Connecticut Selected Secret Routes: 900s

This is the short one-way, two-lane westbound roadway (part of Newtown Road) overpassing I-84 at the west end of the "basket weave" interchange at Exit 8. It can't be part of US 6 like its eastbound counterpart, because US 6 has already followed an entrance ramp to overlap with I-84.

It's a little more well-known than other 900-series routes for two reasons:

In 1998, when Connecticut raised some speed limits to 65 mph, SR 911 was cited in the bill as the official point at which I-84 switched from 55 (Danbury side) to 65 (Southbury side).
On overpasses, Connecticut tends to affix a small green sign identifying the overcrossing street. At SR 911, the state recently put up a sign saying "SR 911".

Kelly, Neil. "On to 65! With the Commentary." http://www.neilbert.com/roads/misc/ct-65mph.html. (4 Oct 2004)
Regan, Jeffery P. "Secret Route 911." Personal email, Sept. 21, 2004.

This was the highest existing modern route number in Connecticut until 2005. But it's vanishingly small, like the other 900's: it's the southbound lanes of the Berlin Turnpike between the northbound Route 15 ramp (where Route 314 ends) and the southbound Route 15 merge (where 15 begins on the Turnpike), 0.06 mile south. The northbound lanes across from SR 919 are part of Route 15, since it hasn't left the Turnpike yet in that direction.

The new highest modern route number, SR 920 is an 0.04-mile segment of Grove Street leading from Columbus Boulevard to an entrance to Hartford's new convention center. Grove Street continues to an I-91 entrance ramp.

The question "What's the highest current route number in Connecticut?" makes an excellent bar wager. "SR 920" is the winning answer.

This is the current record holder for highest route number ever in Connecticut, at least until I find another one. In the 1940s, this was an 0.97-mile section of former 20, which was relocated away from the newly opened Bradley Field (now Bradley International Airport).

SR 950 probably included Nicholson Road, and might have also included School Street. Drawing a line easterly from Nicholson Road extends across the airport to Spring Street, the old location of Route 20 in Windsor Locks.

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Updated July 4, 2007

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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 900s. See also: selected 400's, selected 500's, selected 600's, selected 700's, selected 800's, or the complete list (400-999).
SR 911	This is the short one-way, two-lane westbound roadway (part of Newtown Road) overpassing I-84 at the west end of the "basket weave" interchange at Exit 8. It can't be part of US 6 like its eastbound counterpart, because US 6 has already followed an entrance ramp to overlap with I-84. It's a little more well-known than other 900-series routes for two reasons: In 1998, when Connecticut raised some speed limits to 65 mph, SR 911 was cited in the bill as the official point at which I-84 switched from 55 (Danbury side) to 65 (Southbury side). On overpasses, Connecticut tends to affix a small green sign identifying the overcrossing street. At SR 911, the state recently put up a sign saying "SR 911".
	Kelly, Neil. "On to 65! With the Commentary." http://www.neilbert.com/roads/misc/ct-65mph.html. (4 Oct 2004) Regan, Jeffery P. "Secret Route 911." Personal email, Sept. 21, 2004.
	On to 65! With the Commentary (Neil Kelly)

SR 919	This was the highest existing modern route number in Connecticut until 2005. But it's vanishingly small, like the other 900's: it's the southbound lanes of the Berlin Turnpike between the northbound Route 15 ramp (where Route 314 ends) and the southbound Route 15 merge (where 15 begins on the Turnpike), 0.06 mile south. The northbound lanes across from SR 919 are part of Route 15, since it hasn't left the Turnpike yet in that direction.

SR 920	The new highest modern route number, SR 920 is an 0.04-mile segment of Grove Street leading from Columbus Boulevard to an entrance to Hartford's new convention center. Grove Street continues to an I-91 entrance ramp. The question "What's the highest current route number in Connecticut?" makes an excellent bar wager. "SR 920" is the winning answer.

SR 950	This is the current record holder for highest route number ever in Connecticut, at least until I find another one. In the 1940s, this was an 0.97-mile section of former 20, which was relocated away from the newly opened Bradley Field (now Bradley International Airport). SR 950 probably included Nicholson Road, and might have also included School Street. Drawing a line easterly from Nicholson Road extends across the airport to Spring Street, the old location of Route 20 in Windsor Locks.