page_title: Interstate 95 in Connecticut
section_title: Middlesex and New London counties
hierarchical_section_title: Interstate 95 in Connecticut / Route description / Middlesex and New London counties
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context_page_description: Interstate 95 is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles in Connecticut, from the New York state line to the Rhode Island state line. I-95 from Greenwich to East Lyme is part of the Connecticut Turnpike, during which it passes through the major cities of Stamford, Bridgeport, and New Haven. After leaving the turnpike in East Lyme, I-95 is known as the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway and passes through New London, Groton, and Mystic, before exiting the state through North Stonington at the Rhode Island border.
context_section_description: Upon crossing the river, I-95 comes into Clinton, Middlesex County continuing east through rural surroundings with some suburban elements. The freeway reaches an interchange with Route 81, close to the center of town adjacent to the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets outlet mall, to the northwest of the interchange. From here, the road makes a reverse turn across the Menunketesuck River, after which it enters the town of Westbrook and reaches an interchange with Route 145. At this point, I-95 makes another reverse turn before turning east again, at the interchange with Route 153 that also provides access to the Westbrook Outlets outlet mall, just north of Westbrook Center. The freeway then reaches a pair of roadside stops, in which the northbound direction has a rest area and welcome center, and the southbound direction has access to Troop F of the Connecticut State Police, just before coming to the interchange for Route 166, where it enters the town of Old Saybrook. Within Old Saybrook, the road turns northeast, and has an interchange with Route 154 northwest of Old Saybrook Center. On the east side of town, US 1 merges onto northbound I-95 and joins the route in a concurrency, as it widens to six lanes, and comes to a trumpet interchange with the southern terminus of Route 9, which heads northwest from I-95/US 1 as a four-lane freeway parallel to the Connecticut River, towards Greater Hartford. A short distance later, the two routes cross the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, that has a fourth southbound lane, over the Connecticut River.
  On the crossing of the Connecticut River, I-95/US 1 comes into Old Lyme, New London County and immediately narrows to three southbound lanes, as it reaches the interchange with Route 156, where US 1 exits the highway and the concurrency ends. The freeway reduces to four lanes and heads into a heavily forested area with little development around the highway, where it crosses the Duck River. The road crosses the Threemile River prior to crossing the Fourmile River, as it enters the town of East Lyme. I-95 immediately comes to a trumpet interchange with the Rocky Neck Connector, that provides access to the Rocky Neck State Park. Continuing northeast through the center of East Lyme, the freeway enters into areas of mixed development with suburban elements before crossing the Pattagansett River within its interchange with Route 161, in the village of Flanders. Shorty afterward, there is an interchange with US 1, and the road crosses the Niantic River just before meeting the southern terminus of I-395. Here, the Connecticut Turnpike splits to the northeast along I-395, which heads toward Worcester, Massachusetts.
  Past I-395, the freeway becomes the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway and enters the town of Waterford. A short distance later, the road heads into suburban-like commercial areas. I-95 interchanges with Route 85 before entering the city of New London as it gains a third northbound lane and a frontage road. Running north of the downtown area and the New London Waterfront District, the freeway meets Route 32. Past this interchange, US 1 merges onto northbound I-95, and the two routes turn east to run concurrent across the ten-lane Gold Star Memorial Bridge over the Thames River, where the highways come into the town of Groton. Before the end of the bridge, US 1 exits the highway, providing access to Downtown Groton. The freeway narrows to six lanes as it reaches an interchange with Route 12 and the western terminus of Route 184, which also provides access to the Naval Submarine Base New London. A short distance later, the road reverse turns through a directional interchange with the northern terminus of Route 349, which spurs into the downtown area. Past Route 349, the median widens, after many miles of having a jersey barrier in the middle of the highway, and it heads into forested surroundings. In the eastern part of Groton, I-95 interchanges with Route 117, leading south to the village of Noank and north to the town of Ledyard. From here, the freeway passes a northbound scenic overlook, 
caption: I-95 northbound in Old Saybrook
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