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Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census , the town had a total population of 2,680. [ 1 ] The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region .
Through Danbury proper, US 7 overlaps with I-84 for about four miles (6.4 km). Through this section of freeway, I-84, US 6 , US 7, and US 202 all run concurrently . US 7 and US 202 then leave I-84 at exit 7 and travel on their own freeway for approximately seven miles (11 km) to just south of the New Milford town line.
The portion between Danbury and New Milford was then just US 7. In 1963, CT 4 was shifted southward with CT 25 extended along modern US 202 to Canton. In 1974, US 202 was moved to its modern alignment. CT 25 was truncated to US 7 in Brookfield and the former alignment between Danbury and Newtown became CT 302 and a northern extension of CT 53. [2]
Through Danbury proper, US 7 overlaps with I-84 for about four miles (6.4 km). Through this section of expressway, I-84, US 7, US 6 , and US 202 are concurrent. US 7 and Route 202 then leave I-84 at exit 7 and travel on their own expressway for approximately eight miles (13 km) to just south of the New Milford town line.
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) within the state of Connecticut runs for 116.33 miles (187.21 km) from the New York state line near Danbury to the Rhode Island state line in Killingly. West of Hartford, the route either closely parallels or runs along Interstate 84 (I-84), which has largely supplanted US 6 as a through route in western Connecticut.
Route 41/Route 343 in Sharon: Farmington Avenue in West Hartford: 1932: current Route 8: 67.36: 108.41 I-95 in Bridgeport: Route 8 at the Massachusetts state line 1922: current Rerouted in 1951 Route 8A: 1.31: 2.11 US 1 in Stratford: Route 8 in Stratford 1932 [2] 1951 Now Route 110: Route 9: 40.89: 65.81 I-95/US 1 in Old Saybrook
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Sections of I-84 in Connecticut were reconstructed and widened from the mid-1970s into the mid-1980s. Another section through Danbury was widened from four lanes to six lanes in 1985 and 1986. Widening of the highway through Danbury was funded by Union Carbide as part of building its world headquarters in Danbury. [22]