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Berlin Turnpike
Arterial road in Connecticut, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. The road begins one mile south of the Meriden-Berlin town line where Route 15 on the Wilbur Cross Parkway merges with US 5 along North Broad Street in Meriden and terminates at the Hartford city line. The local name of the street varies as it passes through multiple towns.
Berlin Turnpike | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by ConnDOT | |
Length | 12.17 mi (19.59 km) |
Existed | 1909–present |
Component highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() SR 543 in Wethersfield |
Major junctions | |
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North end | Maple Avenue in Hartford |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Counties | New Haven, Hartford |
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1.07 miles (1.72 km) south of the Hartford city line, US 5 and Route 15 leave the turnpike and follow the Wilbur Cross Highway northeast through Hartford towards the Charter Oak Bridge. The Berlin Turnpike continues north as a two-lane undivided road as part of Route 314 for 0.69 miles (1.11 km), and then as SR 543 for 0.38 miles (0.61 km) before entering Hartford as the municipally-maintained Maple Avenue.