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Interstate 95 (Guilford to Old Lyme, Connecticut)

Interstate 95 North
U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) wanders a couple miles north of Interstate 95 and meets Connecticut 22 at the Town lines of Branford, North Branford, and Guilford before returning to the immediate vicinity at Exit 58. The road acts as a business loop of Interstate 95 through central Guilford between Exits 57 and 59. Photo taken 06/26/05.
A half-cloverleaf interchange joins Interstate 95 with U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) at Exit 57. Guilford lies at the crossroads of the Boston Post Road and Connecticut 77 (Church Street). Photo taken 06/26/05.
Northbound (eastbound) at the Exit 57 ramp departure to U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road). Interstate 95 and U.S. 1 travel along low rolling hills in west Guilford. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Connecticut 77 (Church Street) heads north from the Guilford Town center along the West River to North Guilford and Durham. The state highway meets Interstate 95 at the Exit 58 diamond interchange. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Guilford is home to Henry Whitfield State Museum and Guilford Handcraft Center the points of interest. Connecticut 77 follows Church Street south to Broad and Whitfield streets and its end at junction Connecticut 146 (Boston Street) south of downtown Guilford. The state highway travels 13.85 miles overall. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 northbound at the Exit 58 ramp departure to Connecticut 77 (Church Street). Connecticut 77 follows Durham Road north to North Guilford, Quonnipaug Lake and the Town of Durham. Photo taken 06/26/05.
The freeway meets Goose Lane at the Exit 59 partial-cloverleaf interchange east of central Guilford. Goose Lane ties Interstate 95 with parallel U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road), Connecticut 146 (Boston Street), Soundview Road, and Clapboard Hill Road. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Goose Lane intersects U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) near its merge with the east end of Connecticut 146 (Boston Street). Connecticut 146 travels west along Boston and Water Streets through central Guilford to Leetes Island. U.S. 1 north continues east to the community of East River. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Exit 59 leaves Interstate 95 northbound for Goose Lane. Goose Lane leads north to Nut Plains Road and Nut Plains. Clapboard Hill Road ventures northeast from the freeway to Podunk Road and the community of Podunk. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 next meets Connecticut 79 (Durham Road) within the Town of Madison. The freeway spans the East River and enters Madison between Exit 59 and the Exit 60-half diamond interchange (westbound off-ramp) with Nortontown and Mungertown Road. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Connecticut 79 tallies 14.48 miles between U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) in Madison and Connecticut 17 (New Haven Road / Main Street) at Durham Center. The state highway features a roundabout with Connecticut 80 (Old Toll Road) at the community of North Madison. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Northbound at the Exit 61 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Connecticut 79 (Durham Road) near downtown Madison. Durham Road ends at U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) just east of Island Avenue, a road that leads south to Middle Beach on Long Island Sound. Madison is home a the Shore Line East Railroad Station. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Another in a series of Connecticut Turnpike Service Areas lies one mile east of the Exit 61 overpass for Connecticut 79. The plaza provides food, fuel, and tourist information. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Exit 62 provides access to Hammonasset Beach State Park via the unsigned Connecticut 450 expressway south from Interstate 95. Connecticut 450 is known as the Hammonasset Connector between the Connecticut Turnpike and the entrance to the State Park. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Approaching both the Exit 62 partial-cloverleaf interchange and the Madison area Service Plaza along Interstate 95 north. Unsigned Connecticut 450 constitutes a 4.46-mile long roadway between Connecticut 79 (Durham Road) and U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road). Duck Hole and Horse Pond Roads carrie the state highway northwest to Durham Road and North Madison. Photos taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 northbound at the Madison area Service Area. The facility sandwiches between the Horse Pond and New Road overpasses just west of Exit 62. Photos taken 06/26/05.
Exit 62 leaves Interstate 95 northbound for Duck Hole Road north and the Hammonasset Connector south. The Connector passes over Scotland Road on an uninterrupted routing southward to junction U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) at the entrance to Hammonasset Beach State Park. Boston Post Road travels east to Griswold Airport and west Clinton from there. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 crosses the Hammonasset River into Clinton ahead of the Exit 63 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Connecticut 81 (High Street). Connecticut 81 serves downtown Clinton at its southern terminus with U.S. 1 (Main Street). Photo taken 06/26/05.
Drawing to within one half mile of the Exit 63 off-ramp to Connecticut 81. Connecticut 81 follows Killingworth Turnpike north to Kelseytown and Clinton Road en route to Killingworth. There the state highway meets Connecticut 80 (Branford / Deep Water Roads). Photo taken 06/26/05.
Northbound at Exit 63 with junction Connecticut 81 (High Street) at Clinton. Connecticut 81 travels overall 15.75 miles from U.S. 1 (Main Street) to Connecticut 154 at Higganum. The state highway serves interests to Chatfield Hollow State Park and the Connecticut 9 freeway north to Middletown. Photo taken 06/26/05.
The 1.25-mile overhead for Connecticut 145 (Horse Hill Road) resides within the Exit 64 interchange with Connecticut 81. Connecticut 145 straddles western reaches of Westbrook from Chapman Hill Pond northward to Winthrop. Interstate 95 enters the Town of Westbrook just west of Exit 64. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Four lanes of Interstate 95 continue to within one half mile of the Exit 64 diamond interchange with Connecticut 145 (Horse Hill Road). Connecticut 145 follows Horse Hill Road north from Old Clinton Road to Stevenstown Road and junction Connecticut 80 (Winthrop Road) at Winthrop. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Exit 64 departs Interstate 95 northbound after the Chapman Hill Pond Road overpass for Connecticut 145 (Horse Hill Road). Connecticut 145 follows a 9.91-mile route from U.S. 1 (East Main Street) in Clinton to Connecticut 148 near Cedar Lake in the Town of Chester. The state highway follows Old Post Road west of Exit 64 to East Main Street. Grove Beach Road links Connecticut 146 nearby with U.S. 1 at the community of Grove Beach. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Traffic continues relentlessly on a Sunday evening along Interstate 95 through Westbrook. Photo taken 06/26/05.
The second Westbrook interchange joins the Connecticut Turnpike with Connecticut 153 (Essex Road). Connecticut 153 follows Essex Road north from the Westbrook town center to Exit 65 near the west end of Connecticut 166 (Spencer Plains Road). Photo taken 06/26/05.
Looking east at the one-half mile guide sign for Exit 65 (Connecticut 153). Connecticut 153 represents a short route at 5.27 miles between U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) in Westbrook and Connecticut 154 (Middlesex Turnpike) at Essex. Photo taken 06/26/05.
A Connecticut Welcome Center and rest area reside east of the Exit 65 diamond interchange along Interstate 95 north. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Exit 65 departs Interstate 95 northbound for Connecticut 153 (Essex Road). Connecticut 166 essentially provides an alternate route between Connecticut 153 and U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) parallel to the Connecticut Turnpike. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Connecticut 166 sees its own interchange (Exit 66) with Interstate 95 just north of its end at U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road). Photo taken 06/26/05.
The aforementioned Welcome Center and rest area lies ahead of the Exit 66 partial-cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken 06/26/05.
This pastoral setting lies adjacent to the rest area one-quarter mile west of the Exit 66 off-ramp to Connecticut 166 (Spencer Plains Road). Connecticut 166 in conjunction with U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) north serves Saybrook Manor in west Old Saybrook. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Drivers bound for Connecticut 166 (Spencer Plain Road) leave Interstate 95 northbound at Exit 66. Connecticut 166 spans the adjacent AMTRAK line and then ends at junction U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) to the south. The Exit 66 interchange lies at the Westbrook and Old Saybrook Town line. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 nears the westbound Exit 67 half-diamond interchange with Indian Hill Road / Elm Street ahead of junction Connecticut 154 (Exit 67). Connecticut 154 (Middlesex Turnpike) serves the Old Saybrook Town center south of Exit 67 and the Town of Essex to the north. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Connecticut 154 merges with U.S. 1 (Boston Post Road) just south of Interstate 95 for a brief overlap into central Old Saybrook. The state highway follows Main Street south and College Street east to Saybrook Point. There Connecticut 154 travels Bridge Street south over South Cove to Fenwick and Knollwood on the coast. Photo taken 06/26/05.
State-named shield positioned along Interstate 95 northbound between the Indian Hill Road on-ramp and Exit 67 partial-cloverleaf interchange with Connecticut 154 (Middlesex Turnpike). Photo taken 06/26/05.
Exit 67 parts ways with Interstate 95 northbound for Connecticut 154. Connecticut 154 comprises a loop south of U.S. 1 between Main Street at the Old Saybrook Town center and Great Hammock Road near Saybrook Manor. The north end of the 28.24-mile state highway lies at Exit 10 of the Connecticut 9 freeway in the Town of Middletown. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Connecticut 9 constitutes a full freeway from Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 in Farmington to Interstate 95 at Old Saybrook. Despite the reverse routing of Connecticut 9 west from Interstate 95 north (east), full access exists between the two freeways at the Exit 69 trumpet interchange. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Connecticut 9 provides the main route between the capital city of Hartford and New London and points east along Interstate 95. The freeway also serves the Towns of Essex, Deep River, Middletown, etc. along the 40.89 mile long freeway. Tourists interests to the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat should use Connecticut 9 west to Exit 3 (junction Connecticut 153). Photo taken 06/26/05.
U.S. 1 northbound merges in silent fashion onto Interstate 95 northbound ahead of the Exit 69 ramp to Connecticut 9 west. U.S. 1 shifted from the Boston Post Road routing to a freeway in 1948 here with the completion of the Baldwin Bridge over the Connecticut River. The original freeway included interchanges at each end that later became Exits 69 and 70 of Interstate 95 in 1958.2 Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 & U.S. 1 northbound at the Exit 69 ramp departure to Connecticut 9 westbound. Connecticut 9 travels 7 miles to Deep Water, 24 miles to Middletown, and 29 miles to junction Interstate 91 south of Hartford. All of the freeway for Connecticut 9, with the exception of two signalized intersections in downtown Middletown, was completed by 1969.3 Photo taken 06/26/05.
Motorists merge onto Interstate 95 & U.S. 1 northbound from Connecticut 9's eastern terminus ahead of the Connecticut River crossing into the Town of Old Lyme. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Six lanes of Connecticut Turnpike span the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. Designated the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, the span replaced a 1911 draw bridge that U.S. 1 used until 1948. The original bridge and freeway carried just U.S. 1 until the Interstate 95 designation of 1958. In 1993, a major widening and modernization project was completed.4 Photo taken 06/26/05.
Exit 69's on-ramp forms an exit-only lane for U.S. 1 north & Connecticut 156 (Exit 70) at the east end of the Baldwin Bridge. Auxiliary lanes in both directions bring the overall lane tally to eight over the Connecticut River. Exit 70 consists of a split-diamond interchange with Neck Road to the west and Lyme Street to the east. Connecticut 156 follows Neck Road south from the Lyme Town line to its merge with U.S. 1 at Interstate 95. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 & U.S. 1 enter Old Lyme midway across the Connecticut River. The Town center lies southeast of Exit 70 via Connecticut 156 (Neck Road) to Ferry Road and Lyme Street south from U.S. 1. Connecticut 156 follows Shore Road southeast to Black Hall and Sound View toward the Long Island Sound. The state highway straddles the coastline east through Old Lyme and East Lyme before ending at U.S. 1 in Waterford. Photo taken 06/26/05.
U.S. 1 parts ways with Interstate 95 northbound via Exit 70 onto Connecticut 156 (Neck Road) north. Halls Road carries the federal highway east to Lyme Street, which becomes Boston Post Road en route to Laysville and Rogers Lake. Connecticut 156 comprises 22.76 miles of pavement between Connecticut 82 at East Haddam and U.S. 1 at Waterford. The state highway journeys 4.4 miles north to Hamburg, 7.4 miles to North Lyme, and 13.8 miles to Millington in the Town of East Haddam. Photo taken 06/26/05.
Interstate 95 reduces to four overall lanes quickly between the half-diamond interchanges of Exit 70. A sylvan landscape guides the Connecticut Turnpike toward the East Lyme Town line. Photos taken 06/26/05.

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Sources:

  1. Connecticut Route 34, Connecticut Roads @ Kurumi.com
  2. US 1, 1A, Connecticut Roads @ Kurumi.com
  3. Connecticut Routes 9, 9A, Connecticut Roads @ Kurumi.com
  4. Connecticut Interstate 95, Connecticut Roads @ Kurumi.com

Page Updated February 1, 2007.