Connecticut Route 263

Route 263
Route 263
	Map of Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut with Route 263 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	6.23 mi (10.03 km)
Existed	1963–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 272 in Goshen
East end	US 44 / Route 183 in Winchester
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Litchfield
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Route 263 is a state highway in northwestern Connecticut running from Goshen to the city of Winsted in the town of Winchester.

Route description

Route 263 begins as Winchester Road at an intersection with Route 272 in northeastern Goshen and heads northeast around Mount Ouleout, crossing into the town of Winchester after 0.4 miles (0.64 km). In Winchester, it heads east as Thomen Road and Ashley Road towards Winchester Center, turning right onto West Road in the town center. After passing by the Winchester post office, Route 263 then turns northeast along Winchester Road. It travels in between Crystal Lake and Highland Lake as it proceeds on its way to Winsted. In Winsted, Route 263 uses Boyd Street and Lake Street to reach its eastern end at an intersection with US 44 and Route 183 near the Mad River in Winsted.^[1]^[2]

History

Since 1959, the road connecting Winsted and Winchester Center had been an unsigned state-maintained road known as State Road 863. As part of the 1962 Route Reclassification Act, Route 263 was established in 1963 from SR 863 and a westward extension to Route 272 in Goshen. There have been no significant changes to the road alignment or designation since.^[3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Litchfield County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Goshen	0.00	0.00	Route 272 – Norfolk, Torrington
Winchester	6.23	10.03	US 44 / Route 183 to Route 8 – Colebrook, Norfolk, Barkhamsted	Eastern terminus of Route 263
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi