Connecticut Route 184

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Connecticut Highway 184.svg
Route 184
Connecticut Route 184
Route 184 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length15.66 mi [1]  (25.20 km)
Existed1964–present
Major junctions
West endI-95.svgUS 1.svgConnecticut Highway 12.svg I-95  / US 1  / Route 12 in Groton
East endI-95.svgConnecticut Highway 216 wide.svg I-95  / Route 216 in North Stonington
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties New London
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 183 wide.svg Route 183 Connecticut Highway 185 wide.svg Route 185

Route 184 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut, running from Groton to North Stonington.

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Route description

Route 184 begins as a freeway from northbound exit 86 of I-95 just north of the city of Groton. It crosses over Route 12 0.2 miles (0.32 km) later at an interchange and soon becomes a surface road after another quarter of a mile. The road continues east northeast towards the village of Center Groton, where it meets Route 117. It continues another 3.4 miles (5.5 km) via Burnetts Corner to the head of the Mystic River in the village of Old Mystic near the Stonington town line. Route 184 travels four miles (6 km) through the northern part of Stonington before entering the town of North Stonington. It has a junction with Route 2 at a rotary south of North Stonington center. Beyond Route 2, the surroundings become rural as Route 184 heads towards the Rhode Island state line. Route 184 ends just short of the state line at Route 216 near exit 93 of I-95. The roadway continues past Route 216 to the state line as State Road 626, which originally connected with Rhode Island Route 3 prior to the construction of I-95 in the area. [1]

Route 184 is also known as Gold Star Highway, New London Turnpike, and Providence-New London Turnpike along its lengths in Groton, Stonington, and North Stonington respectively.

History

In 1818, a turnpike was chartered to provide an improved road from the Thames River ferry (between New London and Groton, Connecticut) to the Hopkinton and Richmond Turnpike in Rhode Island, known as the Groton and Stonington Turnpike. The toll road ran more or less along the modern alignment of Route 184. The establishment of this road completed a continuous turnpike route from Providence, Rhode Island to New London. The turnpike corporation was dissolved in 1853, one year after opening continuous rail service from New York City to Boston via Providence. [2]

CT 84 (1948).svg
Route 84
Location Groton Rhode Island state line
Existed1932–1958
CT 95 (1948).svg
Route 95
Location Groton Rhode Island state line
Existed1958–1964

The route from the borough of Groton to the town center of North Stonington was designated as State Highway 331 in 1922. Highway 331 used modern Route 184 to the junction with Route 201, then Route 201 until the intersection with Route 2. In 1932, Route 84 was established from part of old Highway 331 along the current routes of Route 184 to Old Mystic, then modern Route 234 to US 1 in Pawcatuck. In 1935, Route 84 was relocated to the current route along the old Groton and Stonington Turnpike alignment to the Rhode Island state line. In 1958, Route 84 was renumbered to Route 95 to serve as a temporary link for motorists following I-95, which had not yet been completed in Southeastern Connecticut. In December 1964, Route 95 was renumbered as I-95 opened in the Groton area. [3] The eastern terminus was also truncated from the state line to its current location.

Junction list

As part of an I-95 signing contract, the Route 12 interchange received a mile-based number. The entire route is in New London County.

Locationmi [1] kmExitDestinationsNotes
Groton 0.000.00South plate blue.svg
I-95.svg
South plate.svg
US 1.svg
I-95 south / US 1 south New London
Western terminus; exit 86 on I-95; southern end of US 1 concurrency southbound
0.210.341North plate.svg
US 1.svg
North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 12.svg
US 1 north / Route 12 north Gales Ferry, Downtown Groton
Exit number only signed at gore; US 1 not signed; northern end of US 1 concurrency southbound
Eastern end of freeway section
2.704.35Connecticut Highway 117 wide.svg Route 117  Poquonock Bridge, Ledyard
5.318.55Cow Hill Road (SR 614 south)
6.089.78South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 27.svg
Route 27 south Mystic
Northern terminus of Route 27
Stonington 7.5412.13North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 201 wide.svg
Route 201 north North Stonington
Southern terminus of Route 201
North Stonington 12.2319.68Connecticut Highway 2.svg Route 2  Pawcatuck, Norwich Roundabout
13.0621.02Connecticut Highway 49.svg Route 49  Pawcatuck, Voluntown
15.6625.20I-95.svgConnecticut Highway 216 wide.svg I-95  / Route 216  / ProvidenceNew London Turnpike (SR 626 east) North Stonington, Ashaway, RI Eastern terminus; exit 93 on I-95
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Connecticut State Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
  2. Frederic James Wood (1919), The Turnpikes of New England and Evolution of the Same through England, Virginia, and Maryland, Marshall Jones Company. Pages 315-317.
  3. "Highway Hijacks Business". Hartford Courant. December 20, 1964. p. 5. Retrieved April 14, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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