Interstate 291 (Connecticut)
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| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
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| Auxiliary route of I-91 | ||||
| Maintained by ConnDOT | ||||
| Length: | 6.40 mi (10.30 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1958 (as State Route 291) 1994 (as I-291) – present |
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 I-91 in Windsor
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 US 5 in S. Windsor
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| East end: |
 I-84 in Manchester
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| Counties: | Hartford | |||
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Interstate 291 (abbreviated I-291) is a short Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut that starts at I-91 at its junction with Route 218 in Windsor and ends at I-84 in Manchester. It serves as a northeastern bypass of Hartford. The official length of I-291 is 6.40 miles (10.30 km), including 0.38 miles (0.61 km) of the exit ramp to the merge with eastbound I-84.
I-291 is also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway for its entire length.
I-291 begins at I-91 in Windsor at an interchange that also provides access to and from Route 218. Heading southeast, I-291 has a partial interchange with Route 159, then crosses the Connecticut River on the Bissell Bridge. Originally constructed in 1957, the Bissell Bridge charged a toll until 1988 when the bridge was reconstructed. It has an interchange with US 5 in South Windsor at its junction with Route 30, and ends at I-84 in Manchester in a complex interchange that also provides access to I-384.
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