  Route 198 | ||||
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| Route 198 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ConnDOT and MassDOT | ||||
| Length | 23.18 mi (37.30 km)19.22 miles (30.93 km) in CT 3.96 miles (6.37 km) in MA | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 6 in Chaplin, CT | |||
| Major intersections |  US 44 in Eastford, CT Route 171 in Woodstock, CT | |||
| North end |  Route 131 in Southbridge, MA | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| States | Connecticut, Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | CT: Windham, MA: Worcester | |||
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Route 198 is a 23.18-mile-long (37.30 km) state highway in northeastern Connecticut and southern Massachusetts, running from Chaplin, Connecticut to Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Route description
Route 198 begins at an intersection with US 6 in Chaplin and heads north across the Natchaug River, then northeast parallel to the river into Eastford. In Eastford, it continues north, crossing US 44 and meeting the west end of Route 244 (an old alignment of US 44) in the center of town. It then enters the town of Woodstock, where it passes through the western part of town, briefly overlapping Route 171 and crossing Route 197 before continuing north to the Massachusetts state line. It continues along Eastford Road in the town of Southbridge. At the south end of the town center, Route 198 has an oblique intersection with Elm Street, and the state highway assumes that name to its northern terminus at Route 131 (Main Street) in the town center.
History
Connecticut
In the 1920s, modern Route 198 belonged to different state highways. From US 6 to US 44, it was part of old Highway 101, and from US 44 to Route 171, it was part of old Highway 183. Route 198 was commissioned in 1932, running along the current route of Route 171 from former Route 15 (now I-84) in Union to former Route 91 (now Route 171) in Woodstock. Between 1932 and 1942, its western terminus was truncated at the Union-Eastford town line. Between 1947 and 1949, it was extended back to Route 15. Between 1952 and 1954, it was extended along the current route of Route 190 to the newly opened Route 15 freeway (now I-84). On January 1, 1959, with the decommissioning of Route 91, Route 198 was extended east to US 6. In 1963, Routes 171 and 198 were rerouted, with the northern terminus of Route 198 being moved to the state line. In 1998, the southern terminus was moved 0.05 miles (0.080 km) north with a rerouting of US 6.
Major intersections
| State | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Connecticut | Windham | Chaplin | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 6 – Willimantic, Killingly | Southern terminus |
| Eastford | 8.17 | 13.15 | US 44 – Mansfield, Putnam | |||
| 8.96 | 14.42 |   Route 244 east – Pomfret | Western terminus of Route 244 | |||
| Woodstock | 11.92 | 19.18 |  Route 171 west – Union | Southern end of Route 171 concurrency | ||
| 12.82 | 20.63 | Route 171 east – South Woodstock | Northern end of Route 171 concurrency | |||
| 15.95 | 25.67 |  Route 197 – Union, Webster, MA | ||||
| Connecticut–Massachusetts state line | 19.22 0.000 | 30.93 0.000 | Route transition | |||
| Massachusetts | Worcester | Southbridge | 3.960 | 6.373 | Route 131 – Sturbridge, Springfield, Quinebaug, CT | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Planning Division (2012). "Massachusetts Highway Route Log". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. June 5, 1932. p. 29. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State Highway Route Numbers to be Changed". The Naugatuck Daily News. September 25, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Connecticut Routes, Route 198