Connecticut Route 215

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Route 215

Connecticut Route 215
Map of New London County in southeastern Connecticut with Route 215 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length4.65 mi [1]  (7.48 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
West endUS 1.svg US 1 in Groton
East endUS 1.svg US 1 in Groton
Location
Country United States
State Connecticut
Counties New London
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Connecticut Highway 214 wide.svg Route 214 Connecticut Highway 216 wide.svg Route 216

Route 215 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut, running entirely within the town of Groton in a loop off US 1 through the Noank and West Mystic sections of Groton and also serves the Groton Long Point community.

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Route description

A Groton and Stonington Street Railway trolley on Elm Street in Noank around 1910 Trolley on Elm Street, Noank, postcard.jpg
A Groton and Stonington Street Railway trolley on Elm Street in Noank around 1910

Route 215 begins as Groton Long Point Road at an intersection with US 1 in south central Groton. It heads southeast towards Noank, passing by Haley Farm State Park along the way. At the entrance to Groton Long Point, Route 215 turns east following South Elm Street into the village of Noank. After passing through the center of the village, Route 215 turns north past Beebe Cove along Elm Street then proceeds northeast following Noank Road towards West Mystic. Route 215 ends at an intersection with US 1 on the west bank of the mouth of the Mystic River near Mystic Harbor. [1]

History

In the 1920s, the road connecting Groton Long Point and Noank to West Mystic was a secondary state highway known as Highway 342. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Route 215 was established as a new route number for old Highway 342. The newly established Route 215, like the old route, ran from Groton Long Point to US 1 along the eastern half of the modern route. The western half (old SR 670) was added in 1962 as part of the Route Reclassification Act. [2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Groton, New London County.

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00US 1.svg US 1  Groton, New London, Mystic Western terminus of CT 215
4.657.48US 1.svg US 1 Eastern terminus of CT 215
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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