ||
| East Granby (4.86 miles) |
South Main Street, North Main Street, Sheldon Street | Route 20 | 12.49 | |
| Suffield (4.89 miles) |
Sheldon Street, South Grand Street, North Grand Street | Route 168 | 16.52 | |
| MA Route 187 | 19.74 |
