Claim: In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Highway 345 renumbered to Route 201, while most of modern Route 97, a north–south state highway in Eastern Connecticut, was commissioned as well.
Evidence: In the 1932 state highway renumbering, Highway 345 renumbered to Route 201, while most of Highway 354 (between Baltic and Lebanon center) became Route 207. Most of modern Route 97 was commissioned in 1932 as well, including the Taftville-Baltic portion of old Highway 354. Route 97 is a north–south state highway in eastern Connecticut running for 29.14 miles (46.90 km) from Route 12 in Norwich to US 44 in Pomfret.