Connecticut Route 127

Route 127 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running entirely from Bridgeport to Trumbull. It serves as a minor arterial, connecting all four major limited access highways in the Bridgeport area.

Route 127 marker

Route 127

Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 127 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length6.80 mi[1] (10.94 km)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
South end I-95 / Route 130 in Bridgeport
Major intersections
North end Route 111 in Trumbull
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesFairfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
← Route 126→ Route 128

Route description

Route 127 begins at an intersection with Route 130 in southeastern Bridgeport and almost immediately intersects I-95. It then heads north, roughly parallel to the Pequonnock River and Route 8, into Trumbull. It intersects Route 8 just north of the Bridgeport-Trumbull town line and continues north, then turns northwest to intersect Route 15 and Route 25 in rapid succession. It then continues northwest to end at an intersection with Route 111 in Trumbull.[1]

History

White Plains Road was laid out to Pulpit Rock, in present-day Trumbull, in 1705.[2] Route 127 was commissioned in 1932 and originally ran from US 1 to its current northern terminus. At an undetermined time before 1978, the southern terminus was truncated to the Huntington Turnpike (SR 730). It was extended south to US 1 in 1992, then further south to Route 130 in 1995.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Bridgeport0.000.00 Route 130 (Stratford Avenue)Continues south to a dead end
0.100.16
 I-95 south – New York City		Exit 28 on I-95 (Connecticut Turnpike)
1.402.25 US 1 (Boston Avenue)
Trumbull3.155.07





 Route 8 north / Route 25 north to Route 15 south / Merritt Parkway south – Shelton, Waterbury, Trumbull, Danbury		Exit 4 on Route 8; Exit 4 on Route 25
4.206.76

 Route 15 north / Merritt Parkway north – New Haven		Exit 50 on Route 15 / Merritt Parkway
4.877.84
 Route 25 south – Bridgeport		Exit 5B on Route 25
6.8010.94 Route 111 – Bridgeport, Stepney, Long Hill
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Fairfield County Historical Society, Reverend Samuel Orcutt, 1886, Vol. 2 pg. 1007
  3. Connecticut Routes, Route 127
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