Connecticut Route 195

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Connecticut Highway 195.svg
Route 195
Connecticut Route 195
Map of northeastern Connecticut with Route 195 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length15.91 mi [1]  (25.60 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South endConnecticut Highway 66.svg Route 66 in Windham
Major intersections
North endConnecticut Highway 74.svg Route 74 in Tolland
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Windham, Tolland
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 194 wide.svg Route 194 Connecticut Highway 196 wide.svg Route 196

Route 195 is a state highway in northeastern Connecticut, running from the Willimantic section of Windham to the town center of Tolland via Storrs and Mansfield Center. The road is the main thoroughfare to access the main campus of the University of Connecticut.

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Route description

Route 195 begins as Ash Street and Jackson Street at an intersection with Route 66 in the Willimantic section of Windham. It heads north, crossing into Mansfield, where it becomes Storrs Road and continues past the Natchaug River. It soon has an interchange with US 6 before turning northwest at the Willimantic Reservoir. Route 195 then enters the village of Storrs, passing the eastern end of Route 275 before entering the University of Connecticut campus. North of campus at the Mansfield Four Corners intersection, it intersects US 44, then meets the southern end of Route 320 and intersects Route 32 before continuing across the Willimantic River into the town of Coventry, where it is known as Tolland Turnpike. Route 195 cuts across the northeast corner of Coventry into Tolland, where it becomes Merrow Road and continues northwest, intersecting I-84 at Exit 68 before ending at an intersection with Route 74. [1]

The section of Route 195 from the Windham-Mansfield town line to I-84 in Tolland is designated UConn Husky Way. [1]

History

Route 195 follows the route of the Windham and Mansfield Turnpike, a stage road active from 1800 to after 1828. The turnpike route between Mansfield Center and Storrs was designated as part of State Highway 146 in 1922, running from Willimantic to Mansfield Center via modern Route 89, then to US 44 in Storrs via modern Route 195. Route 195 was established in the 1932 state highway renumbering from most of old Highway 146 in Mansfield. In 1963, it was extended to the current northern terminus along a new road (the southern part of old Tolland and Mansfield Turnpike). In 1964, part of Route 89 was transferred to Route 195, resulting in Route 195's current route. [2]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Windham Windham 0.000.00Connecticut Highway 66.svg Route 66  North Windham, Columbia
Tolland Mansfield 1.221.96US 6.svg US 6  North Windham, Columbia
3.746.02North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 89.svg
Route 89 north Ashford
7.1111.44West plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 275 wide.svg
Route 275 west Coventry
9.3915.11US 44.svg US 44  Putnam, Bolton
9.4615.22North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 320 wide.svg
Route 320 north Willington
11.6618.76Connecticut Highway 32.svg Route 32  Stafford Springs, Willimantic
Tolland 15.2024.46I-84.svg I-84  Boston, Hartford Exit 68 (I-84)
15.9125.60Connecticut Highway 74.svg Route 74  Willington, Rockville Northern terminus of CT 195
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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