The Whitehead Highway (also known as the Conland–Whitehead Highway, and frequently misspelled as Conlin–Whitehead Highway), is a short 0.67-mile (1.08 km) spur from Interstate 91 (I-91) in Hartford, Connecticut leading to the State Capitol at Pulaski Circle. Constructed above the Park River Conduit, the highway underwent rehabilitation from 2004–2005.
It is signed as "Exit 29A – Capitol Area" on I-91 and has the unsigned designation of State Road 598 (SR 598). There are two intermediate exits (at Columbus Boulevard and Prospect Street) from the highway before its western terminus at Pulaski Circle.
History
The highway opened in 1945 and was initially named for Henry F. Conland, publisher of the Hartford Courant and chair of a city bridge commission.[1] That December, it was renamed after Ulmont I. "Monty" Whitehead, Jr., the first resident of Hartford to die in World War II. Whitehead, a 1933 graduate of Bulkeley High School in Hartford, graduated in 1940 from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he starred in football. On December 7, 1941, Whitehead was serving at Pearl Harbor on the battleship U.S.S. Arizona, which blew up and sank in the opening minutes of the Japanese attack, killing Whitehead and 1,176 other sailors.[1] The name is frequently misspelled - even by the Connecticut Department of Transportation - as "Conlin Whitehead Highway".[2][3]
Whitehead Highway was originally to be part of Interstate 484, an auxiliary route of I-84. The highway was to be upgraded via straightening and bridge improvements and brought through a short tunnel under the state capitol to connect to I-84 at exit 48. This would have reduced the traffic load at the intersection of I-91 and I-84 in downtown Hartford. Today, the role of redirecting traffic from I-91 to I-84 is handled by I-691, which serves as a southern bypass of Hartford. The extension, first proposed in 1968, was cancelled in 1983 due to local opposition. The route was never signed as I-484.
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conland, whitehead, highway, whitehead, highway, also, known, frequently, misspelled, conlin, whitehead, highway, short, mile, spur, from, interstate, hartford, connecticut, leading, state, capitol, pulaski, circle, constructed, above, park, river, conduit, hi. The Whitehead Highway also known as the Conland Whitehead Highway and frequently misspelled as Conlin Whitehead Highway is a short 0 67 mile 1 08 km spur from Interstate 91 I 91 in Hartford Connecticut leading to the State Capitol at Pulaski Circle Constructed above the Park River Conduit the highway underwent rehabilitation from 2004 2005 Conland Whitehead HighwayState Road 598Conland Whitehead Highway highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by ConnDOTLength0 67 mi 1 080 m Existed1945 presentMajor junctionsEast endI 91 in HartfordWest endPulaski Circle in HartfordLocationCountryUnited StatesStateConnecticutCountiesHartfordHighway systemConnecticut State Highway SystemInterstate US State SSR SR SR 597 SR 600 I 395I 484 I 491 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description Edit Signage on I 91 for the Whitehead Highway It is signed as Exit 29A Capitol Area on I 91 and has the unsigned designation of State Road 598 SR 598 There are two intermediate exits at Columbus Boulevard and Prospect Street from the highway before its western terminus at Pulaski Circle History EditThe highway opened in 1945 and was initially named for Henry F Conland publisher of the Hartford Courant and chair of a city bridge commission 1 That December it was renamed after Ulmont I Monty Whitehead Jr the first resident of Hartford to die in World War II Whitehead a 1933 graduate of Bulkeley High School in Hartford graduated in 1940 from the U S Naval Academy where he starred in football On December 7 1941 Whitehead was serving at Pearl Harbor on the battleship U S S Arizona which blew up and sank in the opening minutes of the Japanese attack killing Whitehead and 1 176 other sailors 1 The name is frequently misspelled even by the Connecticut Department of Transportation as Conlin Whitehead Highway 2 3 Whitehead Highway was originally to be part of Interstate 484 an auxiliary route of I 84 The highway was to be upgraded via straightening and bridge improvements and brought through a short tunnel under the state capitol to connect to I 84 at exit 48 This would have reduced the traffic load at the intersection of I 91 and I 84 in downtown Hartford Today the role of redirecting traffic from I 91 to I 84 is handled by I 691 which serves as a southern bypass of Hartford The extension first proposed in 1968 was cancelled in 1983 due to local opposition The route was never signed as I 484 Junction list EditThe entire route is in Hartford Hartford County All exits are unnumbered mi 4 kmDestinationsNotes0 000 00 I 91 New Haven Springfield MA Bradley International AirportEastern terminus0 460 74Columbus Boulevard Connecticut Convention CenterWestbound exit and eastbound entrance0 600 97Prospect Street Arch Street to Main StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance0 761 22Pulaski CircleWestern terminus of SR 5981 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Incomplete accessSee also Edit Connecticut portal U S Roads portalReferences Edit a b Pionzio Jessica January 28 2002 City Highway Spur has a Name History Hartford Courant ConnDOT Conlin Whitehead Highway closures Press release Connecticut Department of Transportation October 26 2005 Hartford Streets Reopen after Investigation NBC Connecticut October 12 2012 McGaughey Owen 2006 CT 598 Conland Whitehead Highway Exit List Nutmeg Roads Retrieved December 7 2011 self published source External links EditRoute map KML file edit help Template Attached KML Conland Whitehead HighwayKML is from Wikidata Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conland Whitehead Highway kurumi com SR 598 Map of SR 598 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conland Whitehead Highway amp oldid 1002015230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
