Get to Know Your State Roads In North-Central Connecticut

The latest installment of this informative series on Patch sites in north-central Connecticut, providing facts and figures about some of the state roads which wind through the area, features an interesting jaunt down Route 185, which begins in the Weatogue section of Simsbury, and ends at the intersection of Route 189 near the University of Hartford.

• Designated: 1932
• Length: 6.36 miles
• Towns: Simsbury, Bloomfield, West Hartford
• Other names: Hartford Rd. (Simsbury); Simsbury Rd. (Bloomfield/West Hartford)
• Junctions: Simsbury - US202/Rt. 10; Bloomfield - Rt. 178, Rt. 218; West Hartford - Rt. 189
• Landmarks: Abigail's Grille & Wine Bar, Bataan Corregidor Memorial Bridge, Pinchot Sycamore, Folly Farm Stables, Talcott Mountain State Park (Simsbury); Penwood State Park, Auerfarm State Park, Tumble Brook Country Club (Bloomfield); Hartford Golf Club (West Hartford)

Abigail's Grille & Wine Bar sits at the very beginning of Route 185 in Simsbury; it is famous for allegedly being haunted by a ghost of the wife of the original owner. (Google Maps)

Connecticut's widest tree, the Pinchot Sycamore, nestled by the Bataan Corregidor Memorial Bridge; Heublein Tower is visible in the background atop Talcott Mountain. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

View from Penwood State Park in Bloomfield. (ct.gov)

The 10th hole at the beautiful Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford. (Hartford Golf Club)

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Other columns in this series:

• Route 286
• Route 32
• Route 160
• Route 195
• Route 191
• Route 75
• Route 31
• Route 140
• Route 167
• Route 74
• Route 83
• Route 190