Berlin Turnpike

Berlin Turnpike
Map of central Connecticut with Berlin Turnpike highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length12.17 mi (19.59 km)
Existed1909–present
Component
highways
US 5 / Route 15 from Berlin to Wethersfield
Route 314 in Wethersfield
SR 543 in Wethersfield
Major junctions
South end US 5 / Route 15 / Wilbur Cross Parkway in Meriden
Major intersections Route 9 / Route 372 in Berlin
US 5 / Route 15 in Wethersfield
North endMaple Avenue / Ridge Road in Hartford
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesNew Haven, Hartford
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System

The Berlin Turnpike is a 12.17-mile (19.59 km) major thoroughfare carrying U.S. Route 5 (US 5) and Route 15 in New Haven County and Hartford County in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The road begins one mile south of the Meriden-Berlin town line where Route 15 on the Wilbur Cross Parkway merges with US 5 along North Broad Street in Meriden and terminates at the Hartford city line. The local name of the street varies as it passes through multiple towns.

1.07 miles (1.72 km) south of the Hartford city line, US 5 and Route 15 leave the turnpike and follow the Wilbur Cross Highway northeast through Hartford towards the Charter Oak Bridge. The Berlin Turnpike continues north as a two-lane undivided road as part of Route 314 for 0.69 miles (1.11 km), and then as SR 543 for 0.38 miles (0.61 km) before entering Hartford as the municipally-maintained Maple Avenue.