Route 173 is a Connecticut state highway in the southern and western suburbs of Hartford, running from Newington to West Hartford.
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 Map of Hartford County in northern Connecticut with Route 173 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.17 mi[1] (9.93 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 5 / Route 15 / Berlin Turnpike in Newington | |||
| North end |   I-84 / US 6 / South Main Street in West Hartford | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Hartford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editRoute 173 begins at an intersection with the Berlin Turnpike (US 5 and Route 15) in Newington and briefly heads west on Richard Street before turning north onto Willard Avenue. It briefly overlaps with Route 174 and meets Route 175 before continuing into West Hartford, where it becomes Newington Road. In Elmwood Center, it turns west onto New Britain Avenue, and turns north again onto South Main Street as it meets the northern end of Route 71, onto which New Britain Avenue continues. It intersects I-84 shortly before ending at an intersection with Hooker Drive.[1]
A section of Route 173 in West Hartford from the Newington town line to SR 529 is designated the Roger Fissette Hannon-Hatch VFW Post 9929 Memorial Highway.[3] A section from SR 529 to South Main Street in West Hartford is designated the Trooper Carl P. Moller Memorial Highway.[1]
History
editRoute 173 was commissioned in 1932.[2] It originally went using South Quaker Lane to Farmington Avenue (then Route 4) in West Hartford. In 1962, Route 173 was truncated to end at Route 71. However, in 1969, it was re-extended slightly to I-84 along South Main Street (former SR 569) via a short overlap with Route 71.[4]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Hartford County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Newington | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 5 / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) – New Haven, Hartford | Southern terminus | ||
| 1.15 | 1.85 |   Route 174 west – New Britain | West end of Route 174 overlap | |||
| 1.32 | 2.12 |  Route 174 east – Hartford | East end of Route 174 overlap | |||
| 2.64 | 4.25 |  Route 175 – New Britain, Wethersfield | ||||
| West Hartford | 5.84 | 9.40 |   Route 71 south – New Britain | |||
| 6.07 | 9.77 | I-84 / US 6 – Hartford, Waterbury | Exit 41 on I-84 | |||
| 6.17 | 9.93 | South Main Street | Continuation north | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. June 5, 1932. p. 29. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ State Roads and Bridges with Names Commemorating Veterans Organizations or Groups
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 173
