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Routing
Interstate 384 is a spur route from Interstate 384 east to U.S. 6 and U.S. 44 near Quarryville. This freeway is one of two completed sections of what was supposed to be Interstate 84 between Hartford and Providence. From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Interstate 384 was signed as Interstate 84 during this time in anticipation of Interstate 84 being extended into Rhode Island. Due to environmental concerns, among other concerns, the project was killed and Interstate 84 was re-routed further north, leaving Interstate 384 as the designation of old Interstate 84. However, traffic concerns on "Suicide 6" east of Interstate 384 have resurrected the idea of building a freeway or expressway at least to Willimantic.
History
During the 1970s and 80s, Interstate 86 was signed along Interstate 84 between Interstate 384 and the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) at the same time Interstate 84 entailed all of Interstate 384 and the U.S. 6 Willimantic bypass. When plans for the freeway connections between Manchester and Rhode Island were abandoned, Interstate 84 returned to the Wilbur Cross Highway northeast to Massachusetts. Interstate 86 was decommissioned and Interstate 384 was commissioned in 1984.
Mileage
| State
| Mileage
| Cities
| Junctions
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| Connecticut
| 8.20
| Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester
| Interstate 84
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| Source: October 31, 2002 Interstate Route Log and Finders List |
Western Terminus - Interstate 84 - East Hartford, Connecticut
| Perspective from Interstate 384 West |
| End Westbound Interstate 384 approaching Junction Interstate 84 (photo taken at Exit 1, Silver Lane/Spencer Street). Photo taken by AARoads (07/24/00). |
| Perspective from Interstate 84 East |
| Interstate 84 & U.S. 6 expand to six overall lanes with the advent of Connecticut 15 traffic on the approach to junction Interstate 384 (Exit 59). A diagrammatical overhead resides at the Simmons Road over crossing just east of Roberts Street (Exit 58). Interstate 384 east departs ahead for Manchester Town Center and Bolton. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman & Carter Buchanan (08/09/04). |
| The carpool lane of Interstate 84 eastbound segregates from the five-lane mainline ahead of the directional split with Interstate 384 (Exit 59). HOV-2 traffic gets their own off-ramp onto Interstate 384 from the left. Interstate 384 otherwise provides the most direct connection between the capital cities of Hartford and Providence, Rhode Island. The freeway ends at U.S. 6 & 44 in Bolton, with U.S. 6 continuing east from there to Willimantic and Danielson. Photo taken by Alex Nitzman & Carter Buchanan (08/09/04). |
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