Interstate 84 in Connecticut
Interstate 84 | ||||
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Map I-84 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 97.90 mi[1] (157.55 km) | |||
| Existed | 1969–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-84 at the New York state line in Danbury | |||
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| East end | I-84 at the Massachusetts state line in Union | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Fairfield, New Haven, Hartford, Tolland, Windham | |||
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Interstate 84 (I-84) is an east–west Interstate Highway across the state of Connecticut through Danbury, Waterbury, Hartford, and Union.
Route description
I-84 enters Danbury from the town of Southeast, New York, and is designated the Yankee Expressway for the next 62 miles (100 km). About 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the east, US Route 7 (US 7) joins from the south at exit 3 near Danbury Fair as I-84 turns north. At the next exit, US 6 and US 202 join to form a four-way concurrency for the next three miles (4.8 km) to exit 7, when US 7 and US 202 split off north toward New Milford. US 6 leaves the Interstate at the following exit, as I-84 climbs away from Danbury into the more rural towns of Bethel and Brookfield.
US 6 rejoins I-84 at exit 10, and, at exit 11, it turns to the northeast and descends to cross the Housatonic River on the Rochambeau Bridge, into New Haven County. After US 6 leaves once again at exit 15 in Southbury, I-84 proceeds through hilly terrain into Middlebury, becoming more of an urban freeway as it enters the city of Waterbury, where it intersects the Route 8 expressway and crosses the Naugatuck River on an elevated dual-decked viaduct known locally as the Mixmaster. After passing through Cheshire, I-84 intersects the western end of I-691 at the Cheshire–Southington town line, which is also the New Haven–Hartford county line.
I-84 turns more northerly for a stretch to exit 31 (Route 229), which provides access to Lake Compounce and ESPN World Headquarters. The freeway heads more northeasterly to Plainville, where it has a brief 0.5-mile (0.80 km) concurrency with Route 72 to the New Britain city line. From the Route 72 junction through Farmington, West Hartford, and into Hartford, I-84 has many left-hand exits and entrances and sharp curves, which were built for a planned network of freeways. In Farmington, US6 joins I-84 once again at exit 38 and both meet the northern end of the Route 9 expressway at a half-used multilevel stack interchange that was originally planned to be part of the mostly-canceled I-291 Hartford Beltway. I-84 and US 6 pass through West Hartford into Hartford (the largest city along the length of the eastern I-84) where they intersect I-91, just before US 44 briefly joins to cross the Connecticut River into East Hartford on the Bulkeley Bridge, which is the oldest bridge on the Interstate System.
After the bridge, US 44 leaves, the name of the highway changes to the Lieutenant Brian L. Aselton Memorial Highway, and I-84 meets the Route 2 expressway, which provides access to the southeastern suburbs of Hartford. As I-84 passes the northern end of the Route 15 expressway, it inherits the Wilbur Cross Highway name for the rest of its length. From 1968 until 1984, the I-84 designation ended here, and the highway became I-86 for the rest of its length, as I-84 was once planned to be built east toward Providence, Rhode Island. I-84 intersects one of the remnants of the abandoned project, I-384, as part of a three-mile (4.8 km) series of complex interchanges in Manchester including the end of the US 6 concurrency at exit 60, and a connection to the only built as originally planned portion of I-291 at exit 61.
Beyond Manchester, I-84 climbs steadily from the Connecticut River Valley and passes through the Tolland County towns of Vernon, Tolland, and Willington. After briefly entering the Windham County town of Ashford, it reenters Tolland County in the town of Union. After exit 74 (Route 171), I-84 crosses the Massachusetts state line. All lanes eventually enter into Sturbridge, but the westbound lanes pass briefly through the town of Holland before entering Sturbridge. Eight miles (13 km) later, I-84 reaches its eastern terminus at the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
History
New York to Hartford
I-84 opened in stages from the New York State Line in Danbury starting in 1961, finally connecting to Hartford in 1969. Within this window included openings scheduled for November 23, 1965, from CT 63 to exit 18;[2] on December 7 that year from Queen Street in Southington to Woodford Avenue at Plainville;[3] between Main and Sigourney Streets in Hartford on December 3, 1966;[4] from Woodford Avenue to the Slater Road interchange on July 15, 1969;[5] from Corbin's Corners to exit 38 at the start of May 1969 (though initially using the westbound lanes east of the Hartford Beltway);[6] from Sigourney Street to Prospect Avenue in Hartford, scheduled for November 12, 1969;[7] In Hartford, it crossed the Bulkeley Bridge and continued along the existing Wilbur Cross Highway to Massachusetts;[8] this connection was opened on October 1, 1965.
The eastbound bridge across the Housatonic, called the Rochambeau Bridge, predates the introduction of the Interstate highway. This bridge was opened on December 21, 1953, initially as as a narrow 4-lane bridge.[9] By the 1970s, plans were begun to build a new span upstream of the existing one. The plans proved unpopular at the time, as many favoured using those funds to rehabilitate existing infrastructure. The plans went through regardless, and the new span was opened at the start of the second week of May 1978.[10]
In Waterbury, the highway was initially called the Waterbury Expressway, and is one of the earliest sections of I-84 opened. The Mill Street Viaduct, opened in 1950, crossed the Mad River downtown. Construction on the section from the Viaduct to Hamilton Avenue had its contracts let in 1956, and it was opened by 1958.[11] That year, contracts were let for the section from Hamilton Avenue to Scott Road.[12] 1964 saw contracts let for the section east from the Mill Street Viaduct. The last section of the freeway was opened from Chase Parkway to the Route 8 Freeway on October 27, 1967.[13] Once the Waterbury Expressway had its role expanded into a regional thoroughfare, its design, including a section where the eastbound lanes cross twice under the westbound, became obselete. A project to completely rebuild the expressway was completed in the 1970s, which also demolished the Mill Street Viaduct.[14] A further project to widen this section was carried out in the late 2010s, including straightening out the section near Harpers Ferry Road.[15]
1970s route east of Hartford
Interstate 82 | |
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| Location | East Hartford–Providence |
| Existed | 1956–1968 |
| History | Redesignated as I-84 in 1968 |
| NHS | Entire route |
Interstate 84 | |
|---|---|
| Location | East Hartford–Providence |
| Existed | 1968–1984 |
| History | Canceled; completed sections redesignated as I-384 and US 6 in 1984 |
| NHS | Entire route |
A highway connecting Hartford and Providence was first brought up in 1944 as an upgrade to US 6 from Manchester to the Rhode Island state line.[16][17] The plan eventually adapted to a submission to the 1956 Interstate Highway Plan but was declined. It was resubmitted in the 1968 plan and was granted along with 1,500 other miles (2,400 km) of Interstate.[18]
The highway was firstly designated as Interstate 82 (I-82) but was changed shortly after to its well-known designation, Interstate 84 (I-84).[18] In 1970 through 1973, the first segments of the highway started construction, the segment now designated as I-384, and the Willimantic Bypass.[16] When these isolated segments were completed, they were designated for the future Interstate, starkly different from today's signs. The signs remained on the Willimantic Bypass up to a decade after the cancellation of the project.[19]
The planned I-84 was going to also incorporate a cloverleaf intersection with I-295 in Johnston, Rhode Island, and use the under-construction Dennis J. Roberts Expressway and built Huntington Expressway to Providence before the project was shelved.[20] Briefly, there was an idea to use the southern/unused portion of the highway for Interstate 184 (I-184) but was disapproved by the FHA.[21]
An environmental study by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) was done in 1972; it was found the highway would cause heavy impact to Scituate Reservoir, the main drinking supply for Providence.[22][23] After conducting multiple other studies, including briefly considering an alternate southern alignment that would bypass the Scituate Reservoir to the south and connected I-84 to the Route 37 Expressway, Rhode Island ended up canceling their segment of the highway in 1982, which ended up causing Connecticut to cut the segment to I-395 in Plainfield.[24] Without Rhode Island, the highway was fully canceled in 1983, and the mileage was returned for other projects.[25][26]
After the highway was canceled, the only inland route to Providence from Hartford was either US 44 or US 6. Many projects have since happened to improve the roads, mainly in Connecticut.[27][28] One major one was improving the "Suicide 6" area of US 6 between Bolton and Columbia.[29][30] Since the cancelation, other plans to have a freeway link between the two built segments have been proposed, including one in 2001, but was short lived, only lasting to 2003 before becoming dormant.[16][31]
In the 1992 long-range transportation plan released by RIDOT, a freeway has been added along the original route of I-84 that will connect to the Route 695 freeway on the Rhode Island–Connecticut border.[32]
I-86 relation
Interstate 86 | |
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| Location | East Hartford–Union (Massachusetts state line) |
| Length | 31.27 mi (50.32 km) |
| Existed | 1968–1984 |
| History | Redesignated as I-84 in August 1984[33] |
| NHS | Entire route |
The section of I-84 between East Hartford, Connecticut, (at the present-day junction with I-384) and Sturbridge, Massachusetts, (I-90) was for a time signed as I-86 (unrelated to present-day I-86 in New York and Pennsylvania). Signs stating "I-84 Ends, I-86 to Boston" (eastbound) and "I-86 Ends, I-84 to Hartford" (westbound) were posted where the change took place. Exit numbering on I-86 was that of the road's predecessor, Route 15, in a sequence beginning on New York's Hutchinson River Parkway. Exits were renumbered to correspond with the rest of I-84 in Connecticut when the road was redesignated in 1984. The present I-384 as well as the present US 6 bypass near Willimantic, both of which were a part of what was then I-84's planned easterly continuation, were also numbered I-84 prior to 1984 even though they lacked any direct connection to the rest of I-84 at that time. (One had to use Silver Lane in East Hartford to travel between the two stretches of the highway.) These two sections were renumbered. The western segment became I-384, and the eastern one became part of US 6 when what was then I-86 was renumbered I-84.
Upgrades
Sections of I-84 in Connecticut were reconstructed and widened from the mid 1970s into the mid 1980s. Another section through Danbury was widened from four lanes to six lanes in 1985 and 1986. Widening of the highway through Danbury was funded by Union Carbide as part of building its world headquarters in Danbury.[34] From roughly 1976 to 1984 the former I-86 portion from Vernon to the Massachusetts state line was completely rebuilt from a narrow four-lane parkway to a much wider profile ranging from six lanes at the Massachusetts state line, expanding to eight lanes in Vernon. From 1983 to 1989, the sections in East Hartford and Manchester were completely rebuilt, featuring 12 lanes with high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes) in East Hartford. The project was completed with the opening of the HOV lanes on September 26, 1989. The original route, then known as Route 15, featured pit latrines at its pull-offs or rest areas. On April 22, 2015, construction began on widening the highway from exit 23 to exit 25A in Waterbury from four lanes to six lanes- this project was completed in 2018.[35]
A widening project along the congested stretch of I-84 through Waterbury and Cheshire has been beset by cost overruns, delays, and construction defects involving storm drains,[36] as state and federal officials have launched criminal investigations stemming from this project. This episode has waned local enthusiasm for a proposed $2-billion reconstruction of the Mixmaster interchange in downtown Waterbury.[37] Cost estimates for the Mixmaster replacement have increased to $3 billion.[38] Connecticut Attorney-General Richard Blumenthal has begun a lawsuit against the contractor and an engineering firm in response to threats from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) to withhold funds from the project.[39] On May 18, 2007, the Republican-American reported this area had defective light poles,[40] while Governor Jodi Rell released an audit report of the construction disaster.[41]
Future
Since it became apparent in the 1980s that the section of I-84 in Hartford, approximately between Flatbush Avenue (exit 45) and the I-91 interchange, was deteriorating, CTDOT has considered how best to repair or reconstruct the corridor. Since that time, many inspections have been carried out and frequent repairs made to keep the highway safe and functioning.[42]
In 2010, the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), the City of Hartford, and CTDOT collaborated on a study of the corridor to begin the process of exploring reconstruction options. That study looked at several concepts, including the rebuilding of the viaduct "in-kind", as well as several reconstruction alternatives that would alter the configuration of the highway. The alternatives developed for that study were conceptual in nature—they did not look in depth at traffic, engineering feasibility, or environmental impact. However, the strong stakeholder input as part of that effort was helpful in leading to CTDOT's decision to initiate the I-84 Hartford Project, to build on the good work of that earlier study. The I-84 Hartford Project was to be a full and comprehensive evaluation leading to a workable solution. In 2019, the Hartford Project was folded into the larger Greater Hartford Mobility Study, a larger study into improving mobility throughout the region; their report was published at the end of 2023.[43] Following full examination of the impacts and benefits of feasible alternatives, and, in collaboration with stakeholders and the public, CTDOT will make a final decision on how to reconstruct this section of the I-84 corridor.[44][45]
Exit list
| County | Location | mi[46] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Fairfield | Danbury | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |  I-84 west – Newburgh | Continuation into New York; to I-684 |
| 0.04– 0.44 | 0.064– 0.71 | 1 | Saw Mill Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance extend into New York | ||
| 0.78– 1.36 | 1.26– 2.19 | 2 |   US 6 / US 202 (Mill Plain Road) / Old Ridgebury Road | Signed as exits 2A (Old Ridgebury) and 2B (US 6/US 202) westbound | ||
| – | Rest Area/Welcome Center | Shared ramp with exit 2; eastbound exit and entrance | ||||
| 3.24– 3.70 | 5.21– 5.95 | 3 |   US 7 south – Norwalk | Western terminus of US 7 concurrency; also serves Danbury Airport | ||
| 3.76 | 6.05 | 4 |  US 6 / US 202 west (Lake Avenue) | Western terminus of US 6/US 202 concurrency | ||
| 5.27 | 8.48 | 5 |   Route 39 / Route 53 – Downtown Danbury, Bethel | Route 37 only appears on eastbound signage | ||
| 5.84 | 9.40 | 6 |  Route 37 – New Fairfield | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 7.34– 7.77 | 11.81– 12.50 | 7 |   US 7 north / US 202 east – Brookfield, New Milford | Eastern terminus of US 7/US 202 concurrency | ||
| Danbury–Bethel line | 8.17– 8.79 | 13.15– 14.15 | 8 | US 6 east / Newtown Road – Bethel | Eastern terminus of US 6 concurrency; US 6 not signed westbound | |
| Brookfield–Newtown line | 11.44 | 18.41 | 9 |  Route 25 – Brookfield | Signed for Hawleyville | |
| Newtown | 15.12 | 24.33 | 10 | US 6 west – Newtown, Sandy Hook | Western terminus of US 6 concurrency; | |
| 16.14– 16.64 | 25.97– 26.78 | 11 |  Route 34 east – Derby, New Haven | Access via SSR 490 | ||
| Housatonic River | 18.48 | 29.74 | Rochambeau Bridge | |||
| New Haven | Southbury | 18.74 | 30.16 | 13 | River Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| 20.21 | 32.52 | 14 |  Route 172 – South Britain | |||
| 22.00 | 35.41 | 15 |  US 6 east / Route 67 – Southbury | Eastern terminus of US 6 concurrency | ||
| 24.80 | 39.91 | 16 |  Route 188 – Southford, Middlebury | No westbound signage for Middlebury | ||
| Middlebury–Waterbury line | 29.81 | 47.97 | 17 |  Route 63 – Watertown, Naugatuck | Eastbound signage | |
| 30.48 | 49.05 |  Route 64 / Route 63 – Middlebury, Watertown | Westbound signage | |||
| Waterbury | 31.35 | 50.45 | 18 | Chase Parkway | Eastbound signage | |
| 31.65 | 50.94 | West Main Street / Highland Avenue | Westbound signage | |||
| 32.02 | 51.53 | 19-20 |  Route 8 – Bridgeport, Torrington | Mixmaster Interchange; signed as exits 19 (south) and 20 (north); exits 30A-C on Route 8 | ||
| 32.45– 32.76 | 52.22– 52.72 | 21 | Meadow Street / Bank Street | |||
| 32.60– 33.56 | 52.46– 54.01 | 22 | Baldwin Street / Union Street – Downtown Waterbury | Signed for Baldwin Street eastbound, Union Street westbound | ||
| 33.02– 34.21 | 53.14– 55.06 | 23 |  Route 69 (Hamilton Avenue) – Wolcott, Prospect | Eastbound access via separate exits, on collector-distributor road | ||
| 34.36 | 55.30 | 25 | Harpers Ferry Road / Reidville Drive | Eastbound signage | ||
| 35.62 | 57.32 | East Main Street/Scott Road | Westbound signage | |||
| 36.73 | 59.11 | 25A | Austin Road | Serves University of Bridgeport | ||
| Cheshire | 38.12 | 61.35 | 26 |  Route 70 – Cheshire, Prospect | No eastbound signage for Prospect | |
| 40.04– 41.04 | 64.44– 66.05 | 27 |   I-691 east – Meriden | Western terminus of I-691; exits 8A-B on I-691 | ||
| Hartford | Southington | 40.68 | 65.47 | 28 |  Route 322 – Marion, Milldale, Wolcott | |
| 41.89 | 67.42 | 29 |  Route 10 – Milldale | Westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; via SR 597 | ||
| 42.52 | 68.43 | 30 | West Main Street / Marion Avenue | Signed eastbound for Downtown Southington/ Plainsville | ||
| 44.34 | 71.36 | 31 |  Route 229 (West Street) – Bristol | Lake Compounce Amusement Park and ESPN World Headquarters | ||
| 46.23 | 74.40 | 32 | Route 10 (Queen Street) | Signed westbound for Downtown Southington | ||
| Plainville | 48.98 | 78.83 | 33 |  Route 72 west – Bristol | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 4A on Route 72 | |
| 49.41 | 79.52 | 34 |  Route 372 / Crooked Street (SR 536) – Plainville | Westbound exit is via exit 33 | ||
| 49.48 | 79.63 | 33 | Route 72 west – Bristol | Western terminus of Route 72 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| New Britain | 50.00– 50.61 | 80.47– 81.45 | 35 |   Route 72 east to Route 9 – New Britain, Middletown | Eastern terminus of Route 72 concurrency | |
| 50.65– 51.19 | 81.51– 82.38 | 36 | Slater Road | Left exit eastbound | ||
| Farmington | 53.24 | 85.68 | 37 | Fienemann Road to US 6 west | US 6 not signed westbound | |
| 54.04 | 86.97 | 38 | US 6 west – Bristol | Western terminus of US 6 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 54.35 | 87.47 | 39 |  Route 4 – Farmington | Access via SR 508 | ||
| 54.99– 56.00 | 88.50– 90.12 | 39A | Route 9 south – Newington | Northern terminus of Route 9 | ||
| West Hartford | 56.27 | 90.56 | 40 |  Route 71 (New Britain Avenue) – Corbins Corner | ||
| 57.23 | 92.10 | 41 | South Main Street - Elmwood | |||
| 58.05 | 93.42 | 42 | Trout Brook Drive - Elmwood | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 57.95– 58.40 | 93.26– 93.99 | 43 | Park Road – West Hartford Center | Access via SR 501 | ||
| 59.17 | 95.22 | 44 | Prospect Avenue / Oakwood Avenue | Access via Caya Avenue eastbound, Kane Street westbound | ||
| Hartford | 59.93 | 96.45 | 45 | Flatbush Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; via SR 504 | |
| 60.45– 60.79 | 97.28– 97.83 | 46 | Sisson Avenue / West Boulevard | Access via SR 503; part of once planned Route 9 (later Route 189) expressway | ||
| 61.04 | 98.23 | 47 | Sigourney Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 61.38– 61.77 | 98.78– 99.41 | 48B | Asylum Street | Signed as exit 48 westbound | ||
| 48A | Capitol Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 61.99 | 99.76 | 49 | Chapel Street / High Street / Ann Uccello Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 62.04 | 99.84 | 50 | Main Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 62.13– 62.63 | 99.99– 100.79 | 51-52 |   I-91 – New Haven, Springfield, Bradley International Airport | Signed as exits 51 (north) and 52 (south); no westbound access to I-91 south; exits 38A-C on I-91 | ||
| 62.60 | 100.74 | 50 |    US 44 west (Main Street) to I-91 south – Downtown Hartford, New Haven | Western terminus of US 44 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Connecticut River | 62.58– 62.82 | 100.71– 101.10 | Bulkeley Bridge | |||
| East Hartford | 62.95 | 101.31 | 53 | US 44 east (Connecticut Boulevard) / East River Drive – East Hartford | Eastern terminus of US 44 concurrency; no westbound exit | |
| 63.18– 63.49 | 101.68– 102.18 | 54-55 |  Route 2 east – Norwich, New London, Downtown Hartford | Signed as exits 54 (Downtown Hartford) and 55 (Route 2); no eastbound access to Downtown Hartford; western terminus of westbound HOV lanes | ||
| 63.37– 63.63 | 101.98– 102.40 | 56 | Governor Street – Downtown East Hartford | Access via SR 500; exit was originally intended for the never-built I-284 | ||
| – |  US 5 (Main Street) | Westbound entrance only | ||||
| — | Restricted Lanes – Buses and 2 person car pools | Western terminus of eastbound HOV lanes | ||||
| 64.84 | 104.35 | 57 |  Route 15 south (Wilbur Cross Highway) to I-91 south – Charter Oak Bridge, New York City | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 64.64– 65.21 | 104.03– 104.95 | — | Silver Lane | HOV access only; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 58 | Roberts Street (SR 518) / Silver Lane (SR 502) / Burnside Avenue | |||||
| 66.43– 68.61 | 106.91– 110.42 | 59 |  I-384 east – Providence | Western terminus of I-384; Silver Lane/Spencer Street (I-384 exit 1B) not signed eastbound | ||
| — | I-384 east – Providence | HOV access only; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| Manchester | 68.05 | 109.52 | 60 | US 6 east / US 44 (Middle Turnpike West) / Burnside Avenue – Manchester, East Hartford | Eastern terminus of US 6 concurrency; westbound exit shares a ramp with exit 62 | |
| 68.17– 69.03 | 109.71– 111.09 | 61 |  I-291 west to I-91 – Windsor | Eastern terminus of I-291, exits 6B-C eastbound. | ||
| 69.84 | 112.40 | 62 | Buckland Street | Westbound access via Pleasant Valley Road | ||
| — | Buckland Street | HOV access only; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 71.60 | 115.23 | 63 |   Route 30 / Route 83 – South Windsor, Manchester | |||
| Tolland | Vernon | 73.00 | 117.48 | 64 | Route 30 / Route 83 south – Vernon Business District, Rockville, Talcottville | Eastbound exit shares a ramp with exit 65 |
| — | Route 30 / Route 83 – Vernon Center, Rockville | HOV access only; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
| 73.27 | 117.92 | Eastern terminus of HOV lanes | ||||
| 73.00– 73.93 | 117.48– 118.98 | 65 | Route 30 north – Vernon Center | |||
| 74.80 | 120.38 | 66 | Tunnel Road – Vernon, Bolton | |||
| 77.28 | 124.37 | 67 |  Route 31 – Rockville, Coventry | |||
| Tolland | 81.06 | 130.45 | 68 |  Route 195 – Tolland, Mansfield, Storrs | Serves University of Connecticut | |
| 83.99 | 135.17 | 69 |  Route 74 to US 44 – Willington, Putnam | Westbound signage indicates Putnam, eastbound signage indicates Willington | ||
| Willington | 85.58 | 137.73 | 70 |  Route 32 – Stafford Springs, Willington, Mansfield, Willimantic | ||
| 87.79 | 141.28 | 71 |  Route 320 south (Ruby Road) | |||
| Windham–Tolland county line | Ashford–Union line | 92.05 | 148.14 | 72 |  Route 89 – Westford, Ashford | |
| Tolland | Union | 93.41 | 150.33 | 73 |  Route 190 – Union, Stafford Springs | |
| 97.38 | 156.72 | 74 |  Route 171 / Holland Road – Union, Holland, Mass | |||
| 97.90 | 157.55 | – | I-84 east (Wilbur Cross Highway) – Boston | Continuation into Massachusetts; to Mass Pike | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary routes
| Interstate | City | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Interstate 284 | East Hartford | Unfinished and decommissioned. Partially exists as a freeway stub from I-84 to Governor Street. I-284 was originally planned to continue northward along the east bank of the Connecticut River to I-291. |
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Interstate 384 | Manchester | |
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Interstate 484 | Hartford | Unfinished and decommissioned. Partially exists as the Conland–Whitehead Highway |
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Interstate 684 | Greenwich | This route extends for 1.4 miles (2.3 km) in Connecticut, with all interchanges in New York; originally designated as I-87 |
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