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The Berlin Turnpike is a 12.17-mile (19.59 km) major thoroughfare carrying U.S. Route 5 (US 5) and Route 15 in New Haven County and Hartford County in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
In the early 1950s, the king of Connecticut’s roads was the Berlin Turnpike, lined with colorful kitschy roadside architecture. It was the main route from Hartford toward New Haven between 1942 and 1965.
US 5 and Route 15 run for 10 miles (16 km) along the Berlin Turnpike within the towns of Berlin, Newington, and Wethersfield. The Berlin Turnpike is mostly a four-lane arterial road with some six-lane sections and is the alignment of the old Hartford and New Haven Turnpike.
Some have suggested that the 11-mile Berlin Turnpike be designated Connecticut’s next scenic road by dint of its appearance alone: the turnpike boasts a heady visual mix of neon, brand names, logos, and 1960s’ motel Modernism.
Commissioner Eucalitto said: “The 11-mile Berlin Turnpike is a critical corridor connecting New Haven and Hartford Counties ripe with commerce and economic development opportunities. This grant award will help lay the foundation to create a future Route 5 with safety at the forefront.
The state Department of Transportation is looking to make changes to the Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, Newington and Wethersfield to improve safety for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and...
The Berlin Turnpike links two segments of the Wilbur Cross Parkway and Highway, the first freeway route through the center of Connecticut. Long multilane divided highways that are not freeways are rare in the state: how did the Berlin Turnpike turn out that way? And why was a gap left in the freeway system?
A grant could bring three local towns together to create a safer experience for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers along the Berlin Turnpike.
BERLIN — Central corridors along Route 5, known as the Berlin Turnpike, were awarded $2 million in federal funds to study, revise and plan for a multi-modal future, Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced.
The iconic Berlin Turnpike is a quintessential example of roadway infrastructure, a veritable ruin of a bygone era and once regarded as one of the greatest neon strips in the Northeast.