Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 84 Westbound - Hartford Vicinity Interstate 84 Westbound A collector/distributor roadway system facilitates the movements between Interstate 84 (Wilbur Cross Highway) and Interstates 291 (Exit 61) and 384 (Exit 59). Interstate 384 constitutes an 8.20-mile spur from Interstate 84 east through Manchester to Bolton. The freeway represent the first section of the planned Hartford to Providence corridor for Interstate 84. Upon cancellation of the Interstate 84 freeway east to Providence, Interstate 84 saw relocation back onto Interstate 86 (Wilbur Cross Highway) toward Sturrbridge, Massachusetts and Interstate 384 was commissioned. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 westbound at the merge with U.S. 6 from U.S. 44 (Burnside Avenue) at Exit 60. U.S. 6 & 44 share pavement through the town of Manchester via Center Street through to junction Interstate 84. U.S. 6 joins Interstate 84 westbound from East Hartford through Hartford to Farmington. U.S. 44 meanwhile continues west along Burnside Avenue to Burnside and East Hartford Center. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 59 serves not only the eastbound beginning of Interstate 384 but also Silver Lane west to East Hartford and Spencer Street east to Manchester. Exit 59 partitions into ramps for the surface street and Interstate 384 just south of Interstate 84. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 includes an HOV-2 dedicated lane in both directions with the Hartford metropolitan area. The car pool lane occupies the left-hand lanes of both directions of Interstate 84. Pictured here is a HOV guide sign for the slip ramp onto Interstate 8 west for the Exit 57 ramp to Connecticut 15 south and Interstate 91 south. Connecticut 15 splits from Interstate 84 as a freeway to the Charter Oak Bridge into Hartford. Photo taken 08/09/04. Drawing to within one half mile of the HOV-2 slip ramp for the southbound beginning of Connecticut 15. Connecticut 15 originally followed all of the Wilbur Cross Highway and Merritt Parkway in the state of Connecticut. The state highway was superceded from East Hartford by Interstate 84 and later Interstate 86, and Interstate 84 again. Connecticut 15 otherwise provides a freeway connection between Interstate 84 in East Hartford to Interstate 91 and the Berlin Turnpike in Hartford. U.S. 5 joins Connecticut 15 across the Charter Oak Bridge. Photo taken 08/09/04. The Interstate 84 westbound car pool lane partitions into ramps for return access to the mainline for Exit 58 and the bypass lane to the Bulkeley Bridge. There is no direct access to Interstate 91 south from Interstate 84 & U.S. 6-44 west in downtown Hartford. Rather motorists must use the Exit 50 split-diamond interchange with Main Street to double back and use the eastbound ramp onto Interstate 91 south. Interstate 91 to Interstate 95 south or Connecticut 15 south provides the most direct route to the New York metropolitan area. Photo taken 08/09/04. HOV-2 traffic merges onto the Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound mainline at the Forbes Street over crossing. The freeway prepares to split with the Connecticut 15 freeway (Exit 57) in 1.50 miles. Departing Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound before hand is the Exit 58 six-ramp partial-cloverleaf interchange with Roberts Street. Roberts Street links the freeway with Silver Lane to the south and Burnside Avenue (U.S. 44) via Hillside Street to the north. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 58 departs Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound at the Simmons Road overpass. Roberts Street parallels the freeway from Forbes Street west to Simmons Road before turning southwest to intersect Silver Lane at the Pratt and Whitney West Connector and Rentschler Field. Rentschler Field hosts the UCONN Huskies football games in addition to other entertainment events. The site is the former home of Pratt & Whitney Airfield. It was donated to the State of Connecticut in 1999. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound widen to six lanes in anticipation of the split with Connecticut 15 south at Exit 57. Connecticut 15 travels southwest, joining U.S. 5 in the process, across the Connecticut River to meet Interstate 91 in south Hartford. From there Connecticut 15 & U.S. 5 continue west to the Berlin Turnpike. Photo taken 08/09/04. All traffic bound for Interstate 91 south to Meriden, New Haven, and Interstate 95 should take Connecticut 15 south for is direct connection with the north-south freeway. Interstate 91 ends at Interstate 95 (Connecticut Turnpike) in downtown New Haven. The Connecticut Turnpike hugs the Long Island Sound through such cities as Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford, before crossing into New York state at Port Chester. An auxiliary overhead directs downtown East Hartford motorists west to Exit 56 otherwise. Photo taken 08/09/04. Continuing westward on Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 ahead of the confluence with Connecticut 2 (Exit 55), the Founders Bridge (Exit 54), Governor Street (Exit 56), and U.S. 44 (Connecticut Boulevard). Connecticut 2 travels a lengthy freeway from Norwich (junction Interstate 395) west to East Hartford and the Founders Bridge. The Founders Bridge stems west from the Connecticut 2 freeway into downtown Hartford. The Governor Street off-ramp represents the planned beginning of unconstructed Interstate 284. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 56 leaves Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 west for Governor Street and Downtown East Hartford. A short freeway stub stems north from the tri-level stack interchange underneath U.S. 44 (Connecticut Boulevard) to its premature end at Governor Street. Interstate 284 was a planned freeway linking East Hartford with Interstate 291 in South Windsor. Photo taken 08/09/04. A pair of left-hand off-ramps leave Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound for Connecticut 2 east (Exit 55) and the Founders Bridge west (Exit 54). Passing overhead is the stub freeway of planned Interstate 284 and its associated ramps. Connecticut 2 travels southeast from both Interstate 84 and the Founders Bridge to Marlborough and Colchester. Photo taken 08/09/04. U.S. 44 merges from Connecticut Boulevard onto the Buckeley Bridge (Interstate 84 & U.S. 6) at Exit 53. The trio proceed across the Connecticut River to the Exit 51 multi-level stack interchange with Interstate 91 at downtown Hartford. Exit 51 serves Interstate 91 northbound for Bradley International Airport and Springfield, Massachusetts. Exit 50 meanwhile comprises a split-diamond interchange with Morgan Street, providing the departure point for U.S. 44 west onto Main Street. Motorists bound for Interstate 91 south can depart at Exit 50 and turn around for the Interstate 84 eastbound ramp to I-91 south. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 travel underneath a cut-and-cover tunnel west of the junction with Interstate 91. U.S. 44 travels Morgan Street above between Exit 50 and Main Street. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 encircles the Hartford central business district between Interstate 91 and Bushnell Park. Departing the freeway next is the Exit 48 off-ramp onto Spring Street south for its intersection with Garden and Asylum Streets. Use Asylum Street eastbound to Ford Street south for the Connecticut State Capital complex. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 passes over Church Street at the Exit 48 off-ramp onto adjacent Spring Street. Ahead are directional ramps for Capital Avenue and Asylum Street at Bushnell Park. The ramps are situated at the location where planned Interstate 484 would have tied into Interstate 84. Unconstructed Interstate 484 was to link Interstate 84 with Interstate 91 through the south central business district through Bushnell Park and via the White Head Highway. The segment between Pulaski Circle and Interstate 84 was never built. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound next meet Sigourney Street at the Exit 47 half-diamond interchange west of downtown Hartford. Asylum Street passes over the freeway one half mile east of Exit 47. Sigourney Street travels north-south between Capital Avenue & Park Terrace to Asylum Street and U.S. 44 (Albany Avenue). Photo taken 08/09/04. The freeway elevates onto a viaduct over the AMTRAK lines between Bushnell Park and the Sigourney Street off-ramp (Exit 47). Exit 46 claims the right-hand lane for the Exit 46 tri-level stack interchange to Sisson Avenue and West Boulevard. That interchange represents the southern end of the never built Woods River Expressway (Connecticut 189). Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 44 links Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 westbound with Prospect and Oakwood Avenues at the Hartford/West Hartford Town Line. The off-ramp joins the freeway with adjacent Kane Street midway between its intersections with the north-south Prospect and Oakwood Avenues. The freeway continues west to the Exit 43 directional interchange with the Trout Brook Connector to Park Avenue and the West Hartford Center. The Trout Brook Connector was planned as part of the Connecticut 501 freeway connection between Interstate 84 and Farmington Avenue. Only the section between Exit 43 and Park Avenue was built.1 Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 turn southward between Trout Brook Drive and Overlook Road from the Park Avenue interchange (Exit 43) and Exit 42. A partial "Y" interchange joins the freeway with Trout Brook Drive and Clarendon Avenue near Beechland Park and the Elmwood community of West Hartford. Photo taken 08/09/04. The freeway turns back westward after the Exit 42 left-hand off-ramp to Trout Brook Drive. Next in line for motorists is the Exit 41 diamond interchange with South Main Street (Connecticut 173). Connecticut 173 travels 6.17 miles south from Hooker Drive just north of Exit 41 to junction U.S. 5 & Connecticut 15 in Newington. South Main Street ends at Connecticut 71 (New Britain Avenue) nearby. Connecticut 71 travels west from Elmwood to meet Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 at Exit 40 ahead. Photo taken 08/09/04. Westbound at the partially used symmetrical stack interchange with Connecticut 9 (Exit 39) on Interstate 84 & U.S. 6. Connecticut 9, designated the Iwo Jima Highway, saw extension northward along the old Connecticut 72 freeway and the 1986-built Shevchenko Expressway into Newington in 1989. The Iwo Jima Highway joined the 1961-completed Connecticut 72 freeway with Interstate 84 on September 30, 1992. The 3.8-mile connection cost $32.5 million and tied into a previously completed four-level stack interchange at Interstate 84. Built as part of the Interstate 291 belt-line, the stack is half utilized with ghost ramps and a stub roadway extending north to Tunxis Road. Interstate 291 was cancelled north of here in 1979 and the existing roadway has sat idle ever since.2 Connecticut 9 otherwise comprises a 40.89-mile freeway between Farmington and Old Saybrook near the mouth of the Connecticut River. The state highway serves New Britain and Berlin on the drive to junction Interstate 91 near Middletown. Photos taken 08/09/04. If you haven't gotten your fill of unconstructed freeways in the Hartford area, than your not out of luck. Exit 39 to Connecticut 4 (Farmington Avenue) represents another high-powered interchange intended to link Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 with another freeway. The Farmington Bypass was to carry Connecticut 4 around the Farmington Town Center and link Interstate 84 with the unconstructed Connecticut 10 freeway. These plans existed in the 1960s and culminated with the construction of the directional interchange at Exit 39 in 1969.3 Connecticut 4 presently ties in with the Exit 39 ramps via Farmington Avenue nearby. U.S. 6 splits from Interstate 84 at the adjacent Exit 38 partial "Y" interchange. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 84 turns southward again between the Connecticut 4 connector (Exit 39) and junction Connecticut 72 (Exits 35 & 33). Connecticut 72 travels a freeway west from Connecticut 9 in New Britain to a merge with Interstate 84 at Plainville. A left-exit departs ahead via Exit 35 for Connecticut 72 east to the Connecticut 9 freeway south to Middletown. Connecticut 72 west splits with Interstate 84 at Exit 33 via the Plainville bypass to Bristol. Photo taken 08/09/04. Approaching the confluence of Exits 28 & 27 with Interstate 691 east and Connecticut 322 (Meriden Waterbury Turnpike). Interstate 691 provides a freeway connection between Interstate 84 and Interstate 91 for Waterbury to Meriden based traffic. Connecticut 322 provides a surface route parallel to Interstate 691 from Exit 4 west to Milldale and Marion. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 27 leaves Interstate 84 west for Interstate 691 east at the Burritt Street overpass in the Town of Southington. A tri-level stack interchange joins the two freeways. Situated within the Exit 27 interchange is the Exit 28 folded-diamond interchange with Connecticut 322 (Meriden Waterbury Turnpike) and the Southington/Cheshire Town line. Connecticut 322 continues west from Interstates 84 & 691 to junction Connecticut 322 south of Wolcott before entering Waterbury. Photo taken 08/09/04. Sources: Metro Hartford Proposed Freeways (1960s) @ Kurumi.com The Central Connecticut Expressway @ Kurumi.com Route 4 Relocation Plans, Farmington @ Kurumi.com Page Updated April 12, 2005.