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South Frontage Road, Huntington Street, Jay Street, Truman Street, Bank Street — — SR 642: 2.65: 4.26 Route 2 / Route 32 in Norwich: Route 2 / Route 32 / Route 169 in Norwich: Town Street, Washington Street — — SR 643: 0.13: 0.21 US 1 in New London: Route 213 in New London: Lee Avenue — — SR 644: 0.75: 1.21 Route 97 in Pomfret: US ...
The Thames River (/ θ eɪ m z / THAYMZ [1]) is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut.It flows south for 15 miles (24 km) [2] through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound.
Roads classified by the Department of Transportation as state roads are given an unsigned number designation between 500 and 999. The first digit denotes which Maintenance District the road is mainly located in: 500–599: District 1: Greater Hartford; 600–699: District 2: Quiet Corner, Lower Connecticut River Valley, Southeastern Connecticut
The southern terminus of NE-12 was originally at New London, Connecticut. It travelled along present-day Route 32 (along the west bank of the Thames River) from New London to Norwich, Connecticut. In 1932, when Connecticut decommissioned its New England Routes, Route 12 swapped places with Route 32 south of Norwich.
Route 2 is a 58.03-mile (93.39 km) state highway in Hartford and New London counties in Connecticut.It is a primary state route, with a freeway section connecting Hartford to Norwich and following surface roads to Stonington.
The area's major roads also date to this early settlement period: Williams Street ran from the town center to a mill, and Vauxhall Street was the main road to Colchester. The economic importance of the waterfront rapidly came to dominate, and the town's civic center moved near to it by the mid-18th century.
Route 32 begins near Interstate 95 (about 0.5-mile (0.80 km) south of the road crossing as a continuation of Water Street). It is a freeway near the interchange with I-95, then becomes a four-lane arterial road up to SR 693, a short freeway that provides access to I-395.
Laurel Hill is located south of downtown Norwich, separated from it by the Shetucket River. The neighborhood is characterized by relatively steep hillsides Laurel Hill Avenue, its principal roadway, runs south from a pair of bridges over that river, parallel to the Thames River, on a terrace of the hillside. Spruce Street, River Avenue, and ...