page_title: Meriden, Connecticut
section_title: Highway
hierarchical_section_title: Meriden, Connecticut / Infrastructure / Transportation / Highway
caption_attribution_description: English: A Northeast Regional at Meriden station in November 2013
context_page_description: Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven and Hartford. In 2010, the population of the city was 60,868.
context_section_description: The city of Meriden is located on Interstate 91, which provides access to Hartford, Springfield, and New Haven. Interstate 691 provides access to Interstate 84 and connects to points west like Waterbury. The Wilbur Cross Parkway (Connecticut Route 15) travels in a southwestern direction connecting to towns and cities like Wallingford, New Haven, and towards New York City. The parkway becomes the Berlin Turnpike (also Connecticut Route 15) on the northern end of Meriden. U.S. Route 5 passes through the city as North and South Broad Street.
caption: Photo of train at Meriden's train station in 2013
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