Route information | ||||
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Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 10.34 mi[1] (16.64 km) | |||
Existed | 1932[2] (extended in 1966)–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 1 in Milford | |||
I-95 in West Haven | ||||
East end | US 1 in Orange | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | New Haven | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 162 is a state highway in southern Connecticut running for 10.34 miles (16.64 km) from Milford to the West Haven–Orange town line. Because it is located along the Atlantic coast it serves as a more scenic alternate route to US 1, where it both begins and ends.