Route 67 is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state of
Connecticut
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, from the town of
New Milford in the
Greater Danbury
Greater Danbury (Danbury-New Milford Area), also known as the Housatonic Valley Region, is a region in the state of Connecticut centered on the city of Danbury. It consists of the city of Danbury and adjacent towns in the areas around the Housato ...
area to the town of
Woodbridge in the outskirts of
New Haven
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. The route runs for . It generally follows a northwest-southeast path, and is signed north-south.
Route description
Route 67 is a mostly two-lane surface road, with a short four-lane section in
Southbury. It begins in New Milford as a 0.5 mile concurrency with
US 202
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as the latter leaves a concurrency with
US 7
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. After crossing the
Housatonic River
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into the center of town, Route 67 breaks away to the southeast. In
Bridgewater, it meets the northern end of
Route 133. In
Roxbury, it meets the southern end of
Route 199 and the western end of
Route 317. It then clips a corner of
Woodbury before passing into
New Haven County
New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state's five largest cities, New Ha ...
and the town of Southbury, where it passes the northern end of
Route 172 before joining
US 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) or U.S. Highway 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the Grand Army of the Republic, American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the United States Numbere ...
for a 1.6 mile concurrency leading to a junction with
I-84
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* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts), passing through New York and Connecticut
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at exit 15. Here, US 6 joins I-84 west and Route 67 continues to the southeast. After intersecting
Route 188, it enters Oxford, where it has a junction with the west end of
Route 42. In
Seymour
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, it passes the western end of
Route 313 before crossing the
Naugatuck River
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. On the east shore of the river, it meets the
Route 8 expressway at exits 21 and 22. It then passes the northern end of
Route 115 before heading into
Woodbridge, where Route 67 ends at
Route 63.
Rapid development on Route 67 between Route 8 and I-84 may require the eventual upgrading of this section to a four-lane arterial highway.
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/ref> A section in the town of Roxbury, from the Bridgewater-Roxbury town line to east of Route 317, is a designated state scenic road.
History
In the 19th century, part of Route 67 was a toll road known as the Oxford Turnpike that connected the towns of Seymour and Southbury via Oxford.[ ] In 1959, Route 67 was relocated to a new road (New Milford Road East) bypassing Bridgewater center, with the former alignment (Clapboard Road) becoming Route 67A. Route 67A was decommissioned, becoming unsigned SR 867, in 1964. Route 67 was truncated to its current eastern/southern end at Route 63 in Woodbridge by 1964.[
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Junction list
References
External links
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Transportation in New Haven County, Connecticut
Transportation in Litchfield County, Connecticut