Connecticut Route 198

Route 198
Map of Windham County in northeastern Connecticut with Route 198 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	19.22 mi[1] (30.93 km)
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 6 in Chaplin
North end:	Route 198 in Southbridge, MA
Location
Counties:	Windham
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 197 Route 199 →

Route 198 is a state highway in northeastern Connecticut, running from Chaplin to the Massachusetts state line in Woodstock.

Route description

Route 198 begins at an intersection with US 6 in Chaplin and heads north across the Natchaug River, then northeast parallel to the river into Eastford. In Eastford, it continues north, crossing US 44 and meeting the west end of Route 244 (an old alignment of US 44) in the center of town. It then enters the town of Woodstock, where it passes through the western part of town, briefly overlapping Route 171 and crossing Route 197 before continuing north to the Massachusetts state line. It enters the town of Southbridge, where Route 198 ends in the town center at a junction with Route 131.^[1]

History

In the 1920s, modern Route 198 belonged to different state highways. From US 6 to US 44, it was part of old Highway 101, and from US 44 to Route 171, it was part of old Highway 183. Route 198 was commissioned in 1932, running along the current route of Route 171 from former Route 15 (now I-84) in Union to former Route 91 (now Route 171) in Woodstock. Between 1932 and 1942, its western terminus was truncated at the Union-Eastford town line. Between 1947 and 1949, it was extended back to Route 15. Between 1952 and 1954, it was extended along the current route of Route 190 to the newly opened Route 15 freeway (now I-84). In 1959, with the decommissioning of Route 91, Route 198 was extended east to US 6. In 1963, Routes 171 and 198 were rerouted, with the northern terminus of Route 198 being moved to the state line. In 1998, the southern terminus was moved 0.05 miles (0.080 km) north with a rerouting of US 6.^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Windham County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Chaplin	0.00	0.00	US 6 – Willimantic, Killingly
Eastford	8.17	13.15	US 44 – Mansfield, Putnam
	8.96	14.42	Route 244 east – Pomfret
Woodstock	11.92	19.18	Route 171 west – Union	Western terminus of CT 171 overlap
	12.82	20.63	Route 171 south – South Woodstock	Eastern terminus of CT 171 concurrency
	15.95	25.67	Route 197 – Union, Webster, MA
	19.22	30.93	Route 198 north – Southbridge	continuation into Massachusetts
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-07-26 at WebCite
2. Connecticut Routes, Route 198

External links

Route map: Bing / Google