1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut) facts for kids
| This article is part of the highway renumbering series. |
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|---|---|
| Alabama | 1928, 1957 |
| Arkansas | 1926 |
| California | 1964 |
| Colorado | 1953, 1968 |
| Connecticut | 1932, 1963 |
| Florida | 1945 |
| Indiana | 1926 |
| Iowa | 1926, 1969 |
| Louisiana | 1955 |
| Maine | 1933 |
| Massachusetts | 1933 |
| Minnesota | 1934 |
| Missouri | 1926 |
| Montana | 1932 |
| Nebraska | 1926 |
| Nevada | 1976 |
| New Jersey | 1927, 1953 |
| New Mexico | 1988 |
| New York | 1927, 1930 |
| North Carolina | 1934, 1937, 1940, 1961 |
| Ohio | 1923, 1927, 1962 |
| Pennsylvania | 1928, 1961 |
| Puerto Rico | 1953 |
| South Carolina | 1928, 1937 |
| South Dakota | 1927, 1975 |
| Texas | 1939 |
| Utah | 1962, 1977 |
| Virginia | 1923, 1928, 1933, 1940, 1958 |
| Washington | 1964 |
| Wisconsin | 1926 |
| Wyoming | 1927 |
Imagine if all the street numbers in your town suddenly changed! That's a bit like what happened in Connecticut in 1932. The state's Highway Department, which is now called the Connecticut Department of Transportation, decided to give new numbers to almost all its state highways.
Before 1932, Connecticut used a special system for numbering its roads. This system was shared with other states in New England.
- Big roads that connected different states had numbers from 1 to 99.
- Main roads within Connecticut had numbers from 100 to 299.
- Smaller, local state roads had numbers starting from 300.
In 1926, a group called the American Association of State Highway Officials created a new system for important roads across the whole country. These were called U.S. Routes. Four of the New England roads that went through Connecticut became U.S. Routes.
At this time, nearby states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island stopped using the old New England numbering system. But Connecticut kept using it for a few more years. This meant some roads had two numbers, like U.S. Route 5 and New England Route 2, which could be confusing!
So, in 1932, Connecticut decided to completely change its state highway system. They wanted to stop using the old New England numbers. This big change meant:
- Almost all state highways got new numbers.
- Some old roads were joined together.
- Some long roads were split into shorter ones.
- A few roads were removed, and some brand new ones were created.
Highways in 1932: What Changed?
The table below shows some of the highways that were created or changed during the 1932 renumbering. It also tells you what their numbers were before and what they are called today.
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| 1932 Route | Pre-1932 State Highway number(s) | Current designation | Notes |
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| 2 | NE-17 east of Hartford | Route 2 | The road from Hartford to Norwich was made into a faster "expressway." Parts of the old road are now local state roads without numbers. |
| 4 | SH 123 (Cornwall-Canton), SH 138 (Canton-Farmington) | Route 4 | |
| 8 | NE-8 | Route 110, Route 8 | This road was also made into an expressway south of Shelton, with a new path. Parts of the old road are now local state roads. |
| 9 | NE-10 south of Granby | Route 154, Route 99, Route 189 | The road north of Middletown was upgraded to an expressway (see Route 9). |
| 10 | SH 118 (New Haven-Milldale), NE-3 (Milldale-Farmington), SH 116 (Farmington-Granby), NE-10 north of Granby | Route 10 | |
| 12 | NE-32 (Groton-Norwich), NE-12 north of Norwich | Route 12 | |
| 14 | NE-3 (Woodbury-Milldale), SH 111 (Milldale-Willimantic), SH 141 (Willimantic-Plainfield), SH 103 (Plainfield-RI) | Route 64, Route 322, Route 66, Route 14 | The part west of Willimantic was renumbered to US 6A in 1941. |
| 15 | SH 114 (New Haven-Durham), SH 112 (Durham-Middletown), SH 104 (Portland-Glastonbury), NE-17 (Glastonbury-East Hartford), SH 313 (East Hartford-Talcotville), SH 107 (Talcotville-Rockville), SH 166 (Rockville-Stafford Springs), SH 105 (Stafford Springs-MA) | Route 17, Route 30, Route 190 | |
| 19 | Original alignment of NE-32 in Stafford | Route 19 | |
| 20 | SH 133 (Winsted-Granby), SH 343 (East Granby-Windsor Locks), SH 105 (Enfield-Stafford Springs) | Route 20, Route 190 | |
| 25 | SH 122 (Bridgeport-Newtown), SH 156 (Newtown-Brookfield), SH 182 (Brookfield-Bridgewater), SH 125 (Bridgewater-New Milford), SH 128 (New Milford-Torrington) | Main Street, Route 25, Route 133, Route 67, U.S. Route 202 | The section between Bridgeport and Trumbull was upgraded to an expressway. |
| 29 | SH 302 (Darien-NY) | Route 124 | |
| 32 | NE-12 (New London-Norwich), NE-32 (Norwich-Stafford Springs), SH 334 (Stafford Springs-MA) | Route 32 | |
| 33 | SH 176 (Westport-Wilton), SH 304 (Wilton-Ridgefield), SH 143 (Ridgefield-NY) | Route 33, Route 116 | |
| 34 | SH 117 (New Haven-Newtown) | Route 34 | |
| 35 | NE-3 (NY line to US 7 near Ridgefield) | Route 35 | |
| 37 | SH 136 (Danbury-Sherman), SH 131 (Sherman to US 7) | Route 37 | |
| 39 | SH 194 (New Fairfield-Sherman), SH 136 (Sherman-Gaylordsville) | Route 39 | |
| 41 | NE-4 (Sharon-MA) | Route 41 | |
| 43 | SH 132 (Cornwall-South Canaan) | Route 43, Route 63 | |
| 45 | SH 152 (New Preston-Cornwall Bridge) | Route 45 | |
| 47 | SH 154 (Woodbury-New Preston) | Route 47 | |
| 49 | SH 312 (Torrington-Norfolk) | Route 272 | |
| 53 | (Georgetown-Danbury) | Route 53 | |
| 55 | (NY line to Gaylordsville) | Route 55 | |
| 57 | (Westport-Weston), SH 158 (Weston-Newtown) | Route 57, Newtown Turnpike | |
| 58 | SH 124 (Bridgeport-Danbury) | Route 58, Route 302, Route 53 | |
| 59 | SH 306 (Bridgeport-Monroe) | Route 59 | |
| 61 | SH 130 (Woodbury-Goshen) | Route 61, Route 63 | |
| 63 | SH 120 (Woodbridge-Naugatuck), SH 341 (Naugatuck to NE-3), (NE-3 to Watertown), (Watertown-Morris) | Route 63 | |
| 65 | SH 316 (Bridgeport-Shelton) | Route 8 | The original road is now a local state road without a number. |
| 67 | SH 120 (New Haven-Woodbridge), SH 147 (Woodbridge-Southbury), SH 125 (Southbury-Bridgewater) | Route 63, Route 67 | |
| 68 | SH 325 (Naugatuck-Cheshire) | Route 68 | |
| 69 | SH 348 (Bethany-Waterbury) | Route 69 | This route was made longer by 1938, using parts of old Route 119/SH 172 (Waterbury-Bristol). |
| 70 | SH 323 (Waterbury-Cheshire), SH 325 (Cheshire-Meriden) | East Main Street, Route 70 | |
| 71 | SH 113 (New Britain-Hartford) | Route 71, Route 173, New Britain Avenue | The section from West Hartford to Hartford became US 6A in 1934. |
| 72 | SH 346 (Middletown-Cromwell), SH 319 (Cromwell-Berlin), SH 162 (Berlin-New Britain), SH 113 (New Britain-Plainville) | Route 3, Route 372 | |
| 73 | SH 339 (Waterbury-Watertown) | Route 73 | |
| 74 | SH 107 (Rockville-Ashford) | Route 74 | |
| 75 | SH 362 (Windsor-Suffield), SH 110 (Suffield-MA line) | Route 75 | |
| 77 | SH 112 (Durham-Guilford) | Route 77 | |
| 79 | SH 190 (Durham-Madison) | Route 79 | |
| 80 | SH 135 (New Haven-North Branford), SH 140 (North Branford-North Guilford), (North Guilford-Killingworth), SH 175 (Killingworth-Deep River) | Route 80 | |
| 81 | SH 106 (Clinton-Higganum) | Route 81 |
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