Route 47 is a

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in Woodbury to

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, in the western south-central part of the state. It is long and runs roughly northwest-southeast, signed north–south.

Route description

Route 47 begins at an intersection with

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in North Woodbury and heads northwestward as Washington Road. It crosses the Nonnewaug River later, then Route 132 (for

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) splits off to the north after another . The road then travels for through rural northwestern Woodbury and enters the town of Roxbury. Route 47 travels briefly through the northeast corner of Roxbury where it is known as Washington-Woodbury Road. After , Route 47 then enters the town of

, becoming Woodbury Road. After another through rural southern Washington, Route 47 meets with Route 199 in the town center. Continuing north as Green Hill Road for another mile, Route 47 soon crosses the

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into Washington Depot, where it has a junction with

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. Route 47 and Route 109 turn right together on Bee Brook Road as they leave the village. Route 109 splits off to the east (for

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) about later while Route 47 heads north. Route 47 re-crosses the Shepaug River in the vicinity of the Bee Brook Rest Area, a picnic area along the highway. The road ends after another at an intersection with

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in northern Washington, just east of New Preston.

History

In October 1803, the Woodbury to Washington road was chartered as a toll road known as the Washington Turnpike. It ran from Woodbury center through Washington center up to the village of New Preston. The turnpike used modern Route 47 from Woodbury to

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, then used Baldwin Hill Road to reach New Preston. In 1922, most main highways in Connecticut were now managed by the state highway department. The Washington Turnpike alignment had been designated as State Highway 154. The new state highway had a slightly different northern alignment, using Bee Brook Road instead of Baldwin Hill Road. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, old Highway 154 became Route 47. No major changes have occurred since then.Connecticut Roads, Route 47
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{{Attached KML, display=inline,title 047 Transportation in Litchfield County, Connecticut