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Route 15 (CT-15) is a highway in Connecticut that runs 83.53 miles long from a connection with New York 's Hutchinson River Parkway in Greenwich, Connecticut to its northern terminus intersecting with Interstate 84 in East Hartford, Connecticut . LENGTH AND SECTIONS From the New York border eastward to the Housatonic River , CT-15 is a landscaped limited-access Parkway known formally as the Merritt Parkway (37.27 miles). It crosses the Housatonic River on the Igor Sikorsky Memorial Bridge . East of the Housatonic, CT-15 remains a limited-access highway and becomes the Wilbur Cross Parkway (29.46 miles), running in a northeasterly direction from Milford to Meriden . At Meriden, CT-15 becomes a limited-access road with stoplights and at-grade intersections that runs northward to Wethersfield and is known as the Berlin Turnpike (11.21 miles). From Wethersfield until its terminus in East Hartford, CT-15 becomes a Freeway known as the Wilbur Cross Highway (5.59 miles). It crosses the Connecticut River on the Charter Oak Bridge between Hartford and East Hartford and terminates at an interchange with I-84 in East Hartford. NOTES CT-15's Merritt Parkway section was constructed from 1938 to 1940, and was designed to be both a fast-moving traffic conduit as well as a literally landscaped "park"-way. The majority of CT-15 in Fairfield County is lined with dense trees and crossed by bridges designed individually for each interchange. The Merritt also uses unique historical signage until it crosses the Housatonic, at which point it becomes the Wilbur Cross and regular signage is used. The Merritt is also called ''The Queen of all Parkways'' for its design and scenic beauty. TOWNS AND CITIES ALONG CT-15 This is a list of towns/cities that CT-15 passes through. Junctions with major roadways are indicated underneath the town/city they are located in. ''Meritt Parkway section:''
''Wilbur Cross Parkway section:''
''Berlin Turnpike section:''
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