Connecticut Route 130

Route 130 is a state highway in southwestern Connecticut, running from Fairfield to Stratford, generally parallel to I-95.

Route 130
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 130 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length	8.21 mi[1] (13.21 km)
Existed	1992–present
Major junctions
West end	US 1 in Fairfield
	I-95 in Bridgeport and Stratford
East end	US 1 in Stratford
Location
Counties	Fairfield
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 128 → Route 131

Route description

Route 130 begins at an intersection with US 1 in Fairfield and heads east into Bridgeport. In Bridgeport, it intersects I-95, then passes under Route 8 and I-95 twice without junctions before crossing into Stratford. In Stratford, it passes under I-95 again without a junction before intersecting I-95 a second and ending at another intersection with US 1.[1]

Route 130 is designated the A.W. Penn Memorial Highway from the Fairfield-Bridgeport town line to State Street.[1]

History

In 1922, state roads were given number designations in New England for the first time. Modern Route 130 was originally part of New England Route 1. In 1927, the U.S. Highway system was created and New England Route 1 became part of U.S. Route 1 (US 1). In 1932, an alternate route of US 1 (US 1 Alt. was designated along North Avenue, Boston Avenue, and Barnum Avenue further inland (now modern US 1). In 1963, US 1A in the Bridgeport area was deleted and re-designated as US 1. The original US 1 alignment along Fairfield Avenue, State Street, and Stratford Avenue became unsigned state roads, with designations of SR 771 (Fairfield-Bridgeport) and SR 769 (Bridgeport-Stratford). In 1992, these were re-designated as modern Route 130.[2]

Major intersections

CT as State Street at the intersection of Park Avenue in Bridgeport.

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fairfield	0.00	0.00	US 1 to I-95 – Southport, Bridgeport	Former Boston Post Road
Bridgeport	1.93	3.11	I-95 north – New Haven	Exit 25 on I-95 south (Connecticut Turnpike)
			Route 25 north / Route 8 north – Trumbull, Waterbury	Exit 2 on Routes 25-8 south
			Pequonnock River bridge
	4.18	6.73	Route 127 north to I-95 south
	4.65	7.48	Seaview Avenue to I-95
Community of Stratford	7.06	11.36	Route 113 – Sikorsky Memorial Airport
	7.99	12.86	I-95 south – New York City	Exit 33 on I-95 north (Connecticut Turnpike)
	8.21	13.21	US 1 – Bridgeport, Devon	Traffic circle; to Route 110
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-07-26 at WebCite
2. Connecticut Routes, Route 130