Route 175 is a
state highway
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in central
Connecticut
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, running from
New Britain
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to
Wethersfield.
Route description
Route 175 begins at an intersection with
Route 71 in New Britain. It heads east and north along the perimeter of
Central Connecticut State University
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, then turns east again and intersects
Route 9 at the
Newington town line. In Newington, it continues east across town, intersecting with
Route 173 and
Route 176. At the
Wethersfield town line, it meets
US 5
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and
Route 15 (
Berlin Turnpike
The Berlin Turnpike is a major thoroughfare carrying U.S. Route 5 in Connecticut, U.S. Route 5 (US 5) and Connecticut Route 15, Route 15 in New Haven County, Connecticut, New Haven County and Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County in th ...
) at a grade-separated interchange, and continues east to end at an intersection with
Route 99.
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History
Route 175 was commissioned in 1932.Hartford
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along Newington Avenue. In 1940, the section north of the junction with Route 176 was transferred to Routes 176 and 176A. At the same time, Route 175 was extended east along former SR 775 to the Silas Deane Highway (then Route 9). In 1968, a section in Newington and Wethersfield was rerouted slightly to the north. Part of the old road was abandoned; the remainder was reassigned to modern SSR 405.Connecticut Routes, Route 175
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Junction list
References
External links
{{Portal, Connecticut
175
Transportation in Hartford County, Connecticut