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Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 5.66 mi [1] (9.11 km) | |||
Existed | 1932 [2] –present | |||
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South end | Route 34 in Derby | |||
North end | Route 67 in Seymour | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | New Haven | |||
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Route 115 is a Connecticut state highway in the Lower Naugatuck River Valley area, running from Route 34 in Derby to Route 67 in Seymour. The road runs along the east bank of the lower Naugatuck River.
Route 115 begins as Derby Avenue in Derby, continuing north from Route 34, which turns west to cross the Naugatuck River. It enters the city of Ansonia after 0.8 miles (1.3 km), becoming Main Street. At the Derby-Ansonia line, Route 115 meets the western end of Route 243 (for Woodbridge and New Haven) and its continuation across the Naugatuck River (Division Street), which provides access to shopping areas as well as the Route 8 expressway. Route 115 continues north into Ansonia center, passing by the Ansonia station of the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad. It then meets the east end of Route 334 (Maple Avenue) and proceeds north as North Main Street, entering the town of Seymour about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) later. In Seymour, it becomes South Main Street, meeting and briefly overlapping Route 313 (for Woodbridge and New Haven) then ending 0.2 miles (0.32 km) later at an intersection with Route 67 near the Seymour railroad station. [1]
The entire length of Route 115 is also designated as Veterans Memorial Highway. [3]
In the 1920s, the route through Derby, Ansonia, and Seymour on the east bank of the Naugatuck River was designated as State Highway 200. The corresponding road on the west side was New England Route 8. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Highway 200 was renumbered to Route 115, [2] originally running from its current southern end at Route 34 to the intersection of Main Street and Broad Street (both part of the original Route 8). In 1936, Route 8 was relocated to River Street (modern Route 313). The former Route 8 alignment became Route 8A. In 1962, Route 8A was deleted and the Main Street portion was assigned as a northern extension of Route 115. [4]
The entire route is in New Haven County.
Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Derby | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 34 – New Haven, Newtown | Southern terminus | |
Derby–Ansonia line | 0.85 | 1.37 | Route 243 east – Woodbridge, New Haven | Western terminus of Route 243 | |
Ansonia | 1.97 | 3.17 | Route 334 west – Seymour | Eastern terminus of Route 334 | |
Seymour | 5.30 | 8.53 | Route 313 east – Woodbridge, New Haven | Southern end of Route 313 concurrency | |
5.37 | 8.64 | Route 313 west | Northern end of Route 313 concurrency | ||
5.66 | 9.11 | Route 67 – Oxford, Woodbridge | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Located on the Naugatuck River, it is immediately north of Derby, and about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of New Haven. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 18,918 at the time of the 2020 census. The ZIP code for Ansonia is 06401. The city is served by the Metro-North Railroad. Ansonia Station is a stop on the railroad passenger commuter service's Waterbury Branch connecting to New York's Grand Central Terminal. Ansonia also is served by the Connecticut Transit bus carrier. Connecticut Route 8 serves Ansonia.
Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles (13 km) west-northwest of New Haven. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. It shares borders with the cities of Ansonia to the north and Shelton to the southwest, and the towns of Orange to the south, Seymour to the northwest, and Woodbridge to the east. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 12,325 at the 2020 census. It is the smallest city in Connecticut by area, at 5.3 square miles (14 km2).
Route 34 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Route 34 is 21.88 miles (35.21 km) long, and extends from Newtown near I-84 to Route 10 in New Haven. The highways connects the New Haven and Danbury areas via the Lower Naugatuck River Valley. The portion of the route between New Haven and Derby was an early toll road known as the Derby Turnpike. It formerly ran through downtown New Haven on the Oak Street Connector until the early 2020s.
The Naugatuck River Valley is the watershed area of the Naugatuck River in the western part of Connecticut. The Naugatuck Valley straddles parts of Litchfield County, New Haven, and Fairfield counties. The Route 8 corridor and Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North railroad line run along the river valley. Geographically, it comprises the municipalities located within the Naugatuck River basin. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the area was one of the main manufacturing centers in New England, and most of the communities around the river were emblematic New England mill towns.
Route 8 is a 67.36-mile (108.41 km) state highway in Connecticut that runs north–south from Bridgeport, through Waterbury, all the way to the Massachusetts state line where it continues as Massachusetts Route 8. Most of the highway is a four-lane freeway but the northernmost 8.8 miles (14.2 km) is a two-lane surface road.
Route 63 is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, from New Haven up to Canaan, running for 52.57 miles (84.60 km). It connects the Greater New Haven area to Northwestern Connecticut via the western suburbs of Waterbury.
Route 67 is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, from the town of New Milford in the Greater Danbury area to the town of Woodbridge in the outskirts of New Haven. The route runs for 31.00 miles (49.89 km). It generally follows a northwest-southeast path, and is signed north-south.
Route 122 is a primary, minor arterial highway in the United States. It begins at Interstate 95 in West Haven, Connecticut. It runs north of West Haven center and roughly follows the path of the West River. It then enters the Westville neighborhood of New Haven and ends at Route 63. Route 122 is 3.51 miles (5.65 km) long.
Route 68 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut connecting the towns of Durham and Naugatuck.
Route 169 is a 47.36-mile-long (76.22 km) state highway in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It begins in the city of Norwich, Connecticut, and runs 38 miles (61 km) through Northeastern Connecticut, continuing across the state line into Southbridge, Massachusetts. The route ends in Charlton after another nine miles (14 km). A portion of the route in the town center of Pomfret is on the National Register of Historic Places as Pomfret Street Historic District, and 32.10 miles (51.66 km) of the road is designated as the Connecticut State Route 169 National Scenic Byway.
Route 142 is a state highway in Connecticut that serves as an alternate route of US 1, passing through the village of Short Beach on the Branford shoreline. It starts at US 1 in East Haven and ends at US 1 in Branford, running for 4.27 miles (6.87 km).
Route 121 is a state highway in southern Connecticut running from U.S. Route 1 in Milford to Route 34 near the Orange-Derby line.
Route 243 is a state highway in Connecticut running for 6.70 miles (10.78 km) from Route 115 at the Ansonia-Derby town line to Route 63 in New Haven. It serves the Westville neighborhood of New Haven and the southern portions of the towns of Woodbridge and Ansonia. The road continues across the Naugatuck River as State Road 853 leading to Route 8.
Route 42 is an east–west state highway in Connecticut running for 13.66 miles (21.98 km) from Route 67 in Oxford to Route 10 in Cheshire.
Route 103 is a state highway in Connecticut running from the Quinnipiac Meadows neighborhood in New Haven, through the Montowese area of North Haven, ending at the town center of North Haven.
Route 110 is a state highway in Connecticut running for 15.95 miles (25.67 km) from Interstate 95 (I-95) in Stratford to Route 111 in Monroe.
Route 114 is a Connecticut state highway in the western suburbs of New Haven, running from Orange to Woodbridge. Other than at its junction with Route 63, it is signed north and south.
Route 222 is a state highway in west central Connecticut, running in a meandering pattern from Thomaston to Harwinton.
Route 313 is a Connecticut state highway in the outer northwestern New Haven suburbs, running from Seymour to Woodbridge.
Route 334 is a Connecticut state highway in the Naugatuck River valley, running from Seymour to Ansonia.