Connecticut Route 173

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Route 173

Connecticut Route 173
Map of Hartford County in northern Connecticut with Route 173 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length6.17 mi [1]  (9.93 km)
Existed1932 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 5.svgConnecticut Highway 15.svg US 5  / Route 15 / Berlin Turnpike in Newington
North endI-84.svgUS 6.svg I-84  / US 6  / South Main Street in West Hartford
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Hartford
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 172 wide.svg Route 172 Connecticut Highway 174 wide.svg Route 174

Route 173 is a Connecticut state highway in the southern and western suburbs of Hartford, running from Newington to West Hartford.

Contents

Route description

Route 173 begins at an intersection with the Berlin Turnpike (US 5 and Route 15) in Newington and briefly heads west on Richard Street before turning north onto Willard Avenue. It briefly overlaps with Route 174 and meets Route 175 before continuing into West Hartford, where it becomes Newington Road. In Elmwood Center, it turns west onto New Britain Avenue, and turns north again onto South Main Street as it meets the northern end of Route 71, onto which New Britain Avenue continues. It intersects I-84 shortly before ending at an intersection with Hooker Drive. [1]

A section of Route 173 in West Hartford from the Newington town line to SR 529 is designated the Roger Fissette Hannon-Hatch VFW Post 9929 Memorial Highway. [3] A section from SR 529 to South Main Street in West Hartford is designated the Trooper Carl P. Moller Memorial Highway. [1]

History

Route 173 was commissioned in 1932. [2] It originally went using South Quaker Lane to Farmington Avenue (then Route 4) in West Hartford. In 1962, Route 173 was truncated to end at Route 71. However, in 1969, it was re-extended slightly to I-84 along South Main Street (former SR 569) via a short overlap with Route 71. [4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hartford County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Newington 0.000.00US 5.svgConnecticut Highway 15.svg US 5  / Route 15 (Berlin Turnpike) New Haven, Hartford Southern terminus
1.151.85West plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 174 wide.svg
Route 174 west New Britain
West end of Route 174 overlap
1.322.12East plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 174 wide.svg
Route 174 east Hartford
East end of Route 174 overlap
2.644.25Connecticut Highway 175 wide.svg Route 175  New Britain, Wethersfield
West Hartford 5.849.40South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 71.svg
Route 71 south New Britain
6.079.77I-84.svgUS 6.svg I-84  / US 6  Hartford, Waterbury Exit 41 on I-84
6.179.93South Main StreetContinuation north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant . June 5, 1932. p. 29. Retrieved December 24, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. State Roads and Bridges with Names Commemorating Veterans Organizations or Groups
  4. Connecticut Routes, Route 173
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