Connecticut Route 75
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| Route 75 |
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| Length: | 13.52 mi[1] (21.76 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  Route 159 in Windsor |
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| North end: |  MA Route 75 in Suffield |
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Route 75 is a scenic route from the Hartford area into Agawam, Massachusetts. It parallels Route 159 to the west.
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[edit] Route description
Route 75 begins as Poquonock Avenue at Route 159 in the town center of Windsor near the Windsor railroad station and heads northwest parallel to the Farmington River. It has an interchange with I-91 at Exit 38 about 1.8 miles northwest of Route 159, where Route 75 also passes in front of Day Hill Mall. After another 2.1 miles, Route 75 crosses over the Farmington River into the village of Poquonock then has an interchange with the Bradley Airport Connector at the Windsor-Windsor Locks town line. Route 75, now known as Ella T. Grasso Turnpike, then proceeds north along the eastern perimeter of Bradley International Airport. In this area, it intersects with SSR 401, which leads to the airport. Further north along Route 75, one can access the indoor airport parking facility and the entrance to Crown Industrial Park. Upon entering the town of Suffield, the road becomes South Street as it heads into the town center, where the road name changes to South Main Street and North Main Street. Route 75 has junctions with Route 168 and Route 190 in Suffield center. In northern Suffield, Route 75 is known as North Street until its end at the state line in Agawam, Massachusetts.[1]
[edit] Special designations
The northernmost 4.3 miles of Route 75 within the town of Suffield is a designated state scenic road. The portion of Route 75 in Windsor Locks was originally known as Turnpike Road. In 1981, as enacted by Public Act 81-463, the road was officially renamed as Ella T. Grasso Turnpike, named after the first elected female governor in the United States.
[edit] History
In 1922, when Connecticut first numbered its state highways, the road between Windsor center and Suffield center via the village of Poquonock was a secondary route designated as State Highway 362. Old Highway 362 was renumbered to Route 75 as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering. The original Route 75 continued past Suffield center along Mapleton Avenue (modern Route 190) to end at US 5A (modern Route 159). The route was extended north to the Massachusetts state line in 1950, where the road continued as Massachusetts Route 75. The connection to US 5A became an unsigned state road for several years until the relocation of Route 190.[2]
[edit] Junction list
| Town | Road names | Major junctions | Milepost |
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| Windsor (5.00 miles)[1] |
Poquonock Avenue | Route 159 | 0.00 |
| Route 305 | 0.07 | ||
| I-91 | 1.78 | ||
| Route 20 (Junction on Windsor-Windsor Locks town line) | 4.98 | ||
| Windsor Locks (2.22 miles) |
Ella T. Grasso Turnpike | SSR 401 | 5.68 |
| Route 140 | 6.02 | ||
| Suffield (6.30 miles) |
South Street, South Main Street, North Main Street, North Street | Route 168 | 9.97 |
| Route 190 | 11.01 | ||
| Massachusetts Route 75 | 13.52 |
