Connecticut Selected Secret Routes: 600s

3.54 miles; Boston Hill Road; from Route 85 in Hebron to Route 316 in Andover. I recommend making this part of a new Route 88, for proximity to routes 85 and 87.

The state's newest secret route, SR 661 is used for a new bridge over the Willimantic River in Windham. Informally called the "Frog Bridge," the $13 million, four-lane bridge is officially called the "Thread City Crossing," an homage to Willimantic's industrial past as a leading thread manufacturer.

For more information, see: Frog Bridge.

5.7 miles; Snake Meadow Road, from Route 14 in Plainfield to US 6 in Killingly. Longer than several "real" routes, SR 664 still shows up on Rand McNally's road atlas.

Montville Connector; 1.41 mile freeway, from I-395 to Route 32 in Montville. This is the best way into New London, since I-395 only has a partial interchange at I-95 in Waterford.

The SR 693/I-395 interchange is also incomplete, allowing only 32 north to 395 north and 395 south to 32 south. The state is looking into adding more ramps for other directions, and once looked at extending the freeway across the Thames River to Route 12.

4.49-mile freeway, from I-395 to US 6 at the Rhode Island state line. The last leg of the old Connecticut Turnpike. Has two interchanges of its own. Was planned for part of the I-84 route to Providence. As the I-395/US 6 interchange is not complete, SR 695 is used for 395/6 traffic between the east and south.

SR 695 has never been planned for an Interstate 695, nor was it numbered 695 because it branches from I-395. The SR 695 designation dates back to the 1963 route reclassification; I-395 (formerly Route 52) was commissioned circa 1983.

Nevertheless, in January 2000 WFSB-TV (Ch. 3, Hartford) managed to confuse the issue. On a map graphic showing the scene of an accident on SR 695, the station used an I-695 marker.

"There are two exits on CT 695. The eastbound one is unnumbered and unsigned, it appears to be a frontage road of some sort but it is marked by a square "EXIT" sign and nothing more. The westbound one is actually numbered exit 90, and exits at a local road, the name of which I don't recall at the moment. This is interesting because there are four exit 90's in Connecticut: I-95, I-395, CT 15 near the Charter Oak Bridge, and the one on CT 695." - Jon Persky

The westbound exit is Squaw Rock Rd; the eastbound, Ross Rd. And reportedly Ross Rd. is a dirt road.

Kivela, Matt. "Re: Dirt road with a freeway overpass." Online posting. 4 May 2002. <news:misc.transport.road>.

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Updated Sept 4, 2004

Markers in the left margin for present-day routes are courtesy of Barry L. Camp.

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There are over 200 "secret" routes in Connecticut: highways with numbers above 400. "Secret" is just an unofficial term for unsignposted state roads and state service roads. Many of these are small auxiliary roads, or even long exit ramps. The general public should never hear about secret routes, but they sometimes show up on maps, and a few road signs have even gone up. This page discusses some of the more interesting routes in the 600s. In the current numbering system, these are found in the east and southeast areas of the state. See also: selected 400's, selected 500's, selected 700's, selected 800's, selected 900's, or the complete list (400-999).
SR 603	3.54 miles; Boston Hill Road; from Route 85 in Hebron to Route 316 in Andover. I recommend making this part of a new Route 88, for proximity to routes 85 and 87.

SR 661	The state's newest secret route, SR 661 is used for a new bridge over the Willimantic River in Windham. Informally called the "Frog Bridge," the $13 million, four-lane bridge is officially called the "Thread City Crossing," an homage to Willimantic's industrial past as a leading thread manufacturer. For more information, see: Frog Bridge.

SR 664	5.7 miles; Snake Meadow Road, from Route 14 in Plainfield to US 6 in Killingly. Longer than several "real" routes, SR 664 still shows up on Rand McNally's road atlas.

SR 693	Montville Connector; 1.41 mile freeway, from I-395 to Route 32 in Montville. This is the best way into New London, since I-395 only has a partial interchange at I-95 in Waterford. The SR 693/I-395 interchange is also incomplete, allowing only 32 north to 395 north and 395 south to 32 south. The state is looking into adding more ramps for other directions, and once looked at extending the freeway across the Thames River to Route 12.

SR 695	4.49-mile freeway, from I-395 to US 6 at the Rhode Island state line. The last leg of the old Connecticut Turnpike. Has two interchanges of its own. Was planned for part of the I-84 route to Providence. As the I-395/US 6 interchange is not complete, SR 695 is used for 395/6 traffic between the east and south. SR 695 has never been planned for an Interstate 695, nor was it numbered 695 because it branches from I-395. The SR 695 designation dates back to the 1963 route reclassification; I-395 (formerly Route 52) was commissioned circa 1983. Nevertheless, in January 2000 WFSB-TV (Ch. 3, Hartford) managed to confuse the issue. On a map graphic showing the scene of an accident on SR 695, the station used an I-695 marker.
	"There are two exits on CT 695. The eastbound one is unnumbered and unsigned, it appears to be a frontage road of some sort but it is marked by a square "EXIT" sign and nothing more. The westbound one is actually numbered exit 90, and exits at a local road, the name of which I don't recall at the moment. This is interesting because there are four exit 90's in Connecticut: I-95, I-395, CT 15 near the Charter Oak Bridge, and the one on CT 695." - Jon Persky The westbound exit is Squaw Rock Rd; the eastbound, Ross Rd. And reportedly Ross Rd. is a dirt road.
	Kivela, Matt. "Re: Dirt road with a freeway overpass." Online posting. 4 May 2002. <news:misc.transport.road>.