Connecticut Highway 109

Route 109

Map of Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut with Route 109 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length20.93 mi[1] (33.68 km)
Existed1932[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 202 in New Milford
East end US 6 / Route 254 in Thomaston
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesLitchfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
← Route 108→ Route 110

Route 109 is a state highway in western Connecticut, running from New Milford to Thomaston.

Route description

Route 109 begins at an intersection with US 202 in New Milford and heads northeast into Washington, where if overlaps Route 47 for 0.28 miles (0.45 km) before continuing into Morris. In Morris, Route 109 heads east, then northeast and southeast, before cutting across a corner of Litchfield by the Wigwam Reservoir into Thomaston. In Thomaston, Route 109 continues southeast and then east along the Wigwam Reservoir and Branch River to end at an intersection with US 6 and Route 254.[1][3]

History

In 1922, the Bantam to Morris route was designated as State Highway 310. This became part of Route 109 when it was commissioned in 1932, running from the Bantam section of Litchfield past Bantam Lake to its current eastern terminus in Thomaston.[2][4] In 1963, the section past Bantam Lake was reassigned to Route 209 and Route 109 was rerouted to its current western terminus using former SR 857. In 1968, the section near the Branch River in Thomaston was rerouted uphill to accommodate a flood control project.[5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Litchfield County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
New Milford0.000.00 US 202 – Brookfield, Litchfield
Washington6.109.82
 Route 47 south – Woodbury		Southern terminus of CT 47 overlap
6.3810.27
 Route 47 north – New Preston		Northern terminus of CT 47 overlap
Morris12.4520.04
 Route 209 north – Bantam
14.0622.63 Route 61 – Litchfield, Bethlehem
15.2024.46 Route 63 – Litchfield, Watertown
Thomaston20.9333.68

 US 6 to Route 254 / Route 8 – Plymouth, Watertown, Northfield, Torrington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. May 27, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ ConnDOT map of Thomaston
  4. ↑ "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. April 23, 1932. p. 19. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ Connecticut Routes, Route 109
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