Interstate 291 (Conn.)

Enlarge text Shrink text
  • Place
| System number 987007600075405171

Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Interstate 291 (Conn.)
Other forms of name
I-291 (Conn.)
Interstate Highway 291 (Conn.)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway (Conn.)
See Also From tracing topical name
Express highways United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2263303
Library of congress: sh2012004726
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Review of final environmental/section 4(f) statement (FEIS), Interstate 91 and Interstate 291, town of Windsor, 1983.
  • Wikipedia, Dec. 13, 2012(Abbreviated as I-91; also known as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway; runs from Windsor, CT to Manchester CT)

Wikipedia description:

Interstate 291 (I-291) is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut that starts at I-91 at its junction with Route 218 in Windsor and ends at I-84 in Manchester. It serves as a northeastern bypass of Hartford. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the official length of I-291 is 6.02 miles (9.69 km); however, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) includes the 0.38 miles (0.61 km) of the exit ramp that I-291 uses to merge with eastbound I-84, making their recorded length 6.4 miles (10.3 km) long. I-291 is also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway for its entire length.

Read more on Wikipedia >