Connecticut Route 2A

Route 2A
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length: 9.91 mi (15.95 km)
Existed: 1967 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-395 / Route 2 / Route 32 in Norwich
East end: Route 2 in Preston
Highway system

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Special Service Roads • State Roads

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Route 2A is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a 9.9-mile (15.9 km) mostly expressway alternate route of Route 2 that bypasses the downtown area of the city of Norwich and serves as the main access road to the Mohegan Sun casino.

Contents

Route description

Route 2A begins at the junction of I-395 and Route 2/Route 32 in Norwich. Route 2A travels along I-395 for 3.7 miles (6.0 km) before separating as its own 2-lane freeway. This independent freeway portion of Route 2A runs for about 3.4 miles (5.5 km) through the towns of Montville and Preston. Route 2A crosses the Thames River on the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge. After the river crossing, Route 2A becomes a surface road for another 2.9 miles (4.7 km) ending at Route 2 in Preston.

History

When the highway and bridge opened in December 1967, motorists were charged a 15-cent toll. The toll plaza located at the west end of the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge was removed in 1980.[1]


Exit list

Location Mile Exit Destinations Notes
Norwich 0.24 81 Route 2 / Route 32 – Norwich, Hartford
I-395 north – Danielson		 Western terminus of Route 2A; Route 2A uses I-395 exit numbers
80 Route 82 – Downtown Norwich, Salem
Montville 4.37 79A I-395 south – East Lyme End of I-395 concurrency
5.29 1 Route 32 – Montville, Norwich
6.39 2 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Mohegan Sun
Thames River Mohegan-Pequot Bridge
Preston 7.05 Route 12 south (Military Highway)
7.35 Route 12 north (Military Highway)
9.11 Route 117 south (Col. Ledyard Highway)
9.91 Route 2 / Route 117 south Eastern terminus of Route 2A; northern terminus of Route 117
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Connecticut Route 2A History kurumi.com