Connecticut Route 127

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Connecticut Highway 127.svg
Route 127
Connecticut Route 127
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 127 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length6.80 mi [1]  (10.94 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South endI-95.svgConnecticut Highway 130 wide.svg I-95  / Route 130 in Bridgeport
Major intersections
North endConnecticut Highway 111 wide.svg Route 111 in Trumbull
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Fairfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 126 wide.svg Route 126 Connecticut Highway 128 wide.svg Route 128

Route 127 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running entirely from Bridgeport to Trumbull. It serves as a minor arterial, connecting all four major freeways in the Bridgeport area.

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Route description

Route 127 begins at an intersection with Route 130 in southeastern Bridgeport and almost immediately intersects I-95. It then heads north, roughly parallel to the Pequonnock River and Route 8, into Trumbull. It intersects Route 8 just north of the Bridgeport-Trumbull town line and continues north, then turns northwest to intersect Route 15 and Route 25 in rapid succession. It then continues northwest to end at an intersection with Route 111 in Trumbull. [1]

History

White Plains Road was laid out to Pulpit Rock, in present-day Trumbull, in 1705. [2] Route 127 was commissioned in 1932 and originally ran from US 1 to its current northern terminus. At an undetermined time before 1978, the southern terminus was truncated to the Huntington Turnpike (SR 730). It was extended south to US 1 in 1992, then further south to Route 130 in 1995. [3]

Junction list

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Bridgeport 0.000.00Connecticut Highway 130 wide.svg Route 130 (Stratford Avenue)Southern terminus
0.100.16South plate blue.svg
I-95.svg
I-95 south New York City
Exit 28 on I-95
1.402.25US 1.svg US 1 (Boston Avenue)
Huntington Turnpike (SR 730 north)
Trumbull 3.155.07North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 8.svg
North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 25.svg
To plate.svg
South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 15.svg
To plate blue.svg
South plate blue.svg
Merritt Pkwy Shield.svg
Route 8 north / Route 25 north to Route 15 south / Merritt Parkway south Waterbury, New Haven, Trumbull, Danbury
Access to Route 25 north via Old Town Road; exit 4 on Route 8 and on Route 25
4.206.76North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 15.svg
North plate blue.svg
Merritt Pkwy Shield.svg
Route 15 north / Merritt Parkway north New Haven
Exit 32B on Merritt Parkway
4.877.84South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 25.svg
Route 25 south Bridgeport
Exit 5B on Route 25
6.8010.94Connecticut Highway 111 wide.svg Route 111  Bridgeport, Stepney, Long Hill Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Fairfield County Historical Society, Reverend Samuel Orcutt, 1886, Vol. 2 pg. 1007
  3. Connecticut Routes, Route 127
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