Connecticut Route 334 Explained

State:CT
Type:CT
Route:334
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Route 334 highlighted in red
Length Mi:4.40
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1963
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Seymour
Junction: in Ansonia
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Ansonia
Counties:New Haven
Previous Type:Route
Previous Route:322
Next Type:Route
Next Route:337

Route 334 is a Connecticut state highway in the Naugatuck River valley, running from Seymour to Ansonia.

Route description

Route 334 begins at an intersection with Route 188 near the Seymour-Oxford town line and heads southeast. As it approaches the Seymour-Derby town line, it turns northeast past the Fountain Lake Reservoir and briefly along the Seymour-Ansonia turn line before crossing into Ansonia. In Ansonia, it intersects Route 8 and turns south and southeast, crossing the Naugatuck River before ending at an intersection with Route 115 near the Ansonia railroad station.[1]

History

As part of the 1962 Route Reclassification Act, Great Hill Road in Ansonia and Seymour was taken over by the state and designated as SR 734. With the opening of the Route 8 expressway, the old surface alignment of Route 8 in Derby and Seymour was designated as SR 735 in 1960. In the 1962 Route Reclassification, most of this had been turned over to the towns. SR 735 was reconfigured to instead follow Franklin Street towards downtown Ansonia instead. Route 334 was commissioned 1963 from SR 734 and the reconfigured SR 735 and has had no significant changes since.[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/ct334.html Connecticut Routes, Route 334