Connecticut Route 82
Route 82 is an east-west state highway in Connecticut running from Route 9 in Chester east to Route 2 in Norwich.
Route description
Route 82 begins at a trumpet intersection with Route 9 at exit 7 in Chester and heads northeast into Haddam as a three-lane undivided freeway to a roundabout with Route 154, where it becomes a two-lane surface road. The two routes briefly overlap before Route 82 continues east to the Haddam Bridge">Haddam, Connecticut">Haddam Bridge over the Connecticut River, entering East Haddam near Goodspeed Opera House. On the east end of the village, it intersects the southern end of Route 149. At a junction with the south end of Route 151, Route 82 turns southeast and enters Lyme, where it turns east once again at a junction with the east end of Route 148. It then reenters East Haddam, where it passes the western end of Route 156 before entering Salem. In Salem, Route 82 continues northeast, meeting the south end of the Route 11 expressway, then meeting Route 85 at a roundabout. After passing the southern end of Route 354, Route 82 continues east into Montville, overlapping for 0.12 miles with Route 163. After briefly clipping Bozrah, it enters Norwich. In Norwich, it intersects Interstate 395 at exit 11 before ending at a triangular one-way couplet in downtown Norwich, intersecting Route 2/Route 32 over two bridges across the Yantic River.Route 82 is a designated scenic road for the length of the East Haddam Bridge between Haddam and East Haddam.