Connecticut Route 149

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Route 149

Connecticut Route 149
Map of central Connecticut with Route 149 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length11.70 mi [1]  (18.83 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South endConnecticut Highway 82.svg Route 82 in East Haddam
Major intersectionsConnecticut Highway 2.svg Route 2 in Colchester
North endOld Hartford Road at ColchesterHebron town line
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Middlesex, New London
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 148 wide.svg Route 148 Connecticut Highway 150 wide.svg Route 150

Route 149 is a state highway in east-central Connecticut running from Route 82 in East Haddam center to the Colchester-Hebron town line.

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Route description

Route 149 begins as Main Street at an intersection with Route 82 in town center of East Haddam and heads north along the Connecticut River, then northeast as East Haddam-Moodus Road along the Moodus River. It overlaps briefly with Route 151 in the village of Moodus before continuing northeast through the village of bashan towards the town of Colchester. North of Moodus, the road is known as Falls Road and Sipples Hill Road. On entering Colchester, it continues north and northeast, as Westchester Road intersecting with Route 16 in the village of Westchester. After crossing the Jeremy River, it enters the village of North Westchester, where it has an interchange with Route 2 (at Exit 16) and then terminates 0.1-mile (0.16 km) later at an intersection with Old Hartford Road (an old alignment of Route 2) at the town line with Hebron. [1]

The section of Route 149 from the southern terminus to milepost 2.31 in East Haddam is designated as a scenic road. [1] This portion of the road runs through the East Haddam Historic District along the banks of the Connecticut River and Moodus River.

History

In the 1920s, the East Haddam-Moodus-Westchester route was designated as a state highway known as Highway 148. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, old Highway 148 was renumbered to Route 149. [2]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Middlesex East Haddam 0.000.00Connecticut Highway 82.svg Route 82  Chester, Haddam, Hadlyme, Gillette Castle State Park
3.816.13North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 151 wide.svg
Route 151 north East Hampton
Southern terminus of CT 151 overlap
4.076.55South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 151 wide.svg
Route 151 south Hadlyme, Amasa Day House
Northern terminus of CT 151 overlap
New London Colchester 8.1613.13Connecticut Highway 16.svg Route 16  Middletown, East Hampton, Colchester
11.6118.68Connecticut Highway 2.svg Route 2  Norwich, New London, Hartford
11.7018.83Old Hartford Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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