Connecticut Route 145

Route 145
Map of Middlesex County in southern Connecticut with Route 145 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	9.91 mi[1] (15.95 km)
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Clinton
	I-95 in Westbrook
North end:	Route 148 in Chester
Location
Counties:	Middlesex
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 142 Route 146 →

Route 145 is a state highway in the western part of the Connecticut River Estuary region of Connecticut. It connects Clinton center, through the village of Winthrop, to the town of Chester.

Route description

Route 145 begins at an intersection with US 1 in Clinton and heads northeast, into Westbrook. In Westbrook, it turns north, intersecting with I-95 and passing by the Messerschmidt Pond Wildlife Area, before continuing into the town of Deep River. In Deep River, it continues north through the Winthrop section of the town, briefly overlapping Route 80 before continuing into Chester. In Chester, it continues north and northeast, curving around Chester Airport before ending at an intersection with Route 148 within the Cockaponset State Forest.^[1]

History

Route 145 was established in 1932, following a loop around the Clinton Country Club and passing by the beach communities of Grove Beach and Clinton Beach within the town of Clinton. In 1959, it was extended as a tail north through Westbrook to the former Route 144 (now a town road called Bushy Hill Road) in Deep River. In 1942 or 1943, its northern end was relocated and extended northward to Route 80. In 1962, it was extended to its current northern terminus at Route 148 and the portion south of US 1 became town roads. Part of old Route 145 called Grove Beach Road between current Route 145 and US 1 is still a state road with unsigned designation State Road 625.^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Middlesex County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clinton	0.00	0.00	US 1 – Westbrook, Madison
Westbrook	1.37	2.20	SR 625 (Grove Beach Road North)
	1.98	3.19	I-95 / Conn. Turnpike – New London, New Haven	I-95 Exit 64
Deep River	6.64	10.69	Route 80 west – Killingworth	Western terminus of CT 80 overlap
	6.99	11.25	Route 80 east – Deep River	Eastern terminus of CT 80 overlap
Chester	9.91	15.95	Route 148 – Hadlyme, Killingworth	Northern terminus of CT 145
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-07-26 at WebCite
2. Connecticut Routes, Route 145

External links

Route map: Bing / Google