
February 18, 2005 |
2005-R-0233 | |
STATE ROADS AND BRIDGES WITH NAMES COMMEMORATING VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS | ||
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By: James J. Fazzalaro, Principal Analyst | ||
You asked for a listing of all of the state highways and bridges that the legislature has given names commemorating either veterans’ organizations or groups of veterans. The list does not include roads or bridges that were named for a single individual, even if the person formerly served in the military. In all, there are 31 state road segments and 12 state bridges that have been given commemorative names for veterans’ organizations or groups of veterans by legislative act.
State Roads and Bridges Named By Legislative Act for Veterans Organizations or Groups of Veterans | |||
State Roads | |||
Road Number |
Section Named |
Commemorative Name | |
U. S. 1 |
Relocated sections of U. S. 1 from New Haven to Rhode Island state line |
Blue Star Highway | |
Route 2 |
From City of Hartford to Rhode Island state Line |
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway | |
Route 3 |
Through Rocky Hill |
Disabled American Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Route 5 |
From East Windsor border south to Route 5/I-84 Junction |
Purple Heart Highway | |
Route 5 |
In Wallingford from North Haven-Wallingford town line to Route 150 |
American Legion Shaw-Sinon Post 73 Memorial Highway | |
Route 5 |
In North Haven from Hamden-North Haven town line north to State Road 720 |
Korean War Veterans Chapter 204 Memorial Highway | |
Route 5 |
In North Haven from State Road 720 north to Route 22 |
VFW Post 10128 Memorial Highway | |
U. S. 6/Route 44 |
From Rhode Island state line in Killingly to New York state line in Danbury |
Grand Army of the Republic Highway | |
U. S. 7 |
U. S. 7 alternate which will run from Norwalk to Massachusetts state line |
The Forty-Third Infantry Division Memorial Highway | |
Route 9 |
From Route 175 in New Britain to West Hartford/Farmington town line |
Iwo Jima Memorial Expressway | |
Route 10 |
In Simsbury— running north from Route 167 intersection to Simsbury-Granby town line |
Simsbury Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Route 12 |
In Groton—running north from U. S. 1 to south junction of State Road 2A in Preston |
United States Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Route 17 |
In Middletown—running north from South Main Street to Route 9 north junction |
Catholic War Veteran Memorial Highway | |
Route 20 |
From interchange of Route 20 and I-91 westerly to Bradley International Airport |
82nd Airborne Memorial Highway | |
Route 20 |
In East Granby—running east from Granby-East Granby town line to the junction with SSR 401 |
Connecticut Air National Guard Memorial Highway | |
I-91 |
From North Haven-Wallingford town line to Wallingford-Meriden town line |
All Airborne Memorial Highway | |
I-91 |
From New Haven-North Haven town line to North Haven-Wallingford town line |
Century Division Memorial Highway | |
I-91 |
From Morgan Street in Hartford to Wilson |
Veterans Highway | |
I-91 |
From Wethersfield town line north to the Charter Oak Bridge |
Governor’s Footguard Memorial Highway | |
I-91 |
From the I-91/I-95 junction north to the New Haven-North Haven town line |
Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard Memorial Highway | |
I-95 |
From I-395 in Waterford To Rhode Island state line |
Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Route 94 |
From Route 2 to Glastonbury-Hebron town line |
94th Infantry Division Memorial Highway | |
Route 103 |
In North Haven running north from Sackett Point Road to Route 22 junction in North Haven |
American Legion, Murray-Reynolds Post #76 Memorial Highway | |
Route 115 |
Through Derby, Ansonia, and Seymour from Route 34 in Derby north to Route 67 junction in Seymour |
Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Route 137 |
From Bull’s Head in Stamford north to New York state line |
Yankee Division Highway | |
Route 167 |
From Harris Road in Avon to the Simsbury-Avon town line |
First Company Governor’s Horse Guards Memorial Highway | |
Route 173 |
In West Hartford running north from the Newington-West Hartford town line to SR 529 junction |
Roger Fissette Hannon-Hatch VFW Post 9929 Memorial Highway | |
I-291 |
In Manchester, South Windsor, and Windsor running from I-84 to I-91 |
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Route 302 |
In Newtown running east from the Bethel-Newtown town line to Route 25 |
Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Memorial Highway | |
I-395 |
From State Route 695 in Killingly north to Massachusetts state line |
The American Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial Highway | |
Routes 571/372/72 |
Route 571 in Berlin and Route 372 from Route 571 to the Route 372/Route 72 interchange in New Britain and the segment of Route 72 from the interchange west to the junction of Forestville Avenue in Plainville |
Polish Legion of American Veterans Memorial Highway | |
Bridges | |||
Location |
Location or Feature Crossed |
Commemorative Name | |
U. S. 1/I-95 |
Thames River (Eastbound Only) between Groton and New London |
Gold Star Memorial Bridge | |
U. S. 6 |
Quinebaug River between Killingly and Brooklyn |
Killingly-Brooklyn Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
Route 12 |
Shetucket River—Norwich |
World War II Veterans Bridge | |
Route 12 |
Viaduct over Shetucket River--Norwich |
Korean Conflict Veterans Bridge | |
I-84 |
I-84 eastbound over Quaker Lane and Trout Brook Road in West Hartford |
The 76th Division Memorial Bridge | |
I-91 |
Town Route 807 in Wallingford |
United States Marine Corps 3rd Recon Battalion Bridge | |
I-91 |
Bridge #1460 in Wethersfield |
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Memorial Bridge | |
I-95 |
Bridge #6130A in Waterford |
African-American War Veterans Bridge | |
I-95 |
Quinnipiac River in New Haven |
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge | |
Route 190 |
Connecticut River in Suffield and Enfield |
Enfield-Suffield Veteran’s Bridge | |
U. S. 202/Route 67 |
Housatonic River in New Milford |
Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
State Road 721 |
Over PCRR & Canal in Shelton |
Veteran’s Memorial Bridge | |
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