Connecticut Route 39

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Connecticut Highway 39.svg
Route 39
Connecticut Route 39
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length22.76 mi [1]  (36.63 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South endI-84.svgUS 6.svgUS 7.svgUS 202.svgConnecticut Highway 37.svgConnecticut Highway 53.svg I-84  / US 6  / US 7  / US 202  / Route 37  / Route 53 in Danbury
North endConnecticut Highway 55.svg Route 55 in Sherman
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Fairfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 37.svg Route 37 Connecticut Highway 40.svg Route 40

Route 39 is a northsouth state highway in Connecticut. It is one of the main roads in downtown Danbury. Route 39 begins at the junction of Route 37 and Route 53, near I-84, and runs for 22.76 miles (36.63 km) north through New Fairfield and Sherman, ending at Route 55 in Sherman.

Contents

Route description

Route 39 begins at an intersection with Routes 37 and 53 in Danbury and heads north, crossing I-84. It continues through New Fairfield and Sherman, intersecting Route 37 twice, including a brief concurrency in Sherman, before ending at an intersection with Route 55. [1] It also has a spur to the New York state line (see below) which continues into New York as Putnam County Route 66.

History

Route 39 was established as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering and originally connected Route 37 in New Fairfield and Route 55 in Sherman. The Danbury to New Fairfield portion (Clapboard Ridge Road to Warwick Road) was then known as Route 100. In 1934, Route 39 was extended west from New Fairfield center to the New York state line on the Danbury-New Fairfield town line. At the same time, Route 100 was renumbered to Route 37A. In 1963, Route 37A was deleted and was assigned as a southward extension of Route 39. The former section to the New York line was redesignated as State Road 839. [2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Danbury 0.000.00North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 37.svg
South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 53.svg
Route 37 north / Route 53 south Danbury, Sherman
Southern terminus of Route 37; northern terminus of Route 53
0.150.24I-84.svgUS 7.svg I-84  / US 7 (US 6  / US 202) Waterbury, New Milford, Norwalk, Newburgh Exit 5 on I-84 / US 7
New Fairfield 9.1414.71Connecticut Highway 37.svg Route 37  Danbury, Sherman, Pawling
Sherman 17.9228.84South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 37.svg
Route 37 south New Fairfield, Brewster, NY
Southern terminus of Route 37 concurrency
18.3729.56North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 37.svg
Route 37 north New Milford
Northern terminus of Route 37 concurrency
22.7636.63Connecticut Highway 55.svg Route 55  Gaylordsville, Kent, Wingdale, NY
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Connecticut State Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
  2. "Roads to Get New Numbers". The Bridgeport Post. February 28, 1963. pp. 1, 4 . Retrieved April 18, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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