Route 195 is a state highway in northeastern
Connecticut
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, running from the
Willimantic section of
Windham to the town center of
Tolland via
Storrs and
Mansfield Center. The road is the main thoroughfare to access the main campus of the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, ...
.
Route description
Route 195 begins as ''Ash Street'' and ''Jackson Street'' at an intersection with
Route 66 in the
Willimantic section of
Windham. It heads north, crossing into
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...
, where it becomes ''Storrs Road'' and continues past the Natchaug River. It soon has an interchange with
US 6
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before turning northwest at the Willimantic Reservoir. Route 195 then enters the village of Storrs, passing the eastern end of
Route 275 before entering the University of Connecticut campus. North of campus at the Mansfield Four Corners intersection, it intersects
US 44
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, then meets the southern end of
Route 320
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Canada
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 320
* Nova Scotia Route 320
* Saskatchewan Highway 320
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* China National Highway 320
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and intersects
Route 32 before continuing across the
Willimantic River into the town of
Coventry
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, where it is known as ''Tolland Turnpike''. Route 195 cuts across the northeast corner of Coventry into
Tolland, where it becomes ''Merrow Road'' and continues northwest, intersecting
I-84
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* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts), passing through New York and Connecticut
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at Exit 68 before ending at an intersection with
Route 74.
[
The section of Route 195 from the Windham-Mansfield town line to I-84 in Tolland is designated UConn Husky Way.][
]
History
Route 195 follows the route of the Windham and Mansfield Turnpike, a stage road active from 1800 to after 1828. The turnpike route between Mansfield Center and Storrs was designated as part of State Highway 146 in 1922, running from Willimantic to Mansfield Center via modern Route 89, then to US 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonks ...
in Storrs via modern Route 195. Route 195 was established in the 1932 state highway renumbering from most of old Highway 146 in Mansfield. In 1963, it was extended to the current northern terminus along a new road (the southern part of old Tolland and Mansfield Turnpike). In 1964, part of Route 89 was transferred to Route 195, resulting in Route 195's current route.Connecticut Routes, Route 195
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Junction list
References
External links
{{Portal, Connecticut
195
Transportation in Tolland County, Connecticut
Transportation in Windham County, Connecticut
Transportation in Windham, Connecticut