Connecticut Route 2A

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Route 2A

Length:

9.91 mi (15.95 km)

Formed:

1967

West end:

I-395/Route 2/Route 32 in Norwich

East end:

Route 2 in Preston

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Special Service Roads – State Roads

Route 2A is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a 9.9-mile mostly expressway alternate route of Route 2 that bypasses the downtown area of the city of Norwich and serves as the main access road to the Mohegan Sun casino.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Exit list
- 3.1 Non-expressway junctions
4 References

[edit] Route description

Route 2A begins at the junction of I-395 and Route 2/Route 32 in Norwich. Route 2A travels along I-395 for 3.7 miles before separating as its own 2-lane freeway. This independent freeway portion of Route 2A runs for about 3.4 miles through the towns of Montville and Preston. Route 2A crosses the Thames River on the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge. After the river crossing, Route 2A becomes a surface road for another 2.9 miles ending at Route 2 in Preston.

[edit] History

When the highway and bridge opened in December 1967, motorists were charged a 15-cent toll. The toll plaza located at the west end of the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge was removed in 1980.^[1]

[edit] Exit list

Town	Exit #	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Norwich	Begin concurrency with I-395 Route 2A uses I-395 exit numbers
	81	0.24 (13.71)	Route 2/Route 32 – Norwich, Hartford I-395 North – Providence	Western terminus of Route 2A
	80	(11.08)	Route 82 – Downtown Norwich, Salem
Montville	79A	4.37 (9.50)	I-395 South – New Haven	Route 2A leaves I-395
	End concurrency with I-395 Route 2A exit numbering begins
	1	5.29	Route 32 – Montville, Norwich
	2	6.39	Mohegan Sun Boulevard	Mohegan Sun
Thames River crossing on the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge
Preston		7.05	Junction: Route 12 South; Route 12 North/Route 2A East	At-grade intersection

[edit] Non-expressway junctions

Preston (Military Highway, Poquetanock Road)
- MP 7.35 - Route 12 North (0.30 mile overlap)
- MP 9.11 - Route 117 South (0.80 mile overlap)
- MP 9.91 - Route 2; Route 117 (Eastern terminus of Route 2A)