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15.92 miles; from Route 34 in Seymour to Route 63 in Middlebury. It's shaped like an upside-down "J" (not unlike Route 286). Northbound 188 meets Route 64, overlaps it for a mile, and diverts southeast, including another crossing with I-84, without an interchange. The portion of Route 188 near I-84 was in 1998 a growing office park area. (This fact was mainly included so I could cite a newspaper article with "Route 188" in the headline.) |
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Commissioned in 1935, Route 188 was originally a relatively straight north-south road, ending at the old Route 135 (Old Waterbury Rd.) in Middlebury, for a length of 9.21 miles. Circa 1943, Route 135 was decommissioned and Route 188 extended to Route 63. |
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"Route 188 development is watch and see." The Republican-American [Waterbury, Conn.], Sept. 1, 1998. |
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Route 188 Ends (Photos; Doug Kerr at state-ends.com) |
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Updated Nov 21, 2009 |
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