Route 162 is a state highway in southern Connecticut running for 10.34 miles (16.64 km) from Milford to the West Haven–Orange town line. Because it is located along the Atlantic coast it serves as a more scenic alternate route to US 1, where it both begins and ends.
 Route 162 | ||||
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 Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Route 162 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 10.34 mi[1] (16.64 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2] (extended in 1966)–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 1 in Milford | |||
 I-95 in West Haven | ||||
| East end | US 1 in Orange | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | New Haven | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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The western terminus of Route 162 is in Milford, where its name is South Broad Street, and from which it tracks east. After passing through downtown Milford, the name changes to New Haven Avenue. Just northeast of the West Haven town line, it becomes Jones Hill Road. A little over two miles (3 km) farther to the northeast, it becomes Platt Avenue. Less than a mile farther, it becomes Main Street for just 1,000 feet (300 m). Following Main Street northeast, a driver would then have to turn left onto Wagner Place in order to remain on Route 162. Wagner Place becomes Sawmill Road, which curves left and backtracks to the southwest, meeting I-95 at exit 42. After about 1 mile (1.6 km), a driver would encounter a curve right, at which point the name changes again to Bull Hill Lane. Bull Hill Lane continues to the northwest, crossing the Orange town line and ending at US 1 after less than a mile.[1]
History
editRoute 162 was created in the 1932 state highway renumbering as a five-mile (8 km) road from Route 1 near the Orange-West Haven line to the junction between Jones Hill Road and Ocean Avenue near the Milford-West Haven line.[2] The portion in Milford was originally numbered as part of Route 122. This segment was removed from Route 122 and reassigned to an extended Route 162 in 1966.[3]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in New Haven County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Milford | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 1 (Boston Post Road / Bridgeport Avenue) – Stratford, Orange | West end of Route 162 | |||
| West Haven | 8.97 | 14.44 | I-95 / Conn. Turnpike – New Haven, New York City | Exit 42 on I-95/Connecticut Turnpike | |||
| Orange | 10.34 | 16.64 | US 1 (Boston Post Road) – Milford, New Haven | East end of Route 162 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. July 23, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 162
