The Flats is a neighborhood located in the southeastern end of

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, in the

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valley area that runs between the hilly western part of town and the rock formation known as

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. The West River valley continues into the city of

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. The Flats is bounded on the northeast by West Rock Ridge, on the south by the Amity neighborhood of New Haven, and on the northwest by an incline in elevation above which lies the highlands of Woodbridge. This region was called �
Shushuck
�� by Native Americans. The Flats is Woodbridge's main commercial section, with mixed-use residential, recreational and retail zoning. CT Route 63 and CT Route 69 are the primary roads in this neighborhood, which form major north–south arterials between New Haven and northern towns like

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and the

Naugatuck River Valley The Naugatuck River Valley is the watershed area of the Naugatuck River in the western part of Connecticut. The Naugatuck Valley straddles parts of Litchfield County, New Haven, and Fairfield counties. The Route 8 corridor and Waterbury Branch ...

region beyond. CT Route 15/The

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runs east-west through The Flats to intersect with CT-63 and CT-69.

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