The Branford Connector is a
two-lane divided freeway in the
U.S.
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state of
Connecticut
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. 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
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.
Route description
The Branford Connector connects
I-95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the ...
and
US 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort ...
, running entirely within the town of
Branford, Connecticut
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. It is a
two-lane divided freeway. The route has
full access control along its entire length.
Exit signs on I-95 mark the route as access to US 1,
Route 142 to
Short Beach
Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut, United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill ...
, and
Route 146.
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
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opened. It was designated State Road 994 in 1963. However, in 1964, the designation was changed to State Road 794.
Exit list
See also
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References
External links
CCTV# 83-
ConnDOT Traffic Camera for exit to the Branford Connector
State highways in Connecticut
Transportation in New Haven County, Connecticut
Branford, Connecticut
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