Connecticut Route 354 Explained

State:CT
Type:CT
Route:354
Map:Connecticut Route 354 Map.svg
Map Notes:Map of New London County in southeastern Connecticut with Route 354 highlighted in red
Length Mi:7.37
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1963
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Colchester
Junction: in Colchester
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Salem
Counties:New London
Previous Type:Route
Previous Route:349
Next Type:Route
Next Route:361

Route 354 is a state highway in eastern Connecticut running from Colchester to Salem.

Route description

Route 354 begins as Parum Road at an intersection with Route 85 in the town center of Colchester and heads southeast. It intersects Route 2 after 0.4 with a partial interchange at Exit 21. Route 354 continues southeast, becoming Deep River Road as it heads towards the town of Salem. In Salem, the road becomes Old Colchester Road and continues southeast to end at an intersection with Route 82 at the south side of Gardner Lake.[1]

History

Route 354 was commissioned from SR 654 in 1963 and has had no significant changes since. SR 654 itself first became a state road in 1955. A proposal to extend it to Route 32 in Montville was rejected in 1973.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf Connecticut State Highway Log
  2. http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct354.html Connecticut Routes, Route 354