Connecticut Route 3

Route 3 marker
Route 3
Map
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length14.45 mi (23.26 km)
Existed1941 (extended 1991)–present
Major junctions
South end Route 66 in Middletown
Major intersections I-91 in Wethersfield
North end Route 2 at the GlastonburyEast Hartford town line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesMiddlesex, Hartford
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Route 2A Route 4
I-484 I-684

Route 3 is a 14.45-mile-long (23.26 km) route connecting Middletown to the Glastonbury-East Hartford town line. It passes through the towns of Cromwell, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, and Glastonbury. The northernmost 3 miles (4.8 km) of Route 3 is a freeway that was originally intended for the cancelled Interstate 491.