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Interstate 91 (abbreviated '''I-91''') is an ; its northern end is at Derby Line, Vermont , a village in the town of Derby , at the Canadian border, where it continues as Autoroute 55 . The major cities along its route are New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut , and Springfield, Massachusetts . Interstate 91 is 290 Mile s (467 km) long and runs nearly straight north and south through the U.S. State s of Connecticut (for 58 miles, 93 km), Massachusetts (for 55 miles, 89 km) and Vermont (for 177 miles, 285 km). (The net distance as the crow flies is 259 miles (417 km), and the net direction is 9.0 degrees clockwise from north or south, i.e. Northeast By North or Southwest By South .) ROUTE DESCRIPTION Connecticut Massachusetts between Hartford and Windsor ]] Vermont The highest point on the road is just north of mile marker 150 in Vermont, 1856 feet. HISTORY In the 1970s there were plans to extend I-91 across the Long Island Sound from New Haven , Connecticut to Long Island in New York . The extension would continue south to the southern shore of the island perhaps along the route of the current William Floyd Parkway in central Suffolk County . It would also provide easier access to New York City via Long Island Expressway , as well as the Hamptons via Sunrise Highway (NY-27). EXIT LIST Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont AUXILIARY ROUTES REFERENCES |
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