Connecticut Route 118

Length 7.48 miles
From Route 63 in Litchfield
To Route 4 in Harwinton

The portion of Route 118 between SR 800 (old Route 8) and Route 254 is a two-lane limited access road. Although there are no interchanges or grade separations, the state has control over any side street or driveway access (and there just a few). Some maps incorrectly show this section as a freeway. The old Route 118 (East Litchfield Road) meanders alongside the new.

As of Jan. 25, 2002, a 2.77-mile segment of Route 118 in Litchfield is designated a state scenic road. The designation runs from Clark Road to Route 63.

CT 118 History

In the 1920s, State Highway 118 was the number for what is now Route 10 between Milldale (present-day Route 322 intersection) into New Haven.

The second Route 118 was commissioned in 1932: 2.36 miles of West Avenue in Darien, from the Stamford city line to US 1. This was returned to the town in 1962.

The modern Route 118 was renumbered from Route 116 on Jan. 1, 1967. The reason for this: part of Route 33 in Ridgefield, extending to the New York state line, was renumbered to match New York's Route 116 across the border.

CT 118 Sources

"Representatives Named to District Health Dept." Hartford Courant, Jan. 9, 1967. (Route change was part of this article)
"Portions of Routes 63, 118, 254 and 202 in Litchfield designated as scenic roads." ConnDOT press release, Jan. 25, 2002.

CT 118 Links

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