Route information | ||||
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Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 12.05 mi[1] (19.39 km) | |||
Existed | 1932–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 1 in Bridgeport | |||
Route 15 / Merritt Parkway in Fairfield | ||||
North end | Route 25 in Monroe | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | Fairfield | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 59 is a north–south state highway in Connecticut, running from Bridgeport to Monroe. Between Bridgeport and Easton, Route 59 used to be the Stratfield and Weston Turnpike, which operated from 1797 to 1886. Modern Route 59 was designated along the turnpike route in 1932 with a northward extension to the Upper Stepney section of Monroe.