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| Length: | 12. 03 mi[1] (19. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 36 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  US 1 in Bridgeport |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 15 in Fairfield |
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| North end: |  Route 25 in Monroe |
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>Route 59 is a north-south state highway in Connecticut, running from Bridgeport to Monroe. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand In the US state of Connecticut, US Route 1 is a major east-west State highway along Long Island Sound. Route 15 is a State highway in the US state of Connecticut that runs 83 Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Route 25 is a 2859-mile primary State highway connecting the city of Bridgeport and the town of Brookfield in the U Monroe is a town in 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 58 is a primary state highway in the US state of Connecticut connecting the towns of Fairfield and Bethel. Route 61 is a secondary state highway in rural northwestern Connecticut connecting the towns of Woodbury and Morris. 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 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 Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Between Bridgeport and Easton, Route 59 used to be the Stratfield and Weston Turnpike, which operated from 1797 to 1886. Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Modern Route 59 was designated along the turnpike route in 1932 with a northward extension to the Upper Stepney section of Monroe. Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
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Route description
The route begins at North Avenue (US 1) in the Stratfield neighborhood of Bridgeport along Brooklawn Avenue. In the US state of Connecticut, US Route 1 is a major east-west State highway along Long Island Sound. It runs in a northwest direction, briefly running along the Bridgeport-Fairfield town line for about 0. Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. 3 miles before entering Fairfield proper. In Fairfield, the road is known as Stratfield Road and Easton Turnpike. Just south of the Fairfield-Easton town line, Route 59 crosses over the Merritt Parkway (at Exit 46). Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access Parkway in Fairfield County Connecticut. After crossing the Mill River bridge, Route 59 enters the town of Easton and the road name changes to Sport Hill Road. The road continues northwest towards Easton center then turns northeast along Stepney Road at the junction with Route 136. Route 136 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from Darien to Easton. Route 59 ends at Main Street (Route 25) in the Upper Stepney section of Monroe near the Monroe Shopping Center. Route 25 is a 2859-mile primary State highway connecting the city of Bridgeport and the town of Brookfield in the U Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. [1]
History
By the late 18th century, the main road from the village of Stratfield (then in the town of Fairfield) to the village of Easton (then in the town of Weston) had become almost impassable and the repairs were deemed too costly for the towns to shoulder. In 1797, the Stratfield and Weston Turnpike company was chartered with the task of improving the said road and given the privilege of collecting tolls from travellers using the road. The toll road or turnpike, which was alternatively known as the Easton Turnpike, was in operation until 1886, when Fairfield County made all its turnpikes free. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards [2]
By the beginning of the 20th century, the state took over maintenance of most of the major through routes. In 1922, Connecticut began marking its state highways with numbers. By this time, the village of Stratfield had been absorbed into the city of Bridgeport while Easton had become a separate town (since 1845). The Stratfield-Easton route was designated as State Highway 306. In 1932, the state overhauled its highway numbering system. 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 Most of old Highway 306 was renumbered as part of Route 59. Instead of turning west on Center Street in Easton center, Route 59 continued northwest to meet Westport Road (now Route 136). Route 136 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from Darien to Easton. Westport Road and its continuation, Stepney Road, were both part of another old turnpike, the Branch Turnpike. Route 136 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from Darien to Easton. Route 59 continued northeast along Stepney Road, ending at Route 25 in Upper Stepney. Route 136 was later relocated along the Westport Road section of the Branch Turnpike (in 1963). [3]
Junction list
| Town | Road names | Junctions | Milepost | Notes |
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| Bridgeport (0. 65 miles)[4][1] | Brooklawn Avenue | US 1 | 0. In the US state of Connecticut, US Route 1 is a major east-west State highway along Long Island Sound. 00 | |
| Fairfield (3. Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. 50 miles)[4] | Stratfield Road, Easton Turnpike | Route 15 | 3. Route 15 is a State highway in the US state of Connecticut that runs 83 69 | Access via SR 713 (Congress St) and SR 726 (Jefferson St)[5] |
| Easton (7. Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. 73 miles) | Sport Hill Road, Stepney Road | Route 136 | 7. Route 136 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from Darien to Easton. 85 | |
| Monroe (0. Monroe is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. 49 miles) | Stepney Road | Route 25 | 12. Route 25 is a 2859-mile primary State highway connecting the city of Bridgeport and the town of Brookfield in the U 03 |
Notes
The route's bridge over the Mill River in Easton, which carries more than 10,000 cars and trucks every day, has a substructure rated in critical condition by state safety inspectors. As of early August 2007, the bridge was one of 12 in the southwestern part of the state (including New Haven) with safety inspection ratings so low they are considered to be in critical condition. The ratings for these bridges were worse than the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007. The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known simply as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane steel Truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6]
References
- ^ a b c Connecticut State Highway Log
- ^ Early Settlement of Redding. Redding Historical Society.
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 59
- ^ a b Including 0. 34 miles along Bridgeport-Fairfield town line
- ^ ConnDOT Map of Fairfield
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas, Martineau, Kim, and Kauffman, Matthew, "12 state bridges are judged to be in critical condition" in The Advocate of Stamford, article reprinted from The Hartford Courant, August 5, 2007, pp1, A6
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