Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)

Interstate 395
Route information
Auxiliary route of I‑95
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:	I‑90 / Mass Pike / I‑290 in Auburn, MA
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future ← I-384 CT I-484 → ← I‑391 MA I‑495 → ← Route 49 CT 52 Route 53 → ← Route 49 MA 52 Route 53 →

Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) is a 67-mile-long north–south 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.

• Montville — MP 8 - Southbound only between exits 6 (former 79) and 9 (former 79A).
• Plainfield — MP 35 - Northbound and Southbound between exits 32 (former 89) and 35 (former 90).

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]

State	County	Location[8]	mi[8]	km	Old exit	New exit[9]	Destinations[9]	Notes
Connecticut	New London	East Lyme	88.48	142.39	–	–	I-95 south – New Haven	Southern terminus; I-95 North Exit 76
			0.00	0.00	(76)†	(1)	was to be reserved for CT 11, project scrapped by ConnDOT	Proposed interchange
		Waterford	2.13	3.43	77	2	Route 85 – Waterford, Chesterfield, Colchester
		Montville	5.34	8.59	78	5	Route 32 south (via SR 693) – New London	Southbound left exit and northbound entrance
			6.33	10.19	79	6	Route 163 – Uncasville, Montville
			9.60	15.45	79A	9	Route 2A east – Ledyard, Preston	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
		Norwich	11.08	17.83	80	11	Route 82 – Salem, Downtown Norwich
			13.71	22.06	81E/W	13	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
			14.23	22.90	82	14	West Town Street (SR 642) – Yantic, Norwichtown (NB) To Route 2 west / Route 32 north – Hartford, Colchester, Lebanon (SB)
			18.17	29.24	83	18	Route 97 – Taftville, Occum, Baltic
		Lisbon	19.53	31.43	83A	19	Route 169 – Lisbon, Taftville	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
			21.16	34.05	84S/N	21	Route 12 – Jewett City, Griswold, Lisbon, Taftville	Signed as exits 21A (south) and 21B (north) southbound
		Griswold	22.28	35.86	85	22	Route 164 / Route 138 – Jewett City, Preston, Pachaug, Griswold
			24.26	39.04	86	24	Route 201 – Hopeville, Jewett City
	Windham	Plainfield	28.23	45.43	87	28	Lathrop Road (SR 647) – Plainfield, Hopeville
			29.65	47.72	88	29	Route 14A – Plainfield, Sterling Hill, Oneco
			32.30	51.98	89	32	Route 14 – Canterbury, Moosup, Sterling
			35.50	57.13	90	35	Conn. Turnpike north to US 6 east – Providence, RI	Northbound exit and southbound left entrance
		Killingly	37.62	60.54	91E/W	37	US 6 – Danielson, East Brooklyn, South Killingly, Hartford, Willimantic	Signed as exit 37A (east) and 37B (west) Southbound
			38.40	61.80	92	38	Lhomme Street / Westcott Road (SR 607) – South Killingly, Danielson
			41.16	66.24	93	41	Route 101 – Dayville, East Killingly, Rogers, Pomfret
			42.99	69.19	94	43	Lake Road – Attawaugen, Ballouville
		Putnam	45.24	72.81	95	45	Kennedy Drive / Park Road – Putnam
			46.09	74.17	96	46	To Route 12 / Heritage Road – Putnam, Putnam Heights
			47.05	75.72	97	47	US 44 – Pomfret, Putnam, East Putnam, Woodstock, Providence
		Thompson	49.52	79.69	98	49	Route 12 – Grosvenor Dale	Northbound left exit and southbound entrance
			50.25	80.87	99	50	Route 200 – Thompson, North Grosvenor Dale
			53.57	86.21	100	53	Wilsonville Road – East Thompson, Wilsonville
					Connecticut–Massachusetts state line
Massachusetts	Worcester	Webster	1.006	1.619		1	Route 193 – Webster
			2.578	4.149	2	3	Route 16 – Webster, Douglas
			4.025	6.478	3	4	Cudworth Road – North Webster, South Oxford
		Oxford	6.583	10.594	4	7	Sutton Avenue – Oxford, Sutton	Split into exits 7A (east) and 7B (west)
			8.989	14.466	5	9	Depot Road – North Oxford
		Auburn	11.495	18.499	6A	12A	US 20 east to Route 146 – Shrewsbury
			11.500	18.507	6B	12B	US 20 west – Sturbridge
			11.94	19.22		–	I‑290 east – Worcester	Designation change from I-395 to I-290
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Tolled       Route transition       Unopened

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

References

External links

Route map: Google

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts).

• Kurumi - I-395 Connecticut; Massachusetts
• Current and Speculative Future I-395 Exits List - Massachusetts