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 the longest route we have highlighted to date: Route 32, which actually has its northernmost point in Massachusetts. It enters Connecticut in Stafford and extends just south of Interstate 95 in New London.

• Designated: 1932
• Length (CT only): 54.88 miles
• Towns (CT only): Stafford, Ellington, Tolland, Willington, Mansfield, Windham, Lebanon, Franklin, Norwich, Montville, Waterford, New London
• Other names (Tolland County only): Monson Rd., West Main St. (Stafford); River Rd. (Stafford/Ellington/Tolland/Willington); Stafford Rd. (Mansfield)
• Junctions (CT only): Stafford - Rt. 319, Rt. 190, Rt. 140; Willington - I-84, Rt. 74; Mansfield - Rt. 195, U.S. 44, Rt. 275, Rt. 31; Windham - U.S. 6, Rt. 66, Rt. 289, Rt. 203; Franklin - Rt. 207, Rt. 87; Norwich - Rt. 2, I-395, Rt. 169, Rt. 82; Montville - Rt. 2A, Rt. 163; Waterford - I-395; New London - I-95/U.S. 1
• Landmarks (Tolland County only): State Line Pond, Monson Road Garage, Stafford Springs Cemetery, Dickson's, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Connecticut State Police Resident Trooper, Stafford Town Hall (Stafford); River Road Park, River Road Veterinary Center, Willington Fire Station 13, Dunkin' Donuts, Hilltop Restaurant, Stavens Brothers, Willington Fire Department, Federated Church of Willington, Hall Memorial School, Willington Pizza House (Willington); Chuck's Steak House and Margarita Grill Mexican Cantina, Willow House Preschool, DeSiato Sand and Gravel, Mansfield Fire Department, Eagleville Motors, Pub 32 Restaurant, Annie E. Vinton School, Mansfield Drive-In Theatre, Lucky Strike Lanes (Mansfield)

The northernmost point of Route 32 in Connecticut, at the town line of Stafford and Monson, Mass. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

The often-confusing junction of Routes 32 and 190 at the roundabout surrounding the Charles P. Holt Memorial Fountain in Stafford Springs. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

The award-winning Willington Pizza House. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)

Entrance to the Mansfield Drive-In Theatre, one of the few remaining outdoor cinemas in Connecticut. (Tim Jensen/Patch Media Corp.)
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Other columns in this series:

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