Connecticut Route 39
Route 39 | ||||
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Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 39 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.76 mi[1] (36.63 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   Route 37 / Route 53 in Danbury | |||
    I-84 / US 6 / US 7 / US 202 in Danbury | ||||
| North end |  Route 55 in Sherman | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Fairfield | |||
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Route 39 is a north–south state highway in Connecticut. It is one of the main roads in downtown Danbury. Route 39 begins at the junction of Route 53 and 37, near I-84 (via SR 841), and runs for 22.76 miles (36.63 km) north through New Fairfield and Sherman, ending at Route 55 in Sherman.
Route description
Route 39 begins at an intersection with Routes 37 and 53 in Danbury and heads north, crossing I-84. It continues through New Fairfield and Sherman, intersecting Route 37 twice, including a brief concurrency in Sherman, before ending at an intersection with Route 55.[1] It also has a spur to the New York state line (see below) which continues into New York as Putnam County Route 66.
History
Route 39 was established as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering and originally connected Route 37 in New Fairfield and Route 55 in Sherman. The Danbury to New Fairfield portion (Clapboard Ridge Road to Warwick Road) was then known as Route 100. In 1934, Route 39 was extended west from New Fairfield center to the New York state line on the Danbury-New Fairfield town line. At the same time, Route 100 was renumbered to Route 37A. In 1963, Route 37A was deleted and was assigned as a southward extension of Route 39. The former section to the New York line was redesignated as State Road 839.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Fairfield County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Danbury | 0.00 | 0.00 |   Route 37 north / Route 53 south – Danbury, Sherman | Southern terminus of Route 37; northern terminus of Route 53 | |
| 0.15 | 0.24 | I-84 / US 7 (US 6/US 202) – New Milford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Newburgh | Exit 5 on I-84/US 7/US 6/US 202 | ||
| New Fairfield | 9.14 | 14.71 | Route 37 – Danbury, Sherman, Pawling | ||
| Sherman | 17.92 | 28.84 | Route 37 south – New Fairfield, Brewster, NY | Southern terminus of Route 37 concurrency | |
| 18.37 | 29.56 | Route 37 north – New Milford | Northern terminus of Route 37 concurrency | ||
| 22.76 | 36.63 | Route 55 – Gaylordsville, Kent, Wingdale, NY | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c "Connecticut State Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ "Roads to Get New Numbers". The Bridgeport Post. February 28, 1963. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to Connecticut Route 39 at Wikimedia Commons