Route 187 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)
Wikipedia article covering multiple highways in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Route 187 is a 27.23-mile-long (43.82 km) secondary state route in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It begins in the city of Hartford at Albany Avenue (US 44), travels north through the towns of Bloomfield, Windsor, East Granby and Suffield until the Connecticut-Massachusetts state line. Route 187 continues north across the state line through Agawam into Westfield, where the route ends at US 20 east of Westfield center. Route 187 crosses the Farmington River between the towns of Bloomfield and East Granby.
Route description
Route 187 begins at an intersection with US 44 in Hartford and heads north, crossing into Bloomfield. In Bloomfield, it continues north and northwest through the eastern part of town, crossing Routes 218, 178, and the western end of Route 305 before briefly clipping the northwest corner of Windsor. It the reenters Bloomfield, where it briefly overlaps with Route 189 to form a four-lane freeway. Route 187 veers off to the north, and crosses the Farmington River into East Granby. In East Granby, it continues north-northeast across the town as a two-lane expressway before becoming a two-lane surface road. It crosses Route 20 in the town center before crossing into Suffield.
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