Hammonasset Connector

The Hammonasset Connector is a short freeway from the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike (I-95) to US 1. The Hammonasset Connector begins as a continuation of Duck Hole Road at Interchange 62 of I-95 in the town of Madison. The connector is designated as part of Special Service Road 450 (SSR 450), a designation which continues along Duck Hole Road and Horse Pond Road to Route 79. The road gets its name from Hammonasset State Park, the park at the southern terminus of the freeway.

Hammonasset Connector
Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Hammonasset Connector highlighted in red
Route information
Length	1.35 mi[1] (2.17 km)
Existed	1957–present
Major junctions
South end	US 1 in Madison
	I-95 / Conn. Turnpike in Madison
North end	Duck Hole Road in Madison
Location
Counties	New Haven
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR

Route description

The Hammonasset Connector midway between I-95 and US 1

The connector starts as a continuation of Duck Hole Road at an interchange with I-95 in Madison.[2] The road crosses over I-95 about 190 yards (170 m) from when it begins. The connector parallels the Hammonasset River for its entire length. The connector terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 1 in Madison, and the road continues into Hammonasset State Park beyond US 1 as a local road.[2]

History

The Hammonasset Connector was built in 1957, serving as a freeway from Interstate 95 to the park in Madison.[3] The Connecticut Department of Transportation had once planned to turn the southern terminus of the connector into an interchange, where ramps would be given for US 1 and the connector's internal designation, 450, would continue in the park. In fact, the designation did stretch into the park until 1984, when it was truncated to U.S. Route 1. There had also been a plan to build a Route 79 expressway over the connector, but this did not occur.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Madison, New Haven County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	US 1 – Clinton, Guilford	Southern terminus
1.24	2.00	I-95 / Conn. Turnpike – New London, New Haven	Exit 62 on I-95/Conn. Tpk.
1.35	2.17	Duck Hole Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Connecticut Department of Transportation (2006). "Connecticut Route log" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
2. Overview map of the Hammonasset Connector (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
3. Kurumi (2008). "Connecticut Roads - Selected Secret Routes". Kurumi. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

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