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2.04 miles; a short segment of the Berlin Turnpike, from US 5 and Route 15, then most of Jordan Lane, leading to Route 99 in Wethersfield. It may surprise some that this short route has a signed number, with parallel routes close by. However, there was some justification in keeping this a state highway. |
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In the 1920s, state highway 314 followed today's Route 183 north of US 44 in Winchester and Colebrook. Later, Jordan Lane became a state road, though with the unsigned designation SR 759. When the state set out to reclassify its roads in 1961, the original plan was to turn over 5.19 miles of roads to town maintenance, including the segment of Berlin Turnpike north of the 5/15 freeway and Jordan Lane. Wethersfield officials protested the proposed Berlin Turnpike and Jordan Lane transfers, contending that the Berlin Turnpike still functioned as a state secondary route, and that Jordan Lane served a state prison (at the site of today's DMV office), the DOT (which later moved to Newington), and the Labor department building -- all state facilities. Either the state relented, or arbitrators sided with the town, because SR 759 stayed in the state system, and even got a signposted number: Route 314. Given the numbering convention at the time, "Route 359" would have been a likely number, but 314 was chosen instead. |
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Updated Nov 21, 2009 |
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