Route 82 (Connecticut)

Route 82
Map of southeastern Connecticut with Route 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	28.47 mi (45.82 km)
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Route 9 in Chester
	Route 11 in Salem I-395 in Norwich
East end:	Route 2 / Route 32 in Norwich
Location
Counties:	Middlesex, New London
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 81 Route 83 →

Route 82 is an east–west state highway in Connecticut running for 28.47 miles (45.82 km) from Route 9 in Chester to Route 2 and 32 in Norwich.

Route 82 begins at a trumpet intersection with Route 9 at Exit 7 in Chester and heads northeast into Haddam as a super two to an intersection with Route 154. The two routes briefly overlap before Route 82 continues east to the East Haddam Bridge over the Connecticut River, entering East Haddam near Goodspeed Opera House. On the east end of the village, it intersects the southern end of Route 149 At a junction with the south end of Route 151, Route 82 turns southeast and enters Lyme, where it turns east once again at a junction with the east end of Route 148. It then reenters East Haddam, where it passes the western end of Route 156 before entering Salem. In Salem, Route 82 continues northeast, meeting the south end of the Route 11 expressway, then meeting Route 85 at a traffic circle, which acts as a default extension of the Route 11 expressway for New London and shoreline bound traffic. After passing the southern end of Route 354, Route 82 continues east into Montville, overlapping for 0.12 miles with Route 163. After briefly clipping Bozrah, it enters Norwich. In Norwich, it intersects I-395 at Exit 11 before ending at a triangular one-way couplet in downtown Norwich, intersecting Routes 2 and 32 over two bridges across the Yantic River.