Connecticut Route 163

Route 163 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut running from Montville to Bozrah.

Route 163
Map of New London County in southeastern Connecticut with Route 163 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length	12.86 mi[1] (20.70 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 32 in Montville
	I-395 in Montville
North end	Route 2 in Bozrah
Location
Counties	New London
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 162 → Route 164

Route description

Route 163 begins as Oakdale Road at an intersection with Route 32 in the village of Uncasville within the town of Montville. It heads in a northwest direction and soon intersects I-395 (at exit 6) after half a mile. Route 163 then passes through the Palmertown community, passing in front of the Rand-Whitney company headquarters. It soon reaches the village of Oakdale, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) later, where the road makes a few turns, crosses the Oxoboxo Brook, and continues northwest for another three miles (5 km) to reach Route 82 in northwest Montville. After overlapping Route 82 for 200 yards (180 m), it continues north along Bozrah Road and soon enters the town of Bozrah. In Bozrah, Route 163 veers to the northeast then continues for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) through rural areas before ending at an interchange Route 2 (at exit 23) west of the village of Fitchville. The road continues as unsigned State Road 612 for another 0.14 miles (0.23 km) to end at Fitchville Road, an old alignment of Route 2.[1]

History

The road connecting Uncasville through Oakdale to the Norwich and Salem Turnpike (now Route 82) was designated as a secondary state highway known as Highway 364 in 1922. As part of the 1932 state highway renumbering, old Highway 364 was renumbered to Route 163, running from Route 32 to Route 82. In 1936, it was extended along former SR 655 to its current northern terminus at Route 2 in Bozrah.[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in New London County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Montville	0.00	0.00	Route 32 – New London, Quaker Hill, Norwich
	0.54	0.87	I-395 / Conn. Turnpike – New Haven, Norwich	Exit 6 (Interstate 395 / Connecticut Turnpike)
	7.34– 7.46	11.81– 12.01	Route 82 – Norwich, Salem	Brief overlap with CT 82
Bozrah	12.80	20.60	Route 2 – Hartford, Norwich	Exit 23 (CT 2)
	12.86	20.70	SSR 612 (Haughton Road)	Northern terminus of CT 163
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 163

External links