 Route 322 | ||||
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 Map of central Connecticut with Route 322 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byCTDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.80 mi[1] (15.77 km) | |||
| Existed | 1963–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Route 69 inWolcott | |||
| Major intersections |  I-84 inSouthington | |||
| East end |  I-691 in Southington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | New Haven,Hartford | |||
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Route 322 is a state highway in west centralConnecticut, running fromWolcott toSouthington.
Route 322 begins at an intersection withRoute 69 in Wolcott and passes through the town center as it curves east, southeast, and south to the southeast corner of the town. It then turns onto Meriden Road, and descends intoSouthington, becoming Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. In Southington, it continues in a generally east-southeasterly direction just north of the Southington-Cheshire town line. It intersectsI-84 at exit 28, and then meetsRoute 10 at a grade separated intersection. It briefly crosses into Cheshire before crossing theQuinnipiac River and reentering southeastern Southington. It meets the southern end ofRoute 120 before ending at an interchange withI-691 near the Southington-Meriden town line. The road continues into Meriden as West Main Street.[1]
Route 322 was established in 1963, running from Route 69 to then US 6A (Meriden Road) in Wolcott. The year before becoming a signed route, Route 322 was taken over by the state and designated as unsigned SR 522 as part of the Route Reclassification Act. In 1967, with the decommissioning ofUS 6A, it was extended east along former US 6A to I-84 in Southington. In 1987, with the opening of I-691, the portion from I-84 to exit 4 of I-691 was transferred fromRoute 66 (which was truncated to I-91) to Route 322.[citation needed]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| New Haven | Wolcott | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 69 –Waterbury,Bristol | Western terminus | ||
| 4.31 | 6.94 | Meriden Road (SR 844 west) –Waterbury | Former US 6A | ||||
| Hartford | Southington | 6.14 | 9.88 | I-84 –Waterbury,Hartford | Exit 40B on I-84 | ||
| 6.82 | 10.98 | Clark Street (SR 509 north) | |||||
| 7.34 | 11.81 |  Route 10 –Cheshire,New Haven,Plantsville | Interchange | ||||
| 9.35 | 15.05 |  Route 120 | |||||
| 9.80 | 15.77 | I-691 –Waterbury,Meriden | Eastern terminus; exit 5 on I-691; formerRoute 66 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
