Get To Know Your State Roads In Northern Connecticut [PHOTOS]

NORTHERN CT — The latest installment of this informative periodic series on Patch sites in northern Connecticut, providing fascinating facts and figures about some of the state roads which wind through the area, features Route 75, which begins at Route 159 in Windsor and ends at Routes 159/147 in Agawam, Mass.

A stretch of Route 75 made national news on Oct. 3, 1979, when an unexpected tornado caused millions of dollars of destruction to businesses, schools and homes in Windsor, Windsor Locks and Suffield.

Here are some tidbits of information:

• Designated: 1932
• Length: 17.53 miles
• Towns: Windsor, Windsor Locks, Suffield (Connecticut); Agawam (Massachusetts)
• Other names: Poquonock Ave. (Windsor); Ella Grasso Tpk. (Windsor Locks); South St., South Main St., North Main St., North St. (Suffield); Suffield St. (Agawam)
• Junctions: Windsor - Rt. 159, Rt. 305, I-91, Rt. 20; Windsor Locks - Bradley Airport Connector, Rt. 140; Suffield - Rt. 168, Rt. 190; Agawam - Rt. 57, Rts. 147/159
• Landmarks: Windsor Music Centre, Jim's Family Restaurant & Pizzaria, Scott's Sports Supplies, Second Meeting House and Cemetery, Poquonock Fire Co., Tunxis Grill, Saint Joseph Church, Poquonock School, Rice Hardware (Windsor); Skyline Restaurant, Spare Time, Bradley International Airport, Dairy Cream (Windsor Locks); Broad Brook Brewing Co., Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden, Kent Memorial Library, Suffield Academy, Second Baptist Church (Suffield); Kaptain Jimmy's, Geissler's Supermarket, Murphy's Pub (Agawam)

Here are some photos by Patch editor Tim Jensen, showing a sampling of sights on Route 75.

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