Connecticut Route 183

Route 183
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length: 19.06 mi[1] (30.67 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: Route 4 in Torrington
North end: Route 183 in Sandisfield, MA
Highway system

Routes in Connecticut
Special Service Roads • State Roads

Route 182 Route 184

Route 183 is a state highway in northwestern Connecticut, running from Torrington to the Massachusetts state line in Norfolk.

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Route description

Route 183 begins at an intersection with Route 4 in eastern Torington and heads north, parallel to Route 8, into Winchester. In Winchester, it continues north, then turns northwest overlap Route 44. The two routes continue to a brief triple overlap with Route 8, then turn west and northwest along the Mad River as a simple overlap. Route 183 then continues northwest along Colebrook Brook into Colebrook. In Colebrook, it heads north, overlapping the unsigned section of Route 182A before turning northwest into Norfolk. In Norfolk, it cuts across the northeast corner of town to the Massachusetts state line, continuing as MA Route 183.[1][2]

Special Designation

A section of Route 183 in Colebrook from the Route 182 to Church Hill Road is designated as a scenic road.[3]

History

The Winsted-Colebrook route, continuing north to the Massachusetts state line, was designated in 1922 as State Highway 174. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, old Highway 174 became Route 183, running from US 44 in Winchester to the state line. In 1955, it was extended south to Torrington along former SR 710 to the current southern terminus.[4]

Junction list

Town Road names Junction Milepost Notes
Torrington
(6.03 miles)[1]
Torringford Street Route 4 0.00
US 202 1.50
Winchester
(6.71 miles)[2]
Torringford Street, New Hartford Road, South Main Street, Main Street, Coe Street, Colebrook Road US 44 8.21 Begin Concurrency
Route 8 Approx. 8.4 Begin Triple Concurrency
Route 8 Approx. 8.8 End Triple Concurrency
US 44 10.35 End Concurrency
Colebrook
(5.70 miles)[1]
Colebrook Road Route 182 / Route 182A 14.01 Begin Concurrency with unsigned section of Route 182A
Route 182A 14.81 End Concurrency
Norfolk
(0.56 miles)[1]
Sandy Brook Road Route 183 19.06

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