Коннектикут және Массачусетс штатындағы 83-ші бағдарламалық жол

Highway in Connecticut and Massachusetts

Route 83 is a 35.65 mile (57 km) north–south state highway in the Greater Hartford and Greater Springfield areas of the U. S. states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It serves as the main north–south artery for the towns of Manchester, Vernon, Ellington, and Somers, and continues through East Longmeadow center into downtown Springfield. The route in Massachusetts is town maintained, except for the ramps connecting to U. S. Route 5 parallel to Interstate 91.

Route 83 begins at the southern end of New London Turnpike in Glastonbury near its junction with Route 2 at exit 10. After crossing Route 2, it then heads north and crosses Route 94 before entering Manchester, where it serves as the main north–south thoroughfare of the town. Just before the center of town, it intersects I 384 at exit 3. Within the town center of Manchester, a 0.77 mile (1 km) segment is town maintained between Hartford Road and Center St, the latter of which carries US 6/44, the town's main east–west thoroughfare. It then continues north, and comes to a junction with Route 30 at I 84 exit 63. Route 83 overlaps with Route 30 for 1.50 mile (2 km) from Manchester into Vernon, intersecting I 84 once again at exit 64 before Route 30 turns off to the east. It then continues north in Vernon as a 4 lane road where it narrows to 2 lanes shortly before a 0.81 mile overlap with Route 74. It then turns north once again on the western edge of Rockville Center, and crosses into Ellington, where it has junctions with the northern end of Route 286, and with Route 140 in the center of town. It then continues north into Somers, where it has a brief (0.02 mile) overlap with Route 190. Route 83 continues northwest, and crosses the Massachusetts state line into East Longmeadow. In Massachusetts, the construction of I 91 and relocation of US 5 led to the realignment of the northern end of Route 83 to its modern route along the I 91 ramps.