Driving Roads in Connecticut

Explore scenic and exciting driving roads across Connecticut.

Connecticut Street Route 169

United States

State Routes 49 And 14a

United States

20 /100

38 kmUS

Driving in Connecticut

Western Connecticut offers the state’s strongest concentration of hilly driving roads, particularly around the Litchfield Hills, where routes cross wooded ridges and follow the Housatonic River. U.S. Route 7 is a useful north-south thread through this landscape, with nearby rural roads adding tighter curves and quieter scenery. In northeastern Connecticut, Route 169 runs through the Quiet Corner, passing rolling farmland, forests, historic villages, and broad rural views. Farther south, designated scenic roads include sections near the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound, where the terrain becomes gentler and the driving more closely tied to marshes, shoreline communities, and river crossings. The Merritt Parkway provides a different experience: a landscaped limited-access road known for its historic bridges and wooded corridor. Connecticut also designates numerous rural state-highway segments as Scenic Roads where natural, agricultural, historic, or shoreline character is considered especially significant.