 Route 179 | ||||
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 Map of northern Connecticut with Route 179 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.50 mi [1] (26.55 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 4 in Burlington | |||
| North end |  Route 20 / SR 819 in Hartland | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Hartford, Litchfield | |||
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Route 179 is a state highway in northern Connecticut, running from Burlington to Hartland.
Route 179 begins at an intersection with Route 4 in eastern Burlington and heads north along the Farmington River into Canton. After crossing the Farmington River in Collinsville, it follows the Farmington River before intersecting with both US 202 and US 44 just west of the western end of the US 44/202 overlap. It continues north along Cherry Brook passing through Canton Center and meeting the western end of Route 309 before curving northwest in North Canton and entering Barkhamsted. In Barkhamsted, it heads northwest, then turns north, briefly overlapping Route 219 and continuing into Hartland. In Hartland, it continues north, to end at an intersection with Route 20 in East Hartland. [1]
A section of Route 179 in Canton from the Burlington town line to SR 565 is designated a scenic road. [1]
Route 179 was commissioned in 1932, running from US 44 in New Hartford to Route 20 in Hartland, along a route that is now generally but not completely assigned to Route 219. The original route used modern Route 219 from New Hartford center to the junction with modern Route 179, then Route 179 north to Hartland center. In 1944, Route 179 was relocated to its current route towards Canton Center, ending at its current intersection with US 44. Route 179 was also extended north to the Massachusetts state line at the same time. In 1963, with a realignment of Route 4, the former section of Route 4 from Canton to Burlington was reassigned to Route 179, ending at the current southern terminus. In 1979, the section north of Route 20 was redesignated as SR 819. [2]
| County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hartford | Burlington | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 4 – Unionville, Burlington | Southern terminus |
| Canton | 2.44 | 3.93 | Maple Avenue (SR 565 east) | ||
| 3.86 | 6.21 |    US 44 east / US 202 – Torrington, Avon | US 44 not signed southbound | ||
| 4.01 | 6.45 | US 44 / US 202 east – New Hartford, Avon | US 44 not signed northbound | ||
| 8.77 | 14.11 |  Route 309 east – Simsbury | Western terminus of Route 309 | ||
| Litchfield | Barkhamsted | 12.06 | 19.41 |   Route 219 south – New Hartford | Southern end of Route 219 concurrency |
| 12.12 | 19.51 |  Route 219 north – West Granby | Northern end of Route 219 concurrency | ||
| Hartford | Hartland | 16.50 | 26.55 | Route 20 / Granville Road (SR 819 north) – Riverton, Granby | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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The Farmington River is a river, 46.7 miles (75.2 km) in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries extending into southwest Massachusetts. The longest route of the river, from the origin of its West Branch, is 80.4 miles (129.4 km) long, making it the Connecticut River's longest tributary by 2.3 miles (3.7 km) over the Westfield River directly to its north. The Farmington River's watershed covers 609 square miles (1,580 km2). Historically, the river played an important role in small-scale manufacturing in towns along its course, but it is now mainly used for recreation and drinking water.
Route 20 is a 31.56-mile (50.79 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It extends from Route 8 in rural Winchester to Interstate 91 (I-91) in Windsor Locks. Route 20 consists of two distinct sections: a long, winding, scenic rural road, and a section of the freeway linking I-91 to Bradley International Airport.
Route 4 is an east–west primary state highway connecting rural Litchfield County to the Greater Hartford area of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It runs 46.72 miles (75.19 km) from the town of Sharon to the town of West Hartford.
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) within the state of Connecticut runs for 116.33 miles (187.21 km) from the New York state line near Danbury to the Rhode Island state line in Killingly. West of Hartford, the route either closely parallels or runs along Interstate 84 (I-84), which has largely supplanted US 6 as a through route in western Connecticut. East of Hartford, US 6 serves as a primary route for travel between Hartford and Providence.
Route 57 is a secondary state highway in western Connecticut serving as the "Main Street" of and connecting the towns of Westport and Weston. The road continues north through Redding to end at US 7 just after crossing into Wilton, in the neighborhood of Georgetown.
Connecticut Route 10 is a state highway that runs from Interstate 95 (I-95) in New Haven Massachusetts state line, where it continues as Massachusetts Route 10, which in turn continues directly to New Hampshire Route 10.
Route 318 is a state highway in northern Connecticut running entirely in Barkhkamsted.
Route 219 is a state highway in northern Connecticut, running from New Hartford to Granby.
Route 181 is a rural state highway in northern Connecticut, running from Barkhamsted to Hartland.
Route 109 is a state highway in western Connecticut, running from New Milford to Thomaston.
Route 187 is a 27.23-mile-long (43.82 km) secondary state route in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It begins in the city of Hartford at Albany Avenue, travels north through the towns of Bloomfield, Windsor, East Granby and Suffield until the Connecticut-Massachusetts state line. Route 187 continues north across the state line through Agawam into Westfield, where the route ends at US 20 east of Westfield center. Route 187 crosses the Farmington River between the towns of Bloomfield and East Granby.
Route 167 is a Connecticut state highway in the western suburbs of Hartford, running from the Unionville section of Farmington to Simsbury center.
Route 173 is a Connecticut state highway in the southern and western suburbs of Hartford, running from Newington to West Hartford.
Route 177 is a state highway in central Connecticut, running from Plainville to Canton.
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Route 185 is a Connecticut state highway in the western Hartford suburbs, running from Simsbury to West Hartford.
Route 189 is a 22.43-mile-long (36.10 km) state route in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The route begins in the northwestern portion of the Connecticut state capital of Hartford and ends in the rural town of Granville. In Massachusetts, the route is not a state highway and is maintained by the town of Granville.
Saville Dam is an earthen embankment dam with masonry work on the eastern branch of the Farmington River in southwestern Barkhamsted, Connecticut and central Hartland, Connecticut, dividing the latter into two villages along its hilltops, East and West Hartland. The dam is 135 ft. tall and 1,950 ft. long and has an uncontrolled spillway on its western portion. It creates the Barkhamsted Reservoir which has a volume of 36.8 billion US gallons (139,000,000 m3) and is the primary water source for Hartford, Connecticut. Connecticut Route 318, also known as Saville Dam Road, crosses over the top of the dam.
The Tunxis Trail is a 79-mile (127 km) Blue-Blazed hiking trail "system" that traverses the western ridge of the central Connecticut Valley. The mainline trail is not completely contiguous, notably there are two gaps of several miles.
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for 237 miles (381 km) through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, New York, a hamlet in the Hudson Valley region. The eastern terminus is at Route 3A in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
