Connecticut Route 123

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Route 123

Connecticut Route 123
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 123 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length8.37 mi [1]  (13.47 km)
Existed1932 (realigned 1934)–present
Major junctions
South endUS 1.svg US 1 in Norwalk
Major intersectionsConnecticut Highway 15.svgMerritt Pkwy Shield.svg Route 15  / Merritt Parkway in Norwalk
North endNY-123.svg NY 123 in Lewisboro, NY
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Fairfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 122 wide.svg Route 122 Connecticut Highway 124 wide.svg Route 124

Route 123 is a secondary state highway in southwestern Connecticut from Norwalk to the New York state line near the town of Lewisboro.

Contents

Route description

Route 123 begins at an intersection with US 1 in Norwalk and heads northwest, intersecting with US 7 and continuing across the Norwalk River. It then runs through the Silvermine neighborhood near an interchange with Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) at the Norwalk-New Canaan town line. It continues north through New Canaan, ending at the New York state line and continuing as NY 123. [1] Into the Vista neighborhood of Lewisboro, New York.

History

The road from Central Norwalk via New Canaan center to the New York state line was designated as State Highway 184 in 1922. Route 123 was commissioned in 1932 from the southern half of old Highway 184 (Norwalk to New Canaan) and a previously unnumbered road from there to the state line. It originally began at US 1 and ran along Riverside Avenue on the west bank of the Norwalk River to New Canaan Avenue, then from there to the state line along modern Route 123. The northern half of old Highway 184 became part of Route 29 (now Route 124). However, the portion between Norwalk and New Canaan was originally shown as Route 29 in the 1932 official highway map, with Route 123 shown along modern Route 124 between Darien and New Canaan. In 1934, the Routes 123 and 29 south of New Canaan were exchanged for each other.

The New Canaan Avenue bridge over the Norwalk River was a state road known as SR 404. In 1962, this was extended to connect to Main Street and renumbered to SR 739. In 1967, this segment was again renumbered to SR 802. In 1970, US 7 was moved to its modern expressway alignment. The southern end of Route 123 was relocated to use SR 802 and Main Street (former surface alignment of US 7) to end at US 1 east of the river. The Riverside Avenue section became SR 809. [2]

The Route 123 bridge over the Norwalk River, which was undergoing repairs as of August 2007, was one of 12 bridges in the southwestern part of the state (including New Haven) with safety inspection ratings so low they are considered to be in critical condition. The ratings for these bridges were worse than the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007. [3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Norwalk 0.000.00US 1.svg US 1 (Cross Street / North Avenue) Boston Post Road
0.831.34US 7.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-95.svg
US 7 to I-95  Danbury
Exit 2 on US 7
2.514.04Connecticut Highway 15.svgMerritt Pkwy Shield.svg Route 15  / Merritt Parkway  New Haven, New York City Exit 38 on Route 15 / Merritt Parkway
New Canaan 4.306.92Connecticut Highway 106 wide.svg Route 106  New Canaan, Wilton
8.3713.47North plate.svg
NY-123.svg
NY 123 north Ridgefield
Continuation into New York
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Connecticut Routes, Route 123
  3. Kaplan, Thomas, Martineau, Kim, and Kauffman, Matthew, "12 state bridges are judged to be in critical condition" article in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, article reprinted from The Hartford Courant , August 5, 2007, pp1, A6

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