Get to Know Your State Roads In North-Central Connecticut

The latest installment of our new periodic series on Patch sites in north-central Connecticut, providing facts and figures about some of the state roads which wind through the area, features Route 140, which begins at Route 75 in Windsor Locks and ends at Routes 190 and 32 in Stafford Springs.

• Designated: 1932
• Length: 22.5 miles
• Towns: Windsor Locks, East Windsor, Ellington, Tolland, Stafford
• Other names: Elm St., Main St. (Windsor Locks); Bridge St., North Rd., Broad Brook Rd., Melrose Rd. (East Windsor); Sadds Mill Rd., Maple St., Somers Rd. (Ellington); Crystal Lake Rd. (Ellington/Tolland); Sandy Beach Rd. (Ellington); Charter Rd., Park St., Tolland Ave. (Stafford)
• Junctions: Windsor Locks - Route 75, Route 159; East Windsor - I-91, U.S. 5, Route 191; Ellington - Route 286, Route 83, Route 30; Stafford - Routes 190/32
• Landmarks: Dexter Plaza (Windsor Locks); World War I Veterans Memorial Bridge (Windsor Locks/East Windsor); Geissler's Supermarket, Sofia's Restaurant, Connecticut Trolley Museum, Bassdale Plaza, The Mansions At Canyon Ridge (East Windsor); Rolling Meadows Country Club, Robert Tedford Memorial Park, St. Luke Church, Hall Memorial Library, Ellington Senior Center, Ellington High School, Ellington Depot, Crystal Lake Fire Department, Crystal Lake Elementary School, Crystal Lake (Ellington); Stafford Motor Speedway (Stafford)

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The World War I Veterans Memorial Bridge, connecting Windsor Locks and East Windsor. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

Sandy Beach at Crystal Lake in Ellington. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

Stafford Motor Speedway. (Courtesy of Stafford Motor Speedway)

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Other columns in this series:

• Route 167
• Route 74
• Route 83
• Route 190