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Milford Parkway (Connecticut)
Encyclopedia
The Milford Parkway, officially the Daniel S. Wasson Connector, is a 2.88 miles (4.6 km) long freeway between U.S. Route 1 and the Wilbur Cross Parkway
(Route 15
) in the city of Milford, Connecticut
. The highway has one intermediate exit to Interstate 95
. The highway is officially designated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation as State Road 796 (SR 796) but is not signed as such. Being a parkway
, commercial vehicles are prohibited from using the road.
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|Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramp as main line
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|0.52
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|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
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|1.78
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|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Begin exit ramp as main line
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|2.32
|Wheelers Farms Road
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Milepost at off ramp
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|2.88
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|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Milepost at merge with southbound Route 15
End exit ramp as main line
For the last 1.1 miles (1.8 km), the Route 796 designation follows the long exit ramp for southbound Route 15. The road ends at the southbound merge with Route 15.
Wilbur Cross Parkway
The Wilbur Cross Parkway is a limited access road in Connecticut, comprising the portion of Route 15 between Milford and Meriden. It is named after Wilbur Lucius Cross, a former governor of the state...
(Route 15
Route 15 (Connecticut)
Route 15 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut that runs from a connection with New York's Hutchinson River Parkway in Greenwich, Connecticut to its northern terminus intersecting with Interstate 84 in East Hartford, Connecticut...
) in the city of Milford, Connecticut
Milford, Connecticut
Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...
. The highway has one intermediate exit to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Connecticut
Interstate 95, the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles in Connecticut from the Rhode Island state line to the New York State line. I-95 Southbound from East Lyme to the New York State...
. The highway is officially designated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation as State Road 796 (SR 796) but is not signed as such. Being a parkway
Parkway
The term parkway has several distinct principal meanings and numerous synonyms around the world, for either a type of landscaped area or a type of road.Type of landscaped area:...
, commercial vehicles are prohibited from using the road.
History
Milford Parkway was re-named on June 23, 2003 to honor Daniel S. Wasson, the first police officer to die in the line of duty in the city of Milford. He was killed on April 12, 1987 when he was shot by a motorist he had pulled over.Exit list
|-|0.16
|
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit ramp as main line
|-
|0.52
|
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|-
|1.78
|
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Begin exit ramp as main line
|-
|2.32
|Wheelers Farms Road
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Milepost at off ramp
|-
|2.88
|
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Milepost at merge with southbound Route 15
End exit ramp as main line
For the last 1.1 miles (1.8 km), the Route 796 designation follows the long exit ramp for southbound Route 15. The road ends at the southbound merge with Route 15.