Route 142 is a state highway in
Connecticut
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that serves as an alternate route of
US 1
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, passing through the village of
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 ...
on the
Branford shoreline. It starts at US 1 in
East Haven and ends at US 1 in Branford, running for .
Route description
Route 142 begins as Hemingway Avenue at an intersection with
US 1
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in East Haven. It heads south, intersecting with
Route 100 (Main Street) in the downtown area, and then turns eastward about later along Short Beach Road. This intersection also marks the western end of
Route 337, which continues straight. Route 142 goes through the southern part of East Haven as it heads towards the village of
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 ...
. After crossing the
Farm River into the town of
Branford, the road becomes known as Shore Drive. In Branford, it continues east through Short Beach and Double Beach, then turns north along Short Beach Road to end at another intersection with US 1 in the Branford Hills neighborhood.
[
The section of Route 142 in Branford from Double Beach Road to the eastern terminus is designated the "William E. Keish, Jr. Memorial Highway", named after a ]Connecticut Department of Transportation
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official.
History
In 1922, Connecticut first numbered its state highways. The route through Short Beach was, at that time, designated as State Highway 171. Modern Route 142 was created in the 1932 state highway renumbering from old Highway 171. In 1962, the portion north of the intersection with Route 337 was transferred to Route 100, and Route 142 was extended westward along Silver Sands Road and modern Route 337 to US 1 in the Annex section of New Haven
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. In 1969, these changes were reversed. The former section in New Haven was designated SR 704, which later became Route 337 in 1987.Connecticut Routes, Route 142
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142 142 may refer to:
* 142 (number), an integer
* AD 142, a year of the Julian calendar
* 142 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 142 Polana, a main-belt asteroid
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Transportation in New Haven County, Connecticut