Oak Street Connector | ||||
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| SR 724 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 0.6 mi[1] (970 m) | |||
| Existed | 1959–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | MLK Boulevard / Orange Street in New Haven | |||
| East end |   I-91 / I-95 in New Haven | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | New Haven | |||
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The Oak Street Connector, officially known as the Richard C. Lee Highway (named after former New Haven mayor Richard C. Lee), is a 0.6-mile-long (0.97 km) freeway carrying State Road 724 in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The freeway begins at the junction of Interstate 95 and Interstate 91 and ends at Orange Street. The road formerly carried Route 34 until the early 2020s.[2]
Much of the connector has been closed to traffic as part of the first phase of the New Haven Downtown Crossing Project. As of 2022, most of the road is a surface street.[3]
- ^ "Oak Street Connector" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Town Road Maps". CT.gov. Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 31, 2023. p. 092, City of New Haven. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Why The Politicians Crossed The Road". New Haven Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-27.