Berlin Turnpike

The Berlin Turnpike is a 4-lane/6-lane divided arterial road carrying U.S. Route 5 and Route 15 through the towns of Berlin, Newington, and Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States. The road begins at the Meriden-Berlin town line. The official length of the Berlin Turnpike is 11.02 miles (17.74 km) but the northernmost 1.04 miles (1.67 km) does not carry US 5 or Route 15. The northernmost section runs partly along Route 314 for 0.66 miles, and then on State Road 543 for 0.38 miles to the Hartford-Wethersfield town line, where it continues as a local road known as Maple Avenue.

The Berlin Turnpike connects the Wilbur Cross Parkway with the Wilbur Cross Highway.

The main office of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is located on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington on land originally purchased for Interstate 291, which was subsequently cancelled.

The road was originally part of the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike. The new road, and the new name, was officially dedicated between Hartford and BerlinFact|date=June 2007 on October 22, 1909. [Hartford Courant, Opening State's Best Road Today, October 22, 1909]

List of major intersections

*Berlin
**Route 9, Route 372 (full interchange)
**Worthington Ridge Road (SR 572)
**Route 160
*Newington
**Route 173
**Route 176
**Route 287
*Wethersfield
**Route 175 (full interchange)
**Route 15/U.S. Route 5
**Route 314

References

External links

* [http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/berlintpk.html Kurumi's Berlin Turnpike page]
* [http://www.theberlinturnpike.com/ TheBerlinTurnpike.com]