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The land on either side of the Connecticut River Valley is less suitable for farmlands. The eastern section holds the shallow Proto-North American Terrane while the western section contains the Iapetos and Avalonian Terranes , which still holds remnants of glacial till and lack the soft fluvial sediments so prominent in the Connecticut River ...
East Rock is located entirely within the 425-acre (172 ha) East Rock Park, managed by the city of New Haven, which maintains a seasonal automobile road that climbs to the summit of the ridge, a network of trails, an environmental center, and a rose garden. A number of recreation facilities are located at the southwest base of the ridge; these ...
A map of Connecticut The U.S. state of Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound , on the west by New York , on the north by Massachusetts , and on the east by Rhode Island . The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford , and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport , New Haven , Stamford ...
Open space preserve, agricultural preserve, and bio-reserve primarily located in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts and edging into Canaan, Connecticut. The preserve contains over 800 plant species including North America's greatest diversity of ferns. It is open to the public with hiking trails and a visitors center. Beckley Bog: May 1977
The 14 trunk line routes of the original state highway system of Connecticut. In 1900, the State Highway Department proposed a statewide system of trunk line routes. By 1913, the system consisted of 10 north-south highways and 4 east-west highways, including the lower Boston Post Road. The system covered roughly 1,400 miles (2,300 km).
Pages in category "Geology of Connecticut" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Roads classified by the Connecticut Department of Transportation as state roads are given an unsigned number designation between 500 and 999, with the first digit depending on which Maintenance District the road is primarily located in. Below is a list of the state roads that are classified as arterial roads.
This was one of the first turnpikes to be built on a straight line rather than along existing roads. [6] In the 1910s, Connecticut and Massachusetts adopted a system of marking major roads by colors. The route from New Haven to Springfield, crossing the Connecticut River at Hartford, was marked with blue bands, signifying a major north–south ...