Route 179 is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in northern
Connecticut
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, running from
Burlington
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to
Hartland.
Route description
Route 179 begins at an intersection with
Route 4 in eastern Burlington and heads north along the
Farmington River
The Farmington River is a river, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries ex ...
into
Canton. After crossing the Farmington River in
Collinsville, it follows the Farmington River before intersecting with both
US 202
U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware to Maine, also traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Mass ...
and
US 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, ...
just west of the western end of the US 44/202 overlap. It continues north along Cherry Brook passing through
Canton Center and meeting the western end of
Route 309 before curving northwest in North Canton and entering
Barkhamsted. In Barkhamsted, it heads northwest, then turns north, briefly overlapping
Route 219 and continuing into Hartland. In Hartland, it continues north, to end at an intersection with
Route 20 in East Hartland.
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A section of Route 179 in Canton from the Burlington town line to SR 565 is designated a scenic road.][
]
History
Route 179 was commissioned in 1932, running from US 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, ...
in New Hartford to Route 20 in Hartland, along a route that is now generally but not completely assigned to Route 219. The original route used modern Route 219 from New Hartford center to the junction with modern Route 179, then Route 179 north to Hartland center. In 1944, Route 179 was relocated to its current route towards Canton Center, ending at its current intersection with US 44. Route 179 was also extended north to the state line at the same time. In 1963, with a realignment of Route 4, the former section of Route 4 from Canton to Burlington was reassigned to Route 179, ending at the current southern terminus. In 1979, the section north of Route 20 was redesignated as SR 819.Connecticut Routes, Route 179
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Junction list
References
External links
{{Portal, Connecticut
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Transportation in Hartford County, Connecticut
Transportation in Litchfield County, Connecticut