Route 169 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)

Route 169
Map of eastern Connecticut with CT 169 highlighted in solid red and of southern Massachusetts with MA 169 highlighted in dotted red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT and MassDOT
Length47.36 mi (76.22 km)
Connecticut: 38.25 mi
Massachusetts: 9.11 mi
ExistedJanuary 1, 1959–present
HistoryCreated in 1932 as Route 93
Tourist
routes
Connecticut State Route 169
Major junctions
South end Route 2 / Route 32 in Norwich, CT
Major intersections I-395 in Lisbon, CT
US 6 in Brooklyn, CT
US 44 in Pomfret, CT
Route 171 in Woodstock, CT
North end US 20 in Charlton, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesConnecticut, Massachusetts
CountiesCT: New London, Windham,
MA: Worcester
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
Route 168 Route 171
Route 168MA Route 177
I-91CT 93 Route 94
I-93 I-95

Route 169 is a 47.36-mile-long (76.22 km) state highway in the U.S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It begins in the city of Norwich, Connecticut, and runs 38 miles (61 km) through Northeastern Connecticut, continuing across the state line into Southbridge, Massachusetts. The route ends in Charlton after another nine miles (14 km). A portion of the route in the town center of Pomfret is on the National Register of Historic Places as Pomfret Street Historic District, and 32.10 miles (51.66 km) of the road is designated as the Connecticut State Route 169 National Scenic Byway.