Branford Connector Explained

State:CT
Branford Connector
Alternate Name:SR 794
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Branford Connector highlighted in red
Length Mi:1.1
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Branford
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Branford
Counties:New Haven
Previous Type:I
Previous Route:691
Browse Route:SR 794
Next Type:US
Next Route:1

The Branford Connector is a two-lane divided freeway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It serves as a connecting road from Interstate 95 (I-95) to U.S. Route 1 (US 1). The roadway has been numbered State Road 794 by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Route description

The Branford Connector connects I-95 and US 1, running entirely within the town of Branford, Connecticut. It is a 1.05adj=midNaNadj=mid two-lane divided freeway. The route has full access control along its entire length.[1] Exit signs on I-95 mark the route as access to US 1, Route 142 to Short Beach, and Route 146.[2]

The route includes an incomplete interchange with I-95. Northbound traffic from I-95 may exit to go southbound on the connector. Northbound traffic on the Branford Connector may only merge onto southbound I-95. Traffic cannot go from southbound I-95 to the Connector. Nor can traffic go from the connector to northbound I-95.

History

The Branford Connector opened in 1958, at the same time that the Connecticut Turnpike opened. It was designated State Road 994 in 1963. However, in 1964, the designation was changed to State Road 794.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connecticut Department of Transportation . Connecticut Department of Transportation . Highway Log: Connecticut State Numbered Routes and Roads . Connecticut Department of Transportation . December 31, 2010 . July 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905063334/http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf . 2015-09-05 . dead .
  2. Web site: Oglesby . Scott . Selected Secret Routes: 700s . Kurumi.com . November 24, 2014 . July 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715213243/http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ctx700.html . July 15, 2015.