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Title: Hello from CT
Post by: Marc_in_CT on January 14, 2014, 03:59:14 PM

Hi all, been reading the forums for a while now. I've always found myself interested in the non-road elements of the roads, such as service plazas, rest areas, tool booths, etc.

I'm just old enough to remember the tolls on the CT Turnpike (though NOT old enough to have ever paid one as a driver :-P), so if you have questions about them, such as how many booths at each plaza or how many tokens were in a 'roll', let me know.

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: hotdogPi on January 14, 2014, 05:52:45 PM

Hello! I'm relatively close to you (northeast MA).

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: Alex on January 14, 2014, 06:32:28 PM

Welcome to the board!

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: kurumi on January 15, 2014, 01:46:53 AM

Welcome to the forums!

To see some old maps and photos, go here: http://emuseum.chs.org:8080/emuseum/ and search for "highway", or "turnpike", etc. Includes a CT Turnpike guide circa 1961/62; a drawing of the Arrigoni Bridge under construction; a 1923 map with the state's first numbered highways, and more.

(Just found this site a few days ago)

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: dgolub on January 15, 2014, 08:32:33 AM

Welcome! I'm also from the same general area. I'm currently living in Manhattan, but I went to college in New Haven, so I've spent a lot of time up in Connecticut.

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: NE2 on January 15, 2014, 11:53:36 AM

Quote from: kurumi on January 15, 2014, 01:46:53 AM
To see some old maps and photos, go here: http://emuseum.chs.org:8080/emuseum/ and search for "highway", or "turnpike", etc. Includes a CT Turnpike guide circa 1961/62; a drawing of the Arrigoni Bridge under construction; a 1923 map with the state's first numbered highways, and more.

(Just found this site a few days ago)

Sweet. Adding it to https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=5112.

PS: it's possible to get a full view and then use a program like FireShot to save: http://toolserver.org/~kolossos/image/zoomify.php?width=&height=&action=Submit&zoom=5&path=http://emuseum.chs.org:8080/emuseum/internal/media/zoomifyDispatcher/2005_187_0

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: KEVIN_224 on January 16, 2014, 10:19:50 AM

@ MARC_IN_CT: Greetings! I'm close to Hartford. I myself was never on I-95, I-395 or CT 15 when they were tolled. I was on the Charter Oak Bridge a few times in its last days with a toll (in the car with mom when heading up to Maine).

As for that website, Kevin sure needs to check it out! :)

Title: Re: Hello from CT
Post by: ctsignguy on January 17, 2014, 08:28:49 AM

Welcome aboard....

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