Connecticut Route 102
Encyclopedia
Route 102 is a state highway
in southwestern Connecticut
running from the center of Ridgefield
to the Branchville
section of the same town.
center and heads east towards Branchville
. It ends at a channelized intersection with US 7
in Branchville, near the Branchville
railroad station of the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad
. The eastern terminus is located just west of the Ridgefield-Redding
town line. The entire route is known as Branchville Road.
crew leader who was killed in August 2005 when a limousine struck him while placing orange safety cones along Route 7 in Norwalk. The limousine driver was found guilty and served 6 months in prison as well as permanent loss of his commercial drivers license. The portion of Route 7 where the accident occurred already had a commemorative name and the designation of nearby Route 102 was the compromise reached with the family.
, Route 102 was created as a new route number for old Highway 329. At that time, Route 102 extended west of Route 35 along Catoonah Street, Barry Avenue, and West Mountain Road to the New York state line, where it continued as a local road. In 1963, as part of the Route Reclassification Act of 1961, the section west of Route 35 was supposed to be transferred to the town of Ridgefield. However, the town did not want to maintain that section of the road and the transfer remained in arbitration until 1979 when the state lost its case. On March 1979, the Route 102 designation west of Route 35, including the short overlap with Route 35, was officially removed and re-designated as State Road 822, an unsigned state-maintained road.
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in southwestern Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
running from the center of Ridgefield
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
to the Branchville
Branchville, Connecticut
Branchville is a section of the southeast corner of the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and is also the name of a Metro North railroad station .- History :...
section of the same town.
Route description
Route 102 begins at an intersection with Route 35 in RidgefieldRidgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
center and heads east towards Branchville
Branchville, Connecticut
Branchville is a section of the southeast corner of the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and is also the name of a Metro North railroad station .- History :...
. It ends at a channelized intersection with US 7
U.S. Route 7
U.S. Route 7 is a north–south United States highway in western New England that runs for from Norwalk, Connecticut, to Highgate, Vermont. The highway's southern terminus is at Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut...
in Branchville, near the Branchville
Branchville (Metro-North station)
The Branchville Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of the Branchville area of Ridgefield, Connecticut via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line....
railroad station of the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...
. The eastern terminus is located just west of the Ridgefield-Redding
Redding, Connecticut
Mark Twain, a resident of the town in his old age, contributed the first books for a public library which was eventually named after him.-Government:...
town line. The entire route is known as Branchville Road.
Special designations
The entire length of Route 102 has been designated as the Robert Mugford Memorial Highway, named after a Connecticut Department of TransportationConnecticut Department of Transportation
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The current Commissioner of ConnDOT is Jeffrey Parker...
crew leader who was killed in August 2005 when a limousine struck him while placing orange safety cones along Route 7 in Norwalk. The limousine driver was found guilty and served 6 months in prison as well as permanent loss of his commercial drivers license. The portion of Route 7 where the accident occurred already had a commemorative name and the designation of nearby Route 102 was the compromise reached with the family.
History
In the 1920s, Branchville Road was a secondary state highway known as Highway 329. In the 1932 state highway renumbering1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)
In 1932, the Highway Department of the U.S. state of Connecticut , decided to completely renumber all its state highways. The only exceptions were the U.S. Highways and some of the New England Interstate Routes. Between 1922 and 1932, Connecticut used a state highway numbering system shared with...
, Route 102 was created as a new route number for old Highway 329. At that time, Route 102 extended west of Route 35 along Catoonah Street, Barry Avenue, and West Mountain Road to the New York state line, where it continued as a local road. In 1963, as part of the Route Reclassification Act of 1961, the section west of Route 35 was supposed to be transferred to the town of Ridgefield. However, the town did not want to maintain that section of the road and the transfer remained in arbitration until 1979 when the state lost its case. On March 1979, the Route 102 designation west of Route 35, including the short overlap with Route 35, was officially removed and re-designated as State Road 822, an unsigned state-maintained road.
Junction list
The entire route is in RidgefieldRidgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
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External Links
- OpenStreetMap showing CT 102 and SR 822