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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:I-291.svg) Interstate 291 | ||||
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| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
 I-291 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-91 | ||||
| Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.02 mi[1] (9.69 km) | |||
| Existed | 1958 (as Route 291) 1994 (as I-291)–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-91 / Route 218 in Windsor | |||
  US 5 / Route 30 in South Windsor | ||||
| East end |    I-84 / US 6 / I-384 / SR 502 in Manchester | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | Hartford | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 291 (I-291) is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut that starts at I-91 at its junction with Route 218 in Windsor and ends at I-84 and I-384 in Manchester. It serves as a northeastern bypass of Hartford. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the official length of I-291 is 6.02 miles (9.69 km);[1] however, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) includes the 0.38 miles (0.61 km) of the exit ramp that I-291 uses to merge with eastbound I-84, making their recorded length 6.4 miles (10.3 km) long.[2]
I-291 is also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway for its entire length.
- ^ a b Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (2012). "2012 Traffic Volumes, State Maintained Highway Network" (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2020.