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18-689: 1.07 miles (1.72 km) south of the Hartford city line, US 5 and Route 15 leave the turnpike and follow the Wilbur Cross Highway northeast through Hartford towards the Charter Oak Bridge . The Berlin Turnpike continues north as a two-lane undivided road as part of Route 314 for 0.69 miles (1.11 km), and then as SR 543 for 0.38 miles (0.61 km) before entering Hartford as the municipally-maintained Maple Avenue. The Berlin Turnpike begins at

36-551: A fork interchange between Route 15, which continues south as the controlled-access Wilbur Cross Parkway , and US 5, which continues south as a local road named Broad Street. The turnpike is the only segment of Route 15 that is not a freeway, as it is an arterial road with multiple at-grade intersections , some with traffic lights, as well as businesses on both sides of the road. The turnpike has grade-separated interchange with Route 9 and Route 372 in Berlin , as well as Route 175 on

54-568: A book entitled, The Berlin Turnpike: A True Story of Human Trafficking in America was published by author Raymond Bechard. The book contains an extensive history or the roadway. The long straight trajectory of the Berlin Turnpike has allowed it to become prone to excessive speeding and deadly accidents. In June 2007, a driver was clocked driving at a speed of 97 miles per hour (156 km/h), despite

72-577: A continuation of the Wilbur Cross Parkway , which itself is a continuation of the Merritt Parkway – all of which were once signed Route 15. Originally, the parkways were to span continuously from Greenwich to Union, but with the opening of Interstate 91 , the planned segment between Meriden and Hartford was never built, and Route 15 was instead routed along the Berlin Turnpike . In 1958,

90-408: A posted speed limit of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). Wilbur Cross Highway The Wilbur Cross Highway is a freeway running along a portion of Connecticut Route 15 and U.S. Route 5 from Wethersfield to East Hartford, Connecticut , and then continuing northeast as a section of Interstate 84 , part of which is also cosigned as U.S. Route 6 . The freeway ends at a junction with

108-730: A three-mile (4.8 km) series of complex interchanges in Manchester including the end of the US 6 concurrency at exit 60, and a connection to the only built as originally planned portion of I-291 at exit 61. Beyond Manchester, I-84 climbs steadily from the Connecticut River Valley and passes through the Tolland County towns of Vernon, Tolland, and Willington. After briefly entering the Windham County town of Ashford, it reenters Tolland County in

126-777: The Hartford–Brainard Airport access road. The highway then crosses the Connecticut River by way of the Charter Oak Bridge , curving to a more east-west direction, before merging into the median of I-84 in East Hartford . US 6 is cosigned with I-84 on the Wilbur Cross Highway from exit 57 in East Hartford to exit 60 in Manchester . I-84 intersects one of the remnants of an abandoned project, I-384, as part of

144-402: The border between Newington and Wethersfield . In Wethersfield, US 5 and Route 15 leave the turnpike for the controlled-access Wilbur Cross Highway heading towards Hartford . This is the western terminus of Route 314 , which takes a right turn onto Jordan Lane soon after to actually proceed in the eastbound direction. From Jordan Lane to the city line, the turnpike is unsigned SR 543 . At

162-432: The city line, the road becomes Maple Avenue and continues north towards Downtown Hartford . The Hartford and New Haven Turnpike was a toll road chartered in 1798 and built in 1798-99 to connect the cities of New Haven and Hartford in the U.S. state of Connecticut . The turnpike was built to connect the courthouses of New Haven and Hartford in as straight a route as was allowed by the terrain. Its southern terminus

180-678: The clogging on the nearby Bissell and Founders Bridges in the late 1980s, the Charter Oak Bridge and approach was completely rebuilt in 1991 to its current form. Exit numbers correspond to those of Route 15 and Interstate 84 . Old exit numbers correspond to when the I-84 was signed as Route 15. Route 99 (Connecticut) Route 99 is a state highway in Connecticut running for 10.64 miles (17.12 km) from Route 9 in Cromwell , through

198-486: The highway north of the Charter Oak Bridge was cosigned as I-84 , as part of the interstate highway's planned route through Connecticut. In 1968, this designation was moved to a proposed highway from Hartford to Providence , and the then-cosigned portion with Route 15 was renumbered to I-86 . The Route 15 designation remained cosigned with I-86 section south of the Massachusetts border until October 1, 1980, when it

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216-630: The main thoroughfare of these two towns, also providing access to several shopping centers. Route 99 has interchanges with Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill and the Wilbur Cross Highway ( Route 15 ) in Wethersfield. At the Hartford city line, Route 99 ends but the road continues into downtown Hartford as Wethersfield Avenue. The entire length of Route 99 is also known as the George Washington Memorial Highway. The alignment of Route 99

234-509: The southbound on-ramp for Route 9 is designated as State Road 901). Main Street is a two-lane road that goes north through Cromwell up to Rocky Hill for about 5.6 miles (9.0 km). At the junction with Elm Street ( Route 160 ), the road becomes a four-lane road known as the Silas Deane Highway. The Silas Deane Highway continues through Rocky Hill up to the town of Wethersfield. It serves as

252-539: The tolled Massachusetts Turnpike in Sturbridge, Massachusetts . The entire route was formerly signed as Route 15. The Wilbur Cross Highway begins as a Y-interchange with the Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield. South of here, Route 15 and U.S. Route 5 (US 5) continue south along the turnpike. The highway proceeds in a northeasterly direction and has an interchange with Route 99 (Old Route 9 ) before entering Hartford and reaching interchanges with Interstate 91 (I-91) and

270-573: The town of Rocky Hill , ending in Wethersfield at the Hartford city line. The road continues into Hartford as a local road (Wethersfield Avenue). It follows the former alignment of Route 9 from prior to that route's upgrade to a freeway . Route 99 begins as the northbound Exit 25 ramp of Route 9 in Cromwell. At the end of the off ramp, the road continues north as Main Street. (Access from Main Street to

288-532: The town of Union. After exit 74 (Route 171), I-84 crosses the Massachusetts state line. All lanes eventually enter into Sturbridge, but the westbound lanes pass briefly through the town of Holland before entering Sturbridge. Eight miles (13 km) later, I-84 reaches its eastern terminus at the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90). The highway was built in the 1940s, before the Interstate Highway era, as

306-481: Was at Grove Street, which forms the northern boundary of the original nine squares of New Haven . The road's straight line principle caused several intermediate town centers to be bypassed. Since the turnpike's original construction, the roadway has been realigned and substantially widened to become the Berlin Turnpike that it is today — a major commercial thoroughfare. Many parts of the original alignment are maintained as local roads or unsigned state roads . In 2010

324-422: Was truncated to its current northern terminus at exit 57 of I-84. The I-84 designation was restored in 1984 when the planned highway to Providence was cancelled. From 1948 to 1982, US 44 was signed along the highway from current exit 60 to current exit 69. The Charter Oak Bridge , which carries the highway across the Connecticut River , has been operational since 1942. Due to the bridge's failing condition and

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