Route 289 | ||||
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 Map of eastern Connecticut with Route 289 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.13 mi [1] (8.26 km) | |||
| Existed | 1964–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 87 in Lebanon | |||
| North end |  Route 32 to  Route 66 in Windham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | New London, Windham | |||
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Route 289 is a state highway in eastern Connecticut, running from Lebanon center to Willimantic in the town of Windham.
Route 289 begins at an intersection with Route 87 north of the town center of Lebanon. It heads north and northeast for about 4.3 miles (6.9 km) through rural areas to the Windham town line. In Windham, the road becomes known as Mountain Street and heads north to end at an intersection with Route 32 in Willimantic. [1]
Route 289 is designated the Beaumont Memorial Highway after William Beaumont (1785–1853), a pioneering researcher in human digestion. [1]
In 1922, the Lebanon-Willimantic route was designated as a state highway known as Highway 214. In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Route 89 was established. It ran from Lebanon via Willimantic, Mansfield Center, Warrenville, and Westford up to Union and incorporated the entirety of old Highway 214. In 1964, Route 195 was extended south from Mansfield Center to Willimantic using part of Route 89, truncating the south end of Route 89. The former section of Route 89 south of Willimantic (old Highway 214) was renumbered to Route 289. It has had no significant changes since. [2]
| County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| New London | Lebanon | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 87 – North Franklin, Franklin, Columbia | |||
| Windham | Windham | 5.13 | 8.26 | Route 32 – Willimantic, Coventry, Univ. of Connecticut, Norwich | Northern terminus of CT 289 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
Willimantic is a city located in the town of Windham in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It is a former Census-designated place and borough, and is currently organized as one of two tax districts within the Town of Windham. Known as "Thread City" for the American Thread Company's mills along the Willimantic River, it was a center of the textile industry in the 19th century. Originally incorporated as a city in 1893, it entered a period of decline after the Second World War, culminating in the mill's closure and the city's reabsorption into the town of Windham in the 1980s. Heroin use, present since the 1960s, became a major public health problem in the early 2000s, declining somewhat by the 2010s. Though the city was a major rail hub, an Interstate Highway has never passed within ten miles, despite early plans to connect it.
Windham is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. It contains the former city of Willimantic as well as the boroughs of Windham Center, North Windham, and South Windham. Willimantic, an incorporated city since 1893, was consolidated with the town in 1983. The population was 24,428 at the 2020 census.
Interstate 384 (I-384) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Connecticut. It runs 8.2 miles (13.2 km) east to west, going from I-84 and I-291 in East Hartford to US Route 6 (US 6) and US 44 in Bolton.
Route 66 is a Connecticut state highway running from Meriden to Windham, serving as an alternate east–west route to US 6 through east-central Connecticut.
Route 32 is a 54.88-mile (88.32 km) primary north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, beginning in New London and continuing via Willimantic to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues as Route 32 in that state.
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) within the state of Connecticut runs for 116.33 miles (187.21 km) from the New York state line near Danbury to the Rhode Island state line in Killingly. West of Hartford, the route either closely parallels or runs along Interstate 84 (I-84), which has largely supplanted US 6 as a through route in western Connecticut. East of Hartford, US 6 serves as a primary route for travel between Hartford and Providence.
Connecticut Route 14 is one of several secondary routes from eastern Connecticut into Rhode Island. It runs from the Willimantic section of the town of Windham to the Rhode Island state line in Sterling.
Route 64 is a Connecticut state highway connecting the towns of Woodbury and Waterbury via Middlebury.
Route 97 is a north–south state highway in eastern Connecticut running for 29.14 miles (46.90 km) from Route 12 in Norwich to US 44 in Pomfret.
Route 89 is a state highway in northeastern Connecticut, running from eastern Mansfield to southern Union. It connects the villages of Mansfield Center, Warrenville, and Westford. It is a two-lane rural collector road throughout its entire length, following the path of the Mount Hope River.
Route 87 is a Connecticut state highway running from Franklin to Andover, generally in a southeast–northwest direction. The route is part of the road connecting the towns of Norwich, Lebanon, Columbia, and Andover. Route 87 is a two-lane rural collector road for its entire length.
Route 203 is a state highway in eastern Connecticut, running entirely within the town of Windham.
Route 205 is a state highway in eastern Connecticut, running from the village of Wauregan in Plainfield to the town center of Brooklyn.
Connecticut Route 207 is a state highway running from Hebron to Sprague.
Route 193 is a 9.40-mile-long (15.13 km) state highway in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The route travels between the town centers of Thompson, Connecticut and Webster, Massachusetts. The road closely parallels Interstate 395 throughout its entire length. It is signed North-South, with the exception of one East-West Sign at the South end.
Route 199 is a rural state highway in western Connecticut, running from Roxbury to Washington.
Route 195 is a state highway in northeastern Connecticut, running from the Willimantic section of Windham to the town center of Tolland via the Storrs section of Mansfield. The road is the main thoroughfare to access the main campus of the University of Connecticut.
Route 197 is a 14.17-mile-long (22.80 km) state highway in northeastern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts, running from Union, Connecticut, to Dudley, Massachusetts. The Connecticut section is signed as an east–west route, while the Massachusetts section is signed north–south.
Route 272 is a state highway in northwestern Connecticut running from Torrington to the Massachusetts state line in Norfolk.
Route 275 is a state highway in northeastern Connecticut running from Coventry to the Storrs section of Mansfield, and serving as a western feeder to the University of Connecticut.
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