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The Colony Street-West Main Street Historic District encompasses a major section of the historic downtown area of Meriden, Connecticut.Extending north and west from the junction of Colony and West Main Streets, this area was developed commercially after the arrival of the railroad line which runs just to its east.
Meriden also was an important site for graphic arts innovation. In 1888, the Meriden Gravure Company (in Meriden 1888–1989) was founded by Charles Parker and James F. Allen, and continued a previous printing operation by Parker. The company developed an expertise in high quality image reproduction, which initially was driven by the needs of ...
At the merge with Route 150 just before the town line, US 5 then follows South Broad Street (the alignment of the old Hartford and New Haven Turnpike) into the city of Meriden. South Broad Street becomes Broad Street after the intersection with Hall Avenue as it passes by the eastern part of the city, avoiding the downtown area.
The south end was extended to U.S. Route 5A in Meriden via Kensington along Chamberlain Highway, Bradley Avenue, and Hanover Road (former State Highway 178). In 1962, US 5A in Meriden was removed and Route 71 signed at I-84 south of West Main Street was relocated to the former US 5A alignment (Cook Avenue and Old Colony Road). In 1969, Route 71 ...
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Colony Street-West Main Street Historic District; Connecticut Route 70; E. East Peak (New Haven County, Connecticut) ... Media in category "Meriden, Connecticut"
The road from Meriden to Middletown was the Middletown and Meriden Turnpike chartered in 1809 and used the former surface alignment of Route 66 in Meriden (East Main Street). Between Middletown and East Hampton, modern Route 66 was the western half of the Colchester and Chatham Turnpike (the eastern half is modern Route 16), which was chartered ...
Meriden: 0.00: 0.00: Route 15 south (Wilbur Cross Parkway) to I-91 south: Continuation south; southern end of Route 15 concurrency: US 5 south (North Broad Street) to I-691 / Route 66 east – Meriden: Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern end of US 5 concurrency: Hartford: Berlin: 4.69– 5.05: 7.55– 8.13