Connecticut Route 127
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 127 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 6.80 mi[1] (10.94 km) | |||
Existed | 1932–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | Fairfield | |||
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Route 127 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running entirely from Bridgeport to Trumbull. It serves as a minor arterial, connecting all four major freeways in the Bridgeport area.
Route description
Route 127 begins at an intersection with Route 130 in southeastern Bridgeport and almost immediately intersects I-95. It then heads north, roughly parallel to the Pequonnock River and Route 8, into Trumbull. It intersects Route 8 just north of the Bridgeport-Trumbull town line and continues north, then turns northwest to intersect Route 15 and Route 25 in rapid succession. It then continues northwest to end at an intersection with Route 111 in Trumbull.[1]
History
White Plains Road was laid out to Pulpit Rock, in present-day Trumbull, in 1705.[2] Route 127 was commissioned in 1932 and originally ran from US 1 to its current northern terminus. At an undetermined time before 1978, the southern terminus was truncated to the Huntington Turnpike (SR 730). It was extended south to US 1 in 1992, then further south to Route 130 in 1995.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Fairfield County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Bridgeport | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | ||
0.10 | 0.16 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 28 on I-95 | ||
1.40 | 2.25 | ![]() | |||
Trumbull | 3.15 | 5.07 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to Route 25 via Old Town Road | |
4.20 | 6.76 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 50 on Route 15 / Merritt Parkway | ||
4.87 | 7.84 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 5B on Route 25 | ||
6.80 | 10.94 | ![]() | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A History of the Old Town of Stratford and City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Fairfield County Historical Society, Reverend Samuel Orcutt, 1886, Vol. 2 pg. 1007 [1]
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 127