Route 149 is a state highway in east-central Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 running from Route 82 in East Haddam

East Haddam, Connecticut

East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,333 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

 center to the Colchester

Colchester, Connecticut

Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,551 at the 2000 census. In 2005 it was ranked 57th on the "100 Best Places to Live" in all of the United States, conducted by CNN...

-Hebron

Hebron, Connecticut

Hebron is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,610 at the 2000 census. Hebron was incorporated May 26, 1708....

 town line.

Route description

Route 149 begins as Main Street at an intersection with Route 82

Connecticut Route 82

Route 82 is an east–west state highway in Connecticut running for from Route 9 in Chester to Route 2 and 32 in Norwich.- Route description:...

 in town center of East Haddam

East Haddam, Connecticut

East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,333 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

 and heads north along the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...

, then northeast as East Haddam-Moodus Road along the Moodus River. It overlaps briefly with Route 151

Connecticut Route 151

Route 151 is a Connecticut state highway in the Connecticut River valley running from East Haddam via Moodus to the village of Cobalt in East Hampton.-Route description:...

 in the village of Moodus before continuing northeast through the village of bashan towards the town of Colchester

Colchester, Connecticut

Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,551 at the 2000 census. In 2005 it was ranked 57th on the "100 Best Places to Live" in all of the United States, conducted by CNN...

. North of Moodus, the road is known as Falls Road and Sipples Hill Road. On entering Colchester, it continues north and northeast, as Westchester Road intersecting with Route 16

Route 16 (Connecticut)

Route 16 is a primary state route connecting Middletown and Colchester via Route 66. It begins in East Hampton at Route 66 then has an interchange with Route 2 in Colchester. It then runs through Colchester center, then goes to the outskirts of Lebanon town as a rural collector...

 in the village of Westchester. After crossing the Jeremy River

Jeremy River

The Jeremy River begins at a drainage just north of Holbrook Pond about east of Gilead, Connecticut and runs for to the Salmon River. There are many swamps and marshes along the banks of its northern end, the largest of which is long....

, it enters the village of North Westchester, where it has an interchange with Route 2 (at Exit 16) and then terminates 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) later at an intersection with Old Hartford Road (an old alignment of Route 2) at the town line with Hebron.

Special designations

The section of Route 149 from the southern terminus to milepost 2.31 in East Haddam is designated as a scenic road. This portion of the road runs through the East Haddam Historic District

East Haddam Historic District

East Haddam Historic District is a historic district in East Haddam, Connecticut representing the historical development of two 18th-century settlements of the town on the east bank of the Connecticut River, Upper Landing and Lower Landing. The district is linear and runs along Route 149...

 along the banks of the Connecticut River

Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...

 and Moodus River.

History

In the 1920s, the East Haddam-Moodus-Westchester route was designated as a state highway known as Highway 148. In the 1932 state highway renumbering

1932 state highway renumbering (Connecticut)

In 1932, the Highway Department of the U.S. state of Connecticut , decided to completely renumber all its state highways. The only exceptions were the U.S. Highways and some of the New England Interstate Routes. Between 1922 and 1932, Connecticut used a state highway numbering system shared with...

, old Highway 148 was renumbered to Route 149.

Junction list

Town	Road names	Junction	Milepost
E. Haddam East Haddam, Connecticut East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,333 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... (6.82 miles)	Main Street, East Haddam-Moodus Road, Falls Road, Sipples Hill Road		0.00
			3.81-4.07
Colchester Colchester, Connecticut Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,551 at the 2000 census. In 2005 it was ranked 57th on the "100 Best Places to Live" in all of the United States, conducted by CNN... (4.88 miles)	Westchester Road		8.16
			11.60
		Old Hartford Road	11.70