Connecticut Route 35

Route 35
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 35 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byCTDOT
Length	5.66 mi(9.11 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	NY 35inLewisboro, NY
Major intersections	Route 102inRidgefield Route 116inRidgefield
North end	US 7inRidgefield
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Fairfield
Highway system
Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US State SSR SR Scenic
←Route 34 →Route 37

Route 35is astate highwayinConnecticut,located entirely within the town ofRidgefield,Fairfield County.Route 35 starts at theNew Yorkstate line, where the road continues asNew York State Route 35,and ends atU.S. Route 7.The road is often used as an alternative to the congested Route 7. Originally part ofNew England Route 3in the 1920s, Route 35 was designated in1932.

Route description

NY 35 approaching the CT state line, where CT 35 begins in the town of Ridgefield

Route 35 begins at theNew Yorkstate line (where it continues west asNY 35) and heads east along South Salem Road and West Lane untilRoute 33in downtownRidgefield,about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of the state line. It then turns north along Main Street, taking over Route 33. After downtown Ridgefield, Route 35 turns right on Danbury Road whileRoute 116begins straight ahead. Route 35 then proceeds in a northeast direction until it meetsU.S. Route 7about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) later. Danbury Road continues as US 7.

History

Modern Danbury Road in Ridgefield and Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury was first laid out as aturnpikein 1801 by theDanbury and Ridgefield TurnpikeCorporation. The turnpike connected Ridgefield center and downtown Danbury. Tolls continued to be collected on the road until 1860 when the charter of the corporation was repealed.

Route 35 was originally part ofNew England Route 3(designated in 1922), which was part of the main route connectingNew York CityandHartfordviaBedfordandDanbury.Most of Route 3 became co-signed asU.S. Route 6east of Danbury in 1927. A small portion south of Danbury was also assigned as part ofU.S. Route 7about a year later. In the1932 state highway renumbering,the New England road numbering system was abandoned and the remaining section of old Route 3 west of US 7 was then designated as Route 35. Originally, Route 35 used West Lane from the state line to Main Street. This was realigned by 1934 to use South Salem Road (the modern alignment) instead. The original 35 becameRoute 35A.In 1963, this was renumbered as unsignedState Road 835.Around 1942, New York designated the continuation across the state line asNew York State Route 35,creating a unified route fromPeekskilltoRidgefield.

Major intersections

The entire route is inFairfield County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Town of Ridgefield	0.00	0.00	NY 35west –South Salem,Katonah	Continuation intoNew York
Community of Ridgefield	1.80	2.90	Route 33south –Wilton	Northern terminus of Route 33
	2.01	3.23	Route 102east –Branchville	Western terminus of Route 102
	2.96	4.76	Route 116north –North Salem, NY	Southern terminus of Route 116
Town of Ridgefield	5.66	9.11	US 7–Danbury,Brookfield,Wilton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Road sign indicating the Maurice Sendak Memorial Highway, near the northern terminus of CT Rt. 35.

Maurice Sendak Memorial Highway

In 2016, a 1.1-mile segment of CT Route 35, between the intersection withU.S. Route 7and the intersection with Limestone Road, was designated asMaurice Sendak Memorial Highway,in honor of children’s author/illustratorMaurice Sendak,who was a longtime Ridgefield resident.

External links

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