January 2nd is a date bound to provoke strong feelings among our state’s road warriors. Today in 1958, the Connecticut Turnpike — better known now as Interstate 95 — first opened to the public. The national route of the interstate largely paralleled the path of U.S. Route 1, a major north-to-south highway stretching from…
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January 2: Interstate 95, “The Connecticut Turnpike,” Opens — & the Headaches Begin
January 2nd is a date bound to provoke strong feelings among our state’s road warriors. Today in 1958, the Connecticut Turnpike — better known now as Interstate 95 — first opened to the public. The national route of the interstate largely paralleled the path of U.S. Route 1, a major north-to-south highway stretching from Maine…
January 2: Interstate 95 – The Connecticut Turnpike – Opens
January 2nd remains a date in Connecticut history that is bound to provoke strong feelings among the state’s road warriors: On this day in 1958, the Connecticut Turnpike — better known today as Interstate 95 — first opened to the public. The course of the well-traveled highway largely paralleled the path of U.S. Route…