Connecticut Route 83
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| Route 83 |
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| Length: | 27.56 mi[1] (44.35 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| South end: | New London Turnpike in Glastonbury | ||||||||||||
| Major junctions: |
 Route 2 in Glastonbury I-384 in Manchester I-84 in Manchester I-84 in Vernon |
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| North end: |  Route 83 in East Longmeadow, MA |
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Route 83 is a north-south state highway in the Greater Hartford area of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It serves as the main north-south artery for the towns of Manchester, Vernon, and Ellington.
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[edit] Route description
Route 83 begins at the southern end of New London Turnpike in Glastonbury near its junction with Route 2. From Glastonbury, it then heads to Manchester, serving as the main thoroughfare of that city and intersecting I-384. Within the town center of Manchester, a 0.77-mile segment is town maintained (between Hartford Road and Center St). It then continues north, overlapping Route 30 for 1.50 miles in Manchester and Vernon, intersecting I-84 twice. It then continues north in Vernon, overlapping Route 74 for 0.81 miles, before continuing north through Ellington and Somers. In Somers, Route 83 briefly overlaps Route 190 before continuing into Massachusetts, where it becomes Massachusetts Route 83.[1]
[edit] History
In the 1920s, the segment from Glastonbury to Manchester was called State Highway 164, while the segment from Manchester to Somers was called State Highway 108. The current Route 83 was established from these two state highways in the 1932 renumbering. The only significant changes since then are have been the straightening of a few curves.[2]
[edit] Junction list
| Town | Road names | Major junctions | Milepost |
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| Glastonbury (4.99 miles)[1] |
Manchester Road | New London Turnpike (Begin Route) | 0.00 |
| Route 2 | 0.09-0.22 | ||
| Route 94 | 2.77 | ||
| Manchester (5.79 miles) |
South Main Street, Main Street, North Main Street, Oakland Street | I-384 | 6.48-6.69 |
| US 6 and US 44 | 7.53 | ||
| I-84 and Route 30 (Begin Multiplex with Route 30) | 10.14 | ||
| Vernon (4.72 miles) |
Talcotville Road, Windsor Avenue, West Street | Route 30 (End Multiplex) | 11.64 |
| I-84 (Access from I-84 only; to access I-84 from Route 83 follow Route 30) | 11.79-11.90 | ||
| Route 74 (Begin Multiplex) | 14.58 | ||
| Route 74 (End Multiplex) | 15.39 | ||
| Ellington (5.89 miles) |
West Road, Somers Road | Route 286 | 17.62-17.63 |
| Route 140 | 18.36-18.40 | ||
| Somers (6.17 miles) |
South Road, Springfield Road | Route 190 (Begin Multiplex) | 23.80 |
| Route 190 (End Multiplex) | 23.82 | ||
| Massachusetts Route 83 | 27.56 |
