8.21 miles; from US 1 in Fairfield (near I-95 exit 22) to US 1 in Stratford. Route 130 is four-lane divided in some sections.

In the 1920s, State Highway 130 followed today's Route 63 between Route 4 and Route 64.

The old Route 130, commissioned in 1932, connected the Lake Waramaug area to Bulls Bridge and the New York state line, through the village of Merryall. It served the old Kent Iron Mines and the South Kent School.

It started disappearing from oil company maps in 1940 and 1941, but Route 130 remained in the highway log throughout the 1940s, and even in the 1959 official state map. The 1942, '44 and '47 highway logs list Route 130 as 6.86 miles long, extending from the New York State line to Route 129.

Even in 1963, state documents still showed 0.71 miles of Route 130 under arbitration for proposed state to town transfer. This is probably when Route 130 was decommissioned for good.

The modern Route 130, formerly SR 771 (Fairfield Ave) and SR 769 (Stratford Ave), was commissioned in 1994.

To drive the original Route 130, start at Route 45 in Washington and turn west on Preston Road. Crossing into New Milford, continue on Chernishe Road and Parker Road; veer right on West Meetinghouse Road. As you cross into Kent, the road changes to Camps Flat Road. You'll notice two isolated sections that were maintained by the state (the pavement gets better); these were secret routes SR 820 and SR 821, until the state deleted them in 2000. Then the road becomes Bulls Bridge Road and crosses US 7, taking you to the New York state line.

• Connecticut State Highway Department. Routes and Road Numbers on the State Highway System, Showing Control Numbers and Sections. Dated Jan. 1, 1942, Jan. 1, 1944, and May 1, 1947.

Route 130 Ends (Photos; Doug Kerr at state-ends.com)

12 miles; From Route 12 in Thompson to US 20 in Sturbridge, Mass. 3.71 miles in Connecticut.

In the 1920s, State Highway 131 followed today's Route 37, Chimney Hill Rd and Briggs Hill Rd in Sherman from US 7 to the New York state line.

Early 1930s: Roxbury

In 1932, a new Route 131 was created along what is now Route 199 in Roxbury, including the old Route 199 south of Route 67. Route 131 south ended near Roxbury Falls (the waterfall itself) at the old village of Shepaug. At the same time, the Route 199 designation existed along today's US 44, west of US 7.

1935 to today: Thompson

In 1935, the Roxbury Route 131 became Route 199; and modern Route 131 was created in Thompson, connecting to already-existing MA 131. It has stayed that way to this day.

Route 131 is small enough on a map that early in my research, I thought it was defined in the 1920s, like MA 131. It would have fit into the 1920s numbering scheme. If that had been true, Route 131 would have been the only number outside the New England Interstate system to survive the 1932 renumbering unchanged.

As it turns out, later, more detailed maps showed the true 1920s Route 131 in Sherman.

Mapmakers may have been confused as well. In the 1934 road map shown, Route 197 crosses 131 just south of the state line, but then continues as two Routes 197, like a ray of light reflecting and refracting off a liquid surface.

• "New State Map To Be Ready For Public In August." Hartford Courant, June 27, 1935.

Route 131 Ends (Photos; Doug Kerr at state-ends.com)

10.97 miles; from Route 47 in Woodbury to Route 63 in Watertown. Takes many 90-degree turns. The country road scene in the "Connecticut Roads" logo is along Route 132 in Bethlehem.

In the 1920s, State Highway 132 followed the old Route 43, which is now routes 43 and 63 between Cornwall and Canaan.

The modern Route 132, commissioned in 1932, has had few changes. However, the 1961 Route Reclassification called for Route 132 to be deleted from the state highway system and turned over to town maintenance. In late 1961 or in 1962, however, the state decided to keep it. Nonetheless, if highways had feelings, I imagine Route 132 would feel insulted.

In November 2001, the Bethlehem Conservation Commission requested that Route 132 within town borders be designated a scenic road. However (and this piles on the insult), the request was declined.

• Connecticut State Highway Department. Biennial Report of Alterations to the State Highway System, dated 1963.
• Connecticut State Highway Department. Routes and Road Numbers on the State Highway System, Showing Control Numbers and Sections. Dated Jan. 1, 1942, Jan. 1, 1944, and May 1, 1947.

Route 132 Ends (Photos; Doug Kerr at state-ends.com)

8.36 miles; from US 202 in Brookfield to Route 67 in Bridgewater. It crosses the US 7 freeway in Brookfield, but there is no interchange there.

In the 1920s, State Highway 133 followed today's Route 20 between Route 8 in Colebrook and Route 10 in Granby. The Route 20 entry describes how different the modern route is from the original; both the Barkhamsted Reservoir and Bradley International Airport have forced the road to be rerouted.

Route 133, commissioned in 1932, once began and ended at US 7, for a length of 2.99 miles. The original route, from south to north:

• Junction Road (today's Route 133 as well) from US 7 (now US 202) to Route 25
• today's Route 25, from the 25/133 junction to US 7 at Brookfield Four Corners

At the 25/133 junction, the routes both turned 90 degrees instead of crossing each other.

On April 28, 1943, the state Highway Department changed Route 133's definition, citing a "departmental custom of carrying a route number on its logical location as indicated by checks and counts of traffic using the route." With this change, Routes 25 and 133 were switched north of their intersection to where they are today, with Route 133 crossing Route 25 and extending to Clapboard Road (which was Route 67 at the time) in Bridgewater.

In 1955, the Housatonic River was dammed in the area, creating Lake Lillinonah. A new bridge was built for Route 133. Shortly afterward, Route 67 was moved from Clapboard Road to New Milford Road East, and Route 133 was extended along Main Street North (part of the old 67) to end at the new alignment.

• Connecticut State Highway Department. Routes and Road Numbers on the State Highway System, Showing Control Numbers and Sections. Dated Jan. 1, 1942.
• "Route Numbers on Three Highways Reassigned." Hartford Courant, Apr. 29, 1943.
• Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials

• Bridgewater Roads (maps changes to Route 133 in that town)
• Route 133 Ends (Photos; Doug Kerr at state-ends.com)

No longer assigned. In the 1920s, State Highway 134 followed today's US 7 between Canaan and New Milford. (US 7 at that time went into New York along NY 22... strange).

The "modern" Route 134, commissioned in 1932, followed today's Route 109 between US 202 and Route 47, for a length of 6.10 miles. It disappeared from oil company maps in 1941, but remained on official maps and highway logs until at least 1949.

• Connecticut State Highway Department. Routes and Road Numbers on the State Highway System, Showing Control Numbers and Sections. Dated Jan. 1, 1942, Jan. 1, 1944, and May 1, 1947.