Route 25
Length:	28. 59 mi (46. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 01 km)
Formed:	1932
South end:	I-95 in Bridgeport
Major junctions:	Route 15 in Trumbull I-84 in Newtown
North end:	US 7 in Brookfield
Routes in Connecticut < Route 22 Route 27 > Special Service Roads – State Roads

Route 25 is a 28. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east-west compass direction for 111 Route 15 is a State highway in the US state of Connecticut that runs 83 Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an Interstate highway extending from Dunmore Pennsylvania (near Scranton Pennsylvania) at an intersection This article is about the town. For the borough see Newtown (borough, Connecticut. US Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in the New England region that runs for from Norwalk Connecticut to northern Vermont. Brookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT maintains a system of State highways to serve the predominant flow of traffic between towns within Connecticut Route 22 is a 1407-mile long secondary state route within the U Route 27 is a north-south State highway in southeastern Connecticut running for 3 List of special service roads The following is a list of the more major special service roads See also List of State Routes in Connecticut State Roads 500-599 Roads mainly in the Hartford area (District 1 59-mile, primary state highway connecting the city of Bridgeport and the town of Brookfield in the U. State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts two of them related to a State government in a country that is divided Brookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. S. state of Connecticut. Route 25 is a six-lane freeway from Bridgeport to northern Trumbull and a two-lane surface road the rest of the way to Brookfield. Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Route 25 was originally laid out as a toll road known as the Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike in 1801. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards The Route 25 designation was assigned in 1932 to the turnpike alignment and additionally extended through New Milford all the way to Torrington. New Milford (incorporated 1712 is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States north of Danbury, on the Housatonic Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region The route was cut back to its modern northern terminus in Brookfield in 1974, with U.S. Route 202 taking over the old alignment. In Connecticut, US Route 202 is signed as a north-south route The Bridgeport-Newtown corridor had been planned as an expressway since the 1950s. The modern Route 25 expressway was fully open by 1982.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2.1 Expressway relocation 2.2 Current upgrades 3 Junction list 3.1 Expressway section 3.2 Surface road section 4 References

Route description

Route 25 begins at an interchange with Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east-west compass direction for 111 For the first 3. 8 miles of the route, it is co-signed with the Route 8 freeway. Route 8 is the portion of the multistate New England Route 8 within the state of Connecticut. After the split with Route 8, it continues as its own freeway through the town of Trumbull for another 6. Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. 1 miles. The freeway portion ends at the junction with Route 111 in Trumbull. Route 111 is a State highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull to Route 34 in Monroe

Route 25 continues northward as a surface road following Main Street through the towns of Trumbull, Monroe, and Newtown. Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. This article is about the town. For the borough see Newtown (borough, Connecticut. In Newtown, Route 25 has a 2. 7 mile overlap with U.S. Route 6. Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country US Route 6 within the state of Connecticut. After the overlap with U. S. Route 6, it becomes a secondary minor arterial road until its terminus at U.S. Route 7 in Brookfield. US Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in the New England region that runs for from Norwalk Connecticut to northern Vermont. Brookfield is a town located in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ^[1]

History

Route 25 was originally laid out as a toll road known as the Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike in 1801 and ran from Bridgeport via Newtown borough to Brookfield center. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards In 1848, the north and south ends were made free. In the south, tolls were no longer collected within the city limits of Bridgeport, and in the north, the road north of Newtown borough was made free. In 1886, Fairfield County dissolved all turnpike corporations in its jurisdiction, causing the Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike to become a public road.

Route 25 was designated along the old turnpike route in the 1932 state highway renumbering. In 1932, the Highway Department of the US state of Connecticut (now known as the Connecticut Department of Transportation) decided to completely renumber all its When originally designated in 1932, Route 25 continued well beyond Brookfield, following Route 133 and Route 67 to New Milford (via Bridgewater), then turning northeast along modern Route 202 before terminating at Route 8 in Torrington. Route 133 is a state highway in western Connecticut, running from U Route 67 is a secondary state highway in the US state of Connecticut, from the town of New Milford in the Greater Danbury area to the town of Woodbridge New Milford (incorporated 1712 is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States north of Danbury, on the Housatonic US Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York Route 8 is the portion of the multistate New England Route 8 within the state of Connecticut. Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region In the mid-1940s, a portion of Routes 25 and 133 swapped alignments. Route 25 now connected to U.S. Route 7 in Brookfield and overlapped it to New Milford, bypassing Bridgewater. US Route 7 is a north-south United States highway in the New England region that runs for from Norwalk Connecticut to northern Vermont. In 1963, Route 25 was extended further eastward to Route 44 in Canton after the relocation of Route 4. US Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 238 miles (383 km through four states in the Northeastern region of the United States Canton is a rural town incorporated in 1806 in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Route 4 is an east-west primary state highway connecting rural Litchfield county to the Greater Hartford area of the U In 1974, U. S. Route 202 was relocated and the portion of Route 25 from Brookfield to Canton was taken over by US 202. Route 25 was truncated to its present terminus in Brookfield at this time. ^[2]

Expressway relocation

Before the last segment of the Route 25 Expressway opened in 1982, Route 25 originally followed Main Street through Bridgeport northward to the present-day expressway terminus. The old Route 25 through Bridgeport became an extension of Route 111 when the expressway opened. Route 111 is a State highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull to Route 34 in Monroe

The Route 25 expressway was originally planned to continue north to meet I-84 in Newtown, where a semi-directional interchange and freeway stub for the planned expressway connection was built. Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an Interstate highway extending from Dunmore Pennsylvania (near Scranton Pennsylvania) at an intersection The planned 9-mile extension was canceled in 1991, along with many other highway projects due to a fiscal crisis arising when Connecticut was especially hit hard by the Late 1980s recession. At that time Connecticut's economy was heavily reliant on the defense industry. The defense industry, also called the military industry, is comprised of Government and commercial Industry involved in research development The end of the Cold War combined with the recession resulted in a near-total collapse of Connecticut's industrial base, and a loss of billions of dollars in tax revenues generated by these industries. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the ^[2]

During the late 1990s, an alternative plan to widen the existing Route 25 through Trumbull, Monroe, and Newtown was met with opposition, particularly in Newtown where there was strong opposition to any type of project that will change the existing profile of the Route 25 corridor, despite the high accident rate and congestion on the road. In the early 2000s the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) was forced to resort to a plan that will widen and improve intersections on Route 25 from the expressway terminus in Trumbull to the Monroe/Newtown town line, but opposition in Newtown has compelled ConnDOT to limit upgrades in that community to spot improvements at major intersections and routine maintenance. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways railroads, Mass transit systems To ease traffic congestion in Newtown, ConnDOT opened the Mile Hill Road Bypass (SR 860), cutting through the former Fairfield Hills Hospital property and connecting to I-84 and Route 34 at the freeway stub originally intended for Route 25 (now part of SSR 490). Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an Interstate highway extending from Dunmore Pennsylvania (near Scranton Pennsylvania) at an intersection Route 34 is a primary State highway in the US state of Connecticut. Under the belief an expressway will never be built along Route 25 or Route 34, ConnDOT plans to remove this freeway stub and the high-speed interchange, replacing it with a diamond interchange within the next 10 years. A diamond interchange is a common type of Road junction. Diamond interchanges are used where a Freeway crosses a minor road ConnDOT is also planning to build a rest area on land left over when the interchange conversion is complete. A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a Highway, Expressway ^[2]

Current upgrades

Between Route 111 in Trumbull and Route 59 in Stepney, the two-lane undivided arterial section of Route 25, carries dense traffic loads during the day. Most of the daily traffic backups are caused by vehicles waiting to make a left turn onto Tashua Road or Spring Hill Road in northern Trumbull. To alleviate traffic in this area, the following amends were initiated in 2007:

• Add a right turn branch from CT-25 Southbound to CT-111 Southbound.
• Upgrade the intersections at Tashua and Spring Hill Roads (more details to follow).

Junction list

Expressway section

Town	Exit #	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Concurrent with Route 8 (Exits 1-5)
Bridgeport		3. Route 8 is the portion of the multistate New England Route 8 within the state of Connecticut. 75	Route 8 north – Waterbury To Route 15 north – New Haven	Northbound junction only
Trumbull	6	4. Route 8 is the portion of the multistate New England Route 8 within the state of Connecticut. Route 15 is a State highway in the US state of Connecticut that runs 83 04	Old Town Road – Stratford	Southbound exit, northbound entrance To Route 8 north
	7	5. 12	Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) south Route 127 – Trumbull	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	8		Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) – New Haven, Norwalk	Southbound junction only
	9	6. Route 15 is a State highway in the US state of Connecticut that runs 83 The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access Parkway in Fairfield County Connecticut. Route 127 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running entirely from Bridgeport to Trumbull. Route 15 is a State highway in the US state of Connecticut that runs 83 The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access Parkway in Fairfield County Connecticut. 48	Daniels Farm Road – Trumbull
		9. 87	Route 111	at-grade intersection
Freeway ends at Route 111

Surface road section

Town	Road names	Mile	Junction
Monroe	Main Street	12. Route 111 is a State highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull to Route 34 in Monroe 87	Route 59
Newtown	South Main Street, Mount Pleasant Road, Main Street	19. Route 59 is a north-south State highway in Connecticut, running from Bridgeport to Monroe. 10	SR 860 (Mile Hill Road)
		19. 79	Route 302
		20. Route 302 is a state highway in western Connecticut running in from Bethel to Newtown. 16-22. 86	Route 6
		23. Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country US Route 6 within the state of Connecticut. 26	I-84
Brookfield	Whisconier Road, Pocono Road	26. Interstate 84 (abbreviated I-84) is an Interstate highway extending from Dunmore Pennsylvania (near Scranton Pennsylvania) at an intersection 88	Route 133
		28. Route 133 is a state highway in western Connecticut, running from U 59	Route 7

References

Coordinates: 41°25′09″N 73°20′09″W / 41.419045, -73.3358

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