The Branford Connector is an
unsigned State Road 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.
Route description
State Route 794 connects between
I-95 and
US 1
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, entirely within the town of
Branford, Connecticut. It is long. The route is an urban, minor arterial with one lane in each direction. 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. 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. Short Beach's p ...
, and
Route 146.
The route includes an
incomplete interchange with I-95. Northbound traffic from I-95 may exit to go eastbound on the connector. Westbound traffic on the Brandford Connector may only merge into southbound I-95. Traffic cannot go from southbound I-95 to the Connector. Nor can traffic from the connector get to northbound I-95.
History
The Branford Connector opened in 1958, at the same time that the
Connecticut Turnpike
The Connecticut Turnpike (officially the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike) is a controlled-access highway and former toll road in the U.S. state of Connecticut; it is maintained by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). Span ...
opened. It was designated State Road 994 in 1963. However, in 1964, the designation was changed to State Road 794.
Major intersections
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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