Connecticut Route 39

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Route 39
Length:	22.76 mi[1] (36.63 km)
Formed:	1932
South end:	Route 53/Route 37 in Danbury
Major junctions:	I-84 in Danbury
North end:	Route 55 in Sherman
Routes in Connecticut < Route 37 Route 40 > Special Service Roads – State Roads

Route 39 is a north-south state highway in Connecticut. It is one of the main roads in downtown Danbury. Route 39 begins at the junction of Route 53 and 37, near I-84 (via SR 841), and runs for 22.76 miles north through New Fairfield and Sherman, ending at Route 55 in Sherman.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 References

[edit] Route description

Route 39 begins at an intersection with Routes 37 and 53 in Danbury and heads north, crossing I-84. It continues through New Fairfield and Sherman, intersecting Route 37 twice, including a brief concurrency in Sherman, before ending at an intersection with Route 55.^[1] It also has a spur to the New York state line (see below) which continues into New York as Putnam CR 66.

[edit] History

Route 39 was established as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering and originally connected Route 37 in New Fairfield and Route 55 in Sherman. The Danbury to New Fairfield portion (Clapboard Ridge Road) was then known as Route 100. In 1934, Route 39 was extended west from New Fairfield center to the New York state line on the Danbury-New Fairfield town line. At the same time, Route 100 was renumbered to Route 37A. In 1963, Route 37A was deleted and was assigned as a southward extension of Route 39. The former section to the New York line was redesignated as State Road 839.^[2]

[edit] Junction list

Town	Road names	Major junctions	Milepost
Danbury (4.69 miles)[1]	Main Street, Clapboard Ridge Road, Ball Pond Road	Route 37 and Route 53	0.00
		I-84	0.15
New Fairfield (9.82 miles)	Ball Pond Road, Brush Hill Road, Sherman Road	Route 37	9.14
Sherman (8.25 miles)	New Fairfield Road, Gaylordsville Road	Route 37	17.92-18.37
		Route 55	22.76

[edit] References