Connecticut Route 74

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Route 74

Connecticut Route 74
Map of northeastern Connecticut with Route 74 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length22.21 mi [1]  (35.74 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
West endConnecticut Highway 194 wide.svg Route 194 in South Windsor
Major intersections
East endUS 44.svg US 44 in Ashford
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties Hartford, Tolland, Windham
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 73.svg Route 73 Connecticut Highway 75.svg Route 75
Westbound in Willington Connecticut Route 74 westbound, West Willington CT.jpg
Westbound in Willington

Route 74 is a state highway in Connecticut in the eastern part of the Greater Hartford area. It runs from Route 194 in South Windsor to US 44 in Ashford, going through the towns of Ellington, Vernon, Tolland, and Willington. East of its junction with I-84, it becomes a rural collector road.

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Route description

Route 74 begins at an intersection with Route 194 in South Windsor and proceeds northeastward into the southwestern part of Ellington. In Ellington, it continues northeastward and then loops southeastward into Vernon. In Vernon, Route 74 becomes Windsorville Road and continues to a concurrency with Route 83 through the west end of the village of Rockville. When Route 83 turns to the north at West Street, Route 74 continues eastward towards Tolland. In Tolland, Route 74 continues east through town, with a brief concurrency with Route 30. Just prior to the Willington town line, it crosses I-84. In Willington, Route 74 continues eastward, with a brief concurrency with Route 320 in the center of town, and continues into Ashford. In Ashford, Route 74 continues southeastward to its terminus at an intersection with US 44. [1]

History

The eastern half of modern Route 74 (east of Tolland center) was originally laid out as a turnpike in 1809 known as the Tolland County Turnpike. The turnpike ran from Ellington center, through Tolland and Willington, to the village of West Ashford, ending at the Boston Turnpike. The turnpike corporation collected tolls until 1834 when the corporation was dissolved. In 1922, the turnpike route between Tollland and West Ashford and the road between Rockville and Tolland was designated as State Highway 107. Route 74 was commissioned in the 1932 state highway renumbering from old Highway 107 and ran from Route 83 in Rockville to US 44 (then Route 101) in Ashford. In 1948, the section from I-84 in Tolland to US 44 was transferred to US 44, which had been relocated to the new Wilbur Cross Highway between Manchester and Tolland. This change was reversed on December 1, 1982 with the connection of Interstate 84 with I-384 and the southward rerouting of US 44 to its original surface route. [2] In 1963, Route 74 was extended west to the intersection of Routes 30 and 194 and Buckland Road in South Windsor center. In 1993, for safety reasons, the western terminus was moved slightly north to its current location. [3]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Hartford South Windsor 0.000.00Connecticut Highway 194 wide.svg Route 194  South Windsor, Windsor
Tolland Ellington 4.236.81North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 286 wide.svg
Route 286 north Ellington
Vernon 5.018.06South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 83.svg
Route 83 south Talcottville, Manchester
Southern terminus of CT 83 overlap
5.829.37North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 83.svg
Route 83 north Ellington, Somers
Northern terminus of CT 83 overlap
7.0311.31South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 31.svg
Route 31 south Coventry
Tolland 8.9514.40South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 30.svg
Route 30 south Vernon
Southern terminus of CT 30 overlap
9.0914.63North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 30.svg
Route 30 north West Stafford
Northern terminus of CT 30 overlap
11.2118.04South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 195 wide.svg
Route 195 south Storrs, Willimantic
14.5723.45I-84.svg I-84  Hartford, Boston Exit 69 (I-84)
Willington 15.3224.66Connecticut Highway 32.svg Route 32  Stafford Springs, Mansfield
17.1827.65North plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 320 wide.svg
Route 320 north Willington
Northern terminus of CT 320 overlap
17.3527.92South plate.svg
Connecticut Highway 320 wide.svg
Route 320 south Mansfield
Southern terminus of CT 320 overlap
Windham Ashford 22.2135.74US 44.svg US 44  Mansfield, Putnam
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 September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  2. "DOT Revises Route Numbers". Hartford Courant . December 23, 1982. p. 94. Retrieved November 19, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Connecticut Routes, Route 74
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