Interstate 91 South - Enfield to Hartford

Interstate 91 south enters Enfield, Connecticut just ahead of the Sword Avenue overpass and Exit 49 to U.S. 5 (Enfield Street). U.S. 5 (Longmeadow Street) heads south from Longmeadow, Massachusetts into Enfield from the northeast.

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The first confirming marker for I-91 in Connecticut precedes the Brainard Road underpass at North Thompsonville.

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Interstate 91 continues south from the parclo A2 interchange at Exit 49 to Exit 48 for Route 220 (Elm Street) at Thompsonsville. Route 220 lines Elm Street east from U.S. 5 (Enfield Street) at Main Street to Enfield Square mall and Shaker Road.

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A diamond interchange joins Route 220 (Elm Street) and I-91 at Exit 49. Route 220 travels 5.80 miles east from U.S. 5 at Thompsonsville to Massachusetts Route 220 at East Longmeadow. The succeeding exit is the cloverleaf interchange with Route 190 (Hazard Avenue).

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Route 220 (Elm Street) runs 2.4 miles east to Route 192 (Maple Street) at North Thompsonsville. Exit 47 W follows from I-91 south in a half mile for Route 190 (Hazard Avenue) west to Thompsonsville and Suffield.

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The community of Stafford Springs lies 15.7 miles to the east along Route 190 at Route 32.

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Route 190 constitutes an expressway west from Interstate 91 to the Connecticut River and Route 159 (East Street) in Suffield. A split diamond interchange joins the state route with U.S. 5 (Enfield Street) and Pearl Street in south Thompsonsville.

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Exit 47 E loops onto Route 190 (Hazard Avenue) east for Hazardville, Scitico, Somersville and Somers. Route 190 runs 28.27 miles from Route 75 in Suffield east to Route 171 in Union. Hazard Avenue meets the south end of MSR 192 (Maple Street) 2.5 miles east in Hazardville.

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A parclo interchange (Exit 46) joins I-91 and U.S 5 near the intersection of King Street and Weymouth Road in southwest Enfield.

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U.S. 5 (King Street) converges with Interstate 91 again at Exit 46.

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U.S. 5 (King Street) shifts sides with Interstate 91 between south Enfield and East Windsor. King Street changes to Prospect Hill Road upon entering the Warehouse Point area of East Windsor.

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Interstate 91 continues southward into East Windsor ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 45) with Route 140.

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Route 140 (Bridge Street) meets Interstate 91 between U.S. 5 (Prospect Hill Road) and Main Street at Warehouse Point.

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Exit 45 to Route 140 (Bridge Street) is a half mile south of the Pleasant Road overpass. Route 140 meanders 22.50 miles through north central Connecticut between Windsor Locks and Stafford.

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Route 140 (Bridge Street) crosses the Connecticut River on the World War I Veterans Memorial Bridge west one mile to Route 159 (Main Street) in Windsor Locks. Eastward from Exit 45, Route 140 heads 5.8 miles to the Ellington town line near Melrose.

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A trumpet interchange and access road links I-91 with parallel U.S. 5 (Prospect Hill Road) at Exit 44. U.S. 5 stays east of the Connecticut River from East Windsor to South Windsor and East Hartford.

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Turning westward ahead of the Main Street (Route 510) over crossing, I-91 proceeds one mile to Exit 42 for Route 159 (Main Street) in Windsor Locks. Route 159 parallels the west side of the Connecticut River from the Massachusetts state line to Hartford.

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Truck traffic to Route 75 (Ella Grasso Turnpike / Poquonock Avenue) in Windsor Locks is advised to remain on I-91 south to Route 20 (Bradley International Airport Connector) west from Exit 40 in lieu of Route 159 (Main Street) north to Route 140 (Elm Street) west.

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Interstate 91 spans S Water Street beyond this confirming marker.

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The folded diamond interchange at Exit 42 joins I-91 with Route 159 (Main Street) and Lawnacre Road (Route 569) just beyond the Connecticut River. 16.82 miles in length, Route 159 is part of a multi state highway between Hartford and Agawam, Massachusetts.

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Interstate 91 advances west across the Connecticut River on the Dexter Coffin Bridge between East Windsor and Windsor Locks.

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Exit 42 loops onto Route 159 (Main Street) midway between Route 140 (Elm Street) and Lawnacre Road (Route 569). A single ramp assigned as Exits 41 & 39 follows for Center Street.

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Forthcoming Exits 41 & 39 join I-91 south with Center Street to parallel Archer Road in Windsor. A half diamond interchange at Archer and Kennedy Roads represents Exits 41 & 39 from I-91 north.

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Exit 40 connects I-91 between Center Street and Hayden Station Road with Route 20 and the Bradley International Airport Connector, a freeway leading four miles west to the passenger terminal at Bradley International Airport (BDL).

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A 31.56 mile long highway, Route 20 (Bradley International Airport Connector) commences west from I-91 at a directional T interchange (Exit 40). Route 20 travels to Granby, Hartland and Route 8 in the town of Winchester.

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An HOV-2 lane opens along southbound Interstate 91 from the exchange at Exit 40 in Windsor to Downtown Hartford.

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Interstate 91 curves southward across the Farmington River from the Kennedy Road overpass to Exit 38 for Route 75 (Poquonock Avenue) and Day Hill Road west.

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Day Hill Road stems 4.60 miles west from Exit 38 B and Route 75 (Poquonock Avenue) to Route 189 near North Bloomfield.

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Route 75 travels north from Exit 38 A to Poquonock and south from Exit 38 B to Downtown Windsor.

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Route 75 runs 13.52 miles north from Route 159 (Broad Street) in Windsor to become Massachusetts Route 75 into Agawam.

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Route 75 (Poquonock Avenue) and Day Hill Road meet Interstate 91 at a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 38).

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The diamond interchange (Exit 37) with Route 305 (Bloomfield Avenue) in central Windsor lies 1.5 miles south of Route 75.

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Interstate 91 passes east of Day Hill by this confirming marker.

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Pigeon Hill Road passes over Interstate 91 a half mile from Exit 37 for Route 305 (Bloomfield Avenue) east to Route 75 (Poquonock Avenue) at Windsor Center and west to Route 187 (Blue Hills Avenue) in the adjacent town of Bloomfield.

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Exit 37 leaves Interstate 91 southbound for Route 305 (Bloomfield Avenue). Route 305 is 3.42 miles long.

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Separate ramps connect Route 305 (Bloomfield Avenue) with the HOV lane, 0.75 miles from the succeeding exit for Route 178 (Park Avenue).

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A diamond interchange links Route 178 (Park Avenue) and Interstate 91 at Exit 36. Route 178, like Route 305, travels west from Windsor Center to Bloomfield. The state route travels 6.89 miles between Route 159 (Windsor Avenue) and Route 185 (Simsbury Road).

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The last Windsor interchange joins Interstate 91 with Route 218 (Putnam Highway) and I-291 at Exits 35B/A. Route 218 stems west from Route 159 (Windsor Avenue) along Interstate 291 to I-91 and Blue Hills in south Bloomfield. I-291 represents the northeast bypass route of Hartford between I-91 and I-84-384.

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I-91 south reaches Exits 35 B/A with Interstate 291 east and Route 218 (Putnam Highway) in one half mile. Route 218 runs 7.00 miles between Windsor and U.S. 44 (Albany Avenue) in West Hartford. The alignment roughly parallels the unconstructed path of I-291. I-291 was a planned 270-degree beltway around Hartford between I-84 at Manchester and Interstate 91 at Rocky Hill. The freeway was never built west of I-91.

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Exit 35 A serves the eastbound beginning of Interstate 291. I-291 crosses the Captain John Bissell Bridge over the Connecticut River between Windsor and South Windsor. The freeway sees exits with U.S. 5 (John Fitch Boulevard) and Tolland Turnpike before meeting I-84 at its junction with Interstate 384.

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Interstate 91 southbound at the ramp departure (Exit 35B) for Route 218 (Putnam Highway). Route 218 intersects Route 187 (Blue Hills Avenue) 1.5 miles west in the Town of Bloomfield. The state route parallels Interstate 291 east to Route 159 (Windsor Avenue) adjacent to the half diamond interchange with Deerfield Road.

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Exit 35 A loops onto Interstate 291 eastbound for the Bissell Bridge and Town of Manchester. I-291 travels 6.02 miles from I-91 / Route 218 east to Interstate 84 at Buckland. Use Interstate 291 east to Interstate 384 east for the Manchester Town Center.

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Continuing southward toward the Hartford City limits at Keney Park and the Bina Avenue overpass. Posted here is the 0.50 mile overhead for Exit 34 (North Main Street). North Main Street continues Windsor Avenue (Route 159) south of Interstate 91 into Downtown Hartford.

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Southbound I-91 at Exit 34 for Main Street south and Route 159 (Windsor Avenue) north. Route 159 ends at Interstate 91.

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Sign bridge for upcoming Exit 33, Exit 32, and the HOV-2 Leibert Road exit on Interstate 91 southbound at the Hartford City line. Forthcoming Jennings Road stems east from the intersection of Boce Barlow Way and Weston Street to Leibert Road and the Connecticut River.

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Traveling southward near the diamond interchange (Exit 33) with Jennings Road near the Hartford landfill. The HOV-2 lane includes an exit ramp of its own to Leibert Road just south of Jennings Road. Leibert Road arcs southwest from Jennings Road to New Road and Weston Street.

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Interstate 91 southbound at the car pool lane off-ramp for Leibert Road and the Exit 33 mainline ramp for Jennings Road. Use Jennings Road west to Boce Barlow Way for Windsor and Main Streets. Weston Street travels south from Jennings and Leibert Roads into Downtown.

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Interstate 91 approaches the Hartford central business district and its multi-level stack interchange with Interstate 84. Departing first are ramps for Exits 32B/A, serving I-84/U.S. 6 west to Waterbury and Trumbell Street south into Downtown. Exit 31 serves State Street west into Downtown and Exit 30 entails a left side off-ramp onto the Bulkeley Bridge (I-84/U.S. 6-44 east) for East Hartford.

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The Downtown skyline comes into view as Interstate 91 south nears Exit 32. Exit 32B curves westward into the intersection of Trumbell and Market Streets. Trumbell Street begins there and heads west two blocks to U.S. 44 (Main Street) where it turns southward into Downtown. U.S. 44 merges onto Interstate 84 from Main Street via a split diamond interchange (Exit 50) with Morgan Street to cross the Connecticut River.

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Interstate 91 narrows to four lanes briefly as it sandwiches between the Hartford Downtown high rises and the Connecticut River. Ramps from Interstate 84 and Downtown add to the freeway in both directions. Exit 32B/A otherwise diverges from the southbound roadway here for I-84/U.S. 6 west. Interstate 84 doubles as U.S. 6 between Exits 61 at Manchester west and Exit 39A at Farmington.

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A parting shot of the Exit 32B/A ramp split between Trumbell Street south and I-84/U.S. 6 west. Traffic destined for U.S. 44 (Main Street) to West Hartford should take Exit 32B. Interstate 84 otherwise continues westward 27 miles to Waterbury and onward from there to Danbury, Newburgh, New York and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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Interstate 91 ascends over I-84/U.S. 6-44 and all but one of the stacked ramps of Exit 32 (the ramp from I-84 east to I-91 north). Exits 31 and 30 leave in unison for State Street west to the Connecticut State Capitol and I-84/U.S. 6-44 eastbound across the Bulkeley Bridge respectively.
Interstate 84 meets the Route 2 freeway in East Hartford beyond the Connecticut River. Route 2 continues east from the Founders Bridge to Colchester and Norwich. I-84 meanwhile turns northeasterly along the Wilbur Cross Highway to Vernon, Tolland and Sturrbridge, Massachusetts.

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