Connecticut Route 262

Route 262 is a state highway in west central Connecticut running in a "U" pattern from Watertown to Plymouth.

Route description

Route 262 begins at an intersection with US 6 in Watertown. It heads southeast and east to Route 8, turning north and intersecting Route 8 at exit 34 before crossing the Naugatuck River into Thomaston. In Thomaston, it Continues South along the Naugatuck River to Waterbury. It briefly curves East just South of the Thomaston–Waterbury Town line before turning North into Plymouth. In Plymouth, it heads north past the Waterbury [Airport (Connecticut)|Waterbury Airport] and Lake Plymouth before ending at another intersection with US 6.

History

Route 262 was commissioned in March 1963 from South Street and its southward continuation along Spruce Brook Road. It originally ran from Waterbury Road in Thomaston to US 6 in Plymouth. In 1964, with the opening of the Route 8 freeway from Waterbury to Thomaston, Route 262 was extended south along the former route of Route 8 to Huntingdon Avenue in Waterbury. In 1965, it was truncated back to Spruce Brook Road in Waterbury. In 1975, the Watertown section of Route 262 was added, using former SR 824 and SR 855. In the same year, the section between Lake Plymouth and Tomlinson Road in Plymouth was realigned.