Connecticut Route 349

Route 349
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length: 4.17 mi[1] (6.71 km)
Existed: 1985 – present
Major junctions
South end: Shennecossett Road in Groton
North end: I-95 in Groton
Highway system

Routes in Connecticut
Special Service Roads • State Roads

← Route 343 Route 354 →

Route 349 begins as a freeway spur from I-95 (at Exit 87) leading to the city of Groton. It has full interchanges with I-95 and US 1. The limited access portion is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) long and is known as the Clarence B. Sharp Highway.

Contents

Route description

Route 349 begins at Shennecossett Road in Groton. It travels west of the Shennocossett Golf Course as it runs parallel to the Thames River. It proceeds north known as Eastern Point Road. It bears west on Rainville Avenue before turning north on Clarence B. Sharp Highway, a limited access road, which lasts for 1.9 miles (3.1 km). Route 349 becomes a 4-lane road before turning east. The road continues west then south as a surface road through the Groton Heights neighborhood. It intersects US 1 before reaching an interchange with I-95 where it meets its end.[2]

Special designations

The surface road section of Route 349 from mile post 0.89 to the junction with SR 649 is also known as the "City Police Officer William J. Snyder, Sr. Memorial Highway".[1]

History

In the 1960s, Groton was a center of submarine manufacturing. An unsigned state highway, State Road 649, led from I-95's exit 85 to the industrial area. The many urban intersections through Groton center led to elevated traffic congestion. Because of this, a proposal to relocate SR 649 onto a new expressway arose. The expressway was completed in 1966, and SR 649 was relocated onto it. In 1985, part of SR 649 was re-designated as Route 349, and additionally included a portion of a road leading to Avery Point, resulting in the modern alignment and designation.[3]

Junction list

Mile Destinations Notes
0.00 Shennecossett Road (local) Begin state maintenance
2.30 Junction: Route 349 South (Rainville Ave); SR 649 (Rainville Ave); Brandegee Ave[1] Channelized at-grade intersection
3.07 Junction: Meridian Street At-grade intersection
3.55 US 1 north – Groton, Poquonock Bridge
3.79 US 1 south to Route 12 / Route 184
3.81 I-95 south – New London, New Haven
4.17 I-95 north – Mystic, Stonington

References

  1. ^ a b c Connecticut State Highway Log
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of Route 349 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+CT-349/Eastern%20Point%20Rd%20@41.320884,%20-72.068519+to:+Clarence%20B%20Sharp%20Hwy/CT-349%20N%20@41.360130,%20-72.059070. Retrieved June 8, 2009. 
  3. ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 349