Connecticut Route 104

Route 104
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 104 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	6.82 mi[1] (10.98 km)
Existed:	1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 137 in Stamford
	Route 15 / Merritt Parkway in Stamford
North end:	CR 3 in Pound Ridge, NY
Location
Counties:	Fairfield
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 103 Route 106 →

Route 104 is a Connecticut state highway in the city of Stamford, running from the Westover section of the city to the New York state line in the Long Ridge section of the city.

Route description

Route 104 begins at an intersection with Route 137 in the Westover section of Stamford and heads north, passing by GE Capital, then crossing the Rippowam River. About 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of the river, Route 104 crosses under the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) at Exit 34 into the North Stamford section of the city. After another 3.2 miles (5.1 km), Route 104 crosses over the Mianus River, through the Long Ridge section of the city, as it heads towards the New York state line. The road ends in the town of Pound Ridge, New York and continues as Westchester County Road 3. Route 104 is known as Long Ridge Road throughout its length and is classified as a principal arterial road, carrying traffic volumes of as much as 30,000 vehicles per day, particularly near the Merritt Parkway interchange. Route 104 is four lanes wide from Route 137 to Route 15, and two lanes wide north of Route 15.^[1][2]

History

In the 1920s, the route from downtown Stamford to the Long Ridge section of the city was a secondary state highway known as Highway 300. It ran from U.S. Route 1 along Bedford Street and Long Ridge Road up to the New York state line. Highway 300 was renumbered as Route 104 in the 1932 state highway renumbering. In 1976, Route 137 was extended south along Washington Boulevard (parallel to Bedford Street) to US 1 and Route 104 was truncated to its current south end at Route 137.^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Stamford, Fairfield County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	Route 137 – Stamford, Pound Ridge
2.27	3.65	Route 15 / Merritt Parkway – New Haven, NY City	Route 15 Exit 34
6.82	10.98	CR 3 (Westchester CR 3)	Northern terminus of CT 104 at New York state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-07-26 at WebCite
2. Connecticut Routes, Route 104

External links

Route map: Bing / Google