Connecticut Route 167

Route 167 marker

Route 167

Map of Hartford County in northern Connecticut with Route 167 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length: 10.41 mi[1] (16.75 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: Route 4 in Farmington
North end: US 202 / Route 10 in Simsbury
Location
Counties: Hartford
Highway system
  • Routes in Connecticut
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Route 167 is a Connecticut state highway in the western suburbs of Hartford, running from the Unionville section of Farmington to Simsbury center.

Route description

Route 167 begins as West Avon Road at an intersection with Route 4 in the Unionville section of the town of Farmington. It proceeds in a northeast direction, crossing into the town of Avon after 0.7 miles (1.1 km). In Avon, it continues north through the West Avon section of town for about 3.4 miles (5.5 km) before entering the town of Simsbury. The road name changes to Bushy Hill Road after crossing the town line, where it also has a junction with U.S. Route 44. Route 167 continues generally northeast for 4.8 miles (7.7 km), then meets Route 309 (leading to West Simsbury village). Here, Route 167 turns east onto West Street and continues for another 0.7 miles (1.1 km) before ending at an intersection with US 202 and Route 10 in Simsbury Center.[1]

A section of Route 167 from Harris Road in Avon to the Simsbury-Avon town line is designated the First Company Governor’s Horse Guards Memorial Highway.[2]

History

Route 167 was establilshed as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering from previously unnumbered roads and has no major changes since.[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Hartford County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Farmington0.000.00 Route 4 – West Hartford, Burlington
Simsbury4.967.98 US 44 / US 202 – Canton, Avon
9.7315.66 Route 309 west – North Canton
10.4116.75 US 202 / Route 10 – Avon, Granby
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Connecticut State Highway Log
  2. ↑ State Roads and Bridges with Names Commemorating Veterans Organizations or Groups
  3. ↑ Connecticut Routes, Route 167

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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