Connecticut Route 169

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
Length:	47.36 mi (76.22 km) Connecticut: 38.25 mi Massachusetts: 9.11 mi
Existed:	1959 (1932 as Route 93) – present
Tourist routes:	Connecticut State Route 169
Major junctions
South end:	Route 2 / Route 32 in Norwich, CT
	I-395 in Lisbon, CT US 6 in Brooklyn, CT US 44 in Pomfret, CT
North end:	US 20 in Charlton, MA
Location
Counties:	CT: New London, Windham, MA: Worcester
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 168 Route 171 → ← Route 168 MA Route 177 → ← I-91 CT 93 Route 94 → ← I‑93 I‑95 →

Route 169 is a 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.

Route 169 begins at an intersection with Route 2 and Route 32 in Norwich and heads northeast to the Taftville section of Norwich, where it briefly overlaps Route 97 and turns south before crossing the Shetucket River into Lisbon. In Lisbon, Route 169 continues generally northeast, intersecting I-395 before continuing into Canterbury. In Canterbury, Route 169 continues north, generally parallel to the Quinebaug River although not actually along it, before crossing into Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, it continues north, bisecting the town, before crossing into Pomfret. In Pomfret, it continues north, overlapping US 44 through the center of town, before continuing north into . In Woodstock, it continues north past the Woodstock Airport, briefly overlapping Route 171, before heading generally northwest to the Massachusetts state line.