Route 302 begins at an intersection with Route 53 in Bethel center and heads generally east across the town to Newtown, intersecting the northern end of Route 58 during its path. In Newtown, it heads southeast and northeast to end at an intersection with Route 25 in the borough of Newtown.[1]
The section of Route 302 in Newtown is designated the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Memorial Highway.[2]
History
In the 1920s, the road connecting Bethel center and Newtown borough was designated as State Highway 161 between Bethel and the Newtown Turnpike (modern Key Rock Road), and as part of State Highway 158 (the designation for the Newtown Turnpike) the rest of the way to Newtown borough. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Route 34, a continuous New Haven to Danbury route, was established. The original Route 34 continued west beyond the current western end of modern Route 34 by overlapping with US 6 into Newtown borough, then using modern Route 302 to Bethel and modern Route 53 to downtown Danbury.
In 1935, a new U.S. Route, US 202, was established in Connecticut. The new US 202 went between Danbury and Newtown via Bethel along part of modern Route 53 and the entire length of modern Route 302. Route 34 was cut back to end in the village of Sandy Hook as it does today. On May 1, 1974, US 202 was relocated to a completely new alignment in northwestern Connecticut. The Bethel to Newtown segment of old US 202 was redesignated as Route 302. The Danbury to Bethel segment was assigned as a northward extension of Route 53.[3]
connecticut, route, route, state, highway, western, connecticut, running, from, bethel, newtown, route, 302map, fairfield, county, southwestern, connecticut, with, route, highlighted, redroute, informationmaintained, ctdotlength7, existed1974, presentmajor, ju. Route 302 is a state highway in western Connecticut running from Bethel to Newtown Route 302Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 302 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by CTDOTLength7 96 mi 1 12 81 km Existed1974 presentMajor junctionsWest endRoute 53 in BethelEast endRoute 25 in NewtownLocationCountryUnited StatesStateConnecticutCountiesFairfieldHighway systemConnecticut State Highway SystemInterstate US State SSR SR I 291 Route 305 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 ReferencesRoute description EditRoute 302 begins at an intersection with Route 53 in Bethel center and heads generally east across the town to Newtown intersecting the northern end of Route 58 during its path In Newtown it heads southeast and northeast to end at an intersection with Route 25 in the borough of Newtown 1 The section of Route 302 in Newtown is designated the Second Company Governor s Horse Guard Memorial Highway 2 History EditIn the 1920s the road connecting Bethel center and Newtown borough was designated as State Highway 161 between Bethel and the Newtown Turnpike modern Key Rock Road and as part of State Highway 158 the designation for the Newtown Turnpike the rest of the way to Newtown borough In the 1932 state highway renumbering Route 34 a continuous New Haven to Danbury route was established The original Route 34 continued west beyond the current western end of modern Route 34 by overlapping with US 6 into Newtown borough then using modern Route 302 to Bethel and modern Route 53 to downtown Danbury In 1935 a new U S Route US 202 was established in Connecticut The new US 202 went between Danbury and Newtown via Bethel along part of modern Route 53 and the entire length of modern Route 302 Route 34 was cut back to end in the village of Sandy Hook as it does today On May 1 1974 US 202 was relocated to a completely new alignment in northwestern Connecticut The Bethel to Newtown segment of old US 202 was redesignated as Route 302 The Danbury to Bethel segment was assigned as a northward extension of Route 53 3 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Fairfield County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesCommunity of Bethel0 000 00 Route 53 Grassy Plain Street Town of Bethel1 722 77 Route 58 south Redding RidgeNorthern terminus of Route 58Borough of Newtown7 9612 81 Route 25 Main Street Glover AvenueContinues east without designation1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences Edit a b c Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015 09 05 at the Wayback Machine State Roads and Bridges with Names Commemorating Veterans Organizations or Groups Connecticut Routes Route 302 Route map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Connecticut Route 302KML is from Wikidata Connecticut portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connecticut Route 302 amp oldid 1121169604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
