Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)

Interstate 395 marker

Interstate 395
Route information
Auxiliary route of I95
Maintained by ConnDOT, MassDOT
Length: 66.6 mi[1] (107.2 km)
Connecticut: 54.69 mi
Massachusetts: 11.91 mi
Existed: 1958 (as Connecticut Turnpike)
1968 (as Route 52)
1983 (as I-395) – present
Major junctions
South end: I-95 / US 1 in East Lyme, CT
  Route 2 in Norwich, CT
Conn. Turnpike in Plainfield
US 6 in Killingly, CT
US 44 in Putnam, CT
US 20 in Auburn, MA
North end: I90 / Mass Pike / I290 in Auburn, MA
Highway system
I-384CTI-484
I391MAI495
Route 49CT 52Route 53
Route 49MA 52Route 53

Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) is a 67-mile-long northsouth Interstate Highway that begins at Interstate 95 in East Lyme, Connecticut running northwards through Connecticut's Quiet Corner, and ends at Interstate 90 in Auburn, Massachusetts, where I-395 becomes Interstate 290. The original designation for the portion of Connecticut's I-395 that was north of the Connecticut Turnpike was Route 52. Route 52 was slated to become a southward extension of Interstate 290 before it received the I-395 designation in 1983.[2]

From East Lyme to Plainfield, Connecticut, I-395 is part of the Connecticut Turnpike (the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike). From Plainfield to Thompson, Connecticut, I-395 is named the American Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial Highway.

Route description

I-395 begins in East Lyme as the Connecticut Turnpike leaves I-95 as I-95 turns more easterly toward New London. It is a relatively rural interstate for most of its length. It passes through Waterford into Montville where it meets Route 2A at Exit 9. Eastbound Route 2A provides access to Mohegan Sun Casino, while westbound Route 2A duplexes with I-395 into Norwich, and ends at Exit 13, where it terminates as it joins its parent route, Route 2. After passing Route 2, I-395 bends to the east, and continues into Lisbon, Griswold, and Plainfield, where it bends more northerly and parallels Route 12 for most of the rest of its length. On the Plainfleld/Killingly town line, the Connecticut Turnpike splits to the east as unsigned SR 695 providing access to US 6 at the Rhode Island state line. I-395 continues north, and meets US 6 in Killingly. After crossing into Putnam, it has an interchange with US 44. It then passes through Thompson before crossing the Massachusetts state line into Webster. [3] After passing through Webster and Oxford, it enters Auburn where it has an interchange with US 20, which provides access to the Route 146 expressway. The I-395 designation for the highway ends as it meets I-90 (the Mass Pike) at Exit 10 (future Exit 90), and becomes I-290 as it heads toward Worcester.

Service plazas

In Connecticut, there are three Service Plazas (a legacy of the Turnpike) that provide 24-hour gas stations, convenience stores, plus a Subway and Dunkin' Donuts.

A State Police station is on the northbound side of the highway in Montville (between exits 6 and 9) in what used to be the Montville Northbound Service Plaza.

Recent history

In May 2013, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that a project that would begin in spring 2014 would include renumbering exits along I-395 and Route 2A from the then-current sequential numbering system to a distance-based scheme to conform with federal exit numbering standards. During the transition, old exit numbers will be posted atop the new exit numbers through 2017. Still, there will be many exits until 2017 that still need to be changed, so the drive will be a little confusing to people who are not familiar to the highway and the location. [4] As of late September 2015, signs have been replaced and exits renumbered up to Exit 29 (former Exit 88) in Plainfield. As of January 2016, the remaining signs to the north to the Massachusetts border have been replaced.

Exit list

Exit numbers were changed from sequential to distance-based numbering in Connecticut between July and December 2015. Along with Connecticut Route 2A, these are Connecticut's initial distance-based exit numbers.[5] MassDOT also planned to switch exit numbers on all of its interstates, including I-395, to distance-based numbering in 2016. But the contract to change exit numbers which was to be awarded in December 2015 was indefinitely postponed in the summer of 2016.[6][7]

StateCountyLocation[8]mi[8]kmOld exitNew exit[9]Destinations[9]Notes
ConnecticutNew LondonEast Lyme88.48142.39 I-95 south New HavenSouthern terminus; I-95 North Exit 76
0.000.00(76)†(1)was to be reserved for CT 11, project scrapped by ConnDOTProposed interchange
Waterford2.133.43772 Route 85 Waterford, Chesterfield, Colchester
Montville5.348.59785 Route 32 south (via SR 693) New LondonSouthbound left exit and northbound entrance
6.3310.19796 Route 163 Uncasville, Montville
9.6015.4579A9 Route 2A east Ledyard, PrestonSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
Norwich11.0817.838011 Route 82 Salem, Downtown Norwich
13.7122.0681E/W13 Route 2 / Route 32 Hartford, Norwich, Lebanon
Route 2A
Northbound signed as exits 13A (east/south) and 13B (west/north); southbound access to Route 2 East/Route 32 South only; northern terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
14.2322.908214West Town Street (SR 642) Yantic, Norwichtown (NB)
To Route 2 west / Route 32 north Hartford, Colchester, Lebanon (SB)
18.1729.248318 Route 97 Taftville, Occum, Baltic
Lisbon19.5331.4383A19 Route 169 Lisbon, TaftvilleNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
21.1634.0584S/N21 Route 12 Jewett City, Griswold, Lisbon, TaftvilleSigned as exits 21A (south) and 21B (north) southbound
Griswold22.2835.868522 Route 164 / Route 138 Jewett City, Preston, Pachaug, Griswold
24.2639.048624 Route 201 Hopeville, Jewett City
WindhamPlainfield28.2345.438728Lathrop Road (SR 647) Plainfield, Hopeville
29.6547.728829 Route 14A Plainfield, Sterling Hill, Oneco
32.3051.988932 Route 14 Canterbury, Moosup, Sterling
35.5057.139035 Conn. Turnpike north to US 6 east Providence, RINorthbound exit and southbound left entrance
Killingly37.6260.5491E/W37 US 6 Danielson, East Brooklyn, South Killingly, Hartford, WillimanticSigned as exit 37A (east) and 37B (west) Southbound
38.4061.809238Lhomme Street / Westcott Road (SR 607) South Killingly, Danielson
41.1666.249341 Route 101 Dayville, East Killingly, Rogers, Pomfret
42.9969.199443Lake Road Attawaugen, Ballouville
Putnam45.2472.819545Kennedy Drive / Park Road Putnam
46.0974.179646 To Route 12 / Heritage Road Putnam, Putnam Heights
47.0575.729747 US 44 Pomfret, Putnam, East Putnam, Woodstock, Providence
Thompson49.5279.699849 Route 12 Grosvenor DaleNorthbound left exit and southbound entrance
50.2580.879950 Route 200 Thompson, North Grosvenor Dale
53.5786.2110053Wilsonville Road East Thompson, Wilsonville
 ConnecticutMassachusetts state line
MassachusettsWorcesterWebster1.0061.6191 Route 193 Webster
2.5784.14923 Route 16 Webster, Douglas
4.0256.47834Cudworth Road North Webster, South Oxford
Oxford6.58310.59447Sutton Avenue Oxford, SuttonSplit into exits 7A (east) and 7B (west)
8.98914.46659Depot Road North Oxford
Auburn11.49518.4996A12A US 20 east to Route 146 Shrewsbury
11.50018.5076B12B US 20 west Sturbridge
11.9419.22 I290 east WorcesterDesignation change from I-395 to I-290
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

↑Proposed as Exit 76 under the original sequential-numbering system.

References

  1. "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2". FHWA. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
  2. "State Ordered To Lift Ban on Tandem Trucks." Hartford Courant, June 14, 1983. The article lists "I-290 (formerly Route 52)" as one of the highways the lifting of the ban applies to.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  4. "New Details Emerge for I-395 Exit Renumbering, Montville Patchm May 14, 2013". Montville, Connecticut Patch. Retrieved 5 October 2014. The project actually started on June 24th, 2015.
  5. 2010 Connecticut Highway Log, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Accessed Dec 31, 2013 Archived 2015-07-26 at WebCite
  6. "Massachusetts COMMBUYS Bid Solicitation:AP# HSIP-002S(874)X Exit Signage Conversion to Milepost-Based Numbering System along Various Interstates, Routes and the Lowell Connector". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  7. Robert H. Malme (2017). ""Massachusetts Interstate Highways Exit Lists". Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. 1 2 MassDOT Planning Division. "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Massachusetts Department of Transportation. "Exit Numbers and Names: Route I-395 (Webster to Auburn)". Retrieved August 21, 2014.

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