Connecticut Route 159

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Route 159
Length:	16.82 mi[1] (27.07 km)
Formed:	1968
South end:	Main Street (near I-91) at the Hartford-Windsor town line
Major junctions:	I-91 in Windsor and Windsor Locks
North end:	Route 159 in Agawam, MA
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Route 159 is a state highway in northern Connecticut, built as the northern extension of Main Street in Hartford, running along the west bank of the Connecticut River to the Massachusetts state line in Agawam, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Route 159 starts at the state border and ends in Agawam's center.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Special designations 3 History 4 Junction list 5 References

[edit] Route description

Route 159 officially begins at the Hartford-Windsor town line as Windsor Avenue, near an interchange with I-91. The road runs along the west bank of the Connecticut River, crossing Interstate 91 a second time and continuing into Massachusetts. It goes through the towns of Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Suffield.^[1]

[edit] Special designations

Route 159 in Windsor is also known as the Kasmir Pulaski Memorial Highway.^[1]

[edit] History

Before 1932, the current Route 159, with a few minor exceptions, was part of the former State Highway 110. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, it was designated US 5A. In 1968, it was redesignated as Route 159.^[2]

[edit] Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
Windsor (7.65 miles)[1]	Windsor Avenue, Broad Street, Palisado Avenue	I-91	0.23
		I-291	1.20
		Route 218	1.24
		Route 178	2.66
		Route 75	3.76
Windsor Locks (2.84 miles)	South Main Street, North Main Street	I-91	8.52
		Route 140	9.12-9.42
Suffield (6.33 miles)	East Street South, East Street North, Thompsonville Road, Mapleton Avenue	Route 190	13.92
		MA Route 159	16.82

[edit] References