Everything about The Hartford And Dedham Turnpike totally explained
The
Hartford and Dedham Turnpike was a
turnpike in
Massachusetts. It ran from
Dedham southwest to
West Medway, where it continued as the earlier
Ninth Massachusetts Turnpike and
Boston Turnpike to
Hartford, Connecticut.
History
The turnpike was chartered on
March 9,
1804 to close a gap in the turnpikes that were being built to replace the
Middle Post Road between Dedham and Hartford. The rest of this path consisted of the
Ninth Massachusetts Turnpike to the
Connecticut state line and the
Boston Turnpike in Connecticut to
East Hartford. North of Dedham, the
Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike continued to
Boston.
The turnpike, built in
1807, was never a success. In
1821 it was closed to all but local travel due to its condition; it became a free road in
1830, with the rest of the route to Hartford becoming free in
1838.
The path of the road is now mostly covered by
Route 109. The turnpike entered Dedham center using
High Street, and in
Westwood,
Dover and
Medfield the old turnpike exists as Hartford Street, while Route 109 uses the older alignment with better
grades. Near the west end, Route 109 turns west towards
Milford, and the turnpike continues southwest on Main Street to end at its merge with
Route 126 and the
Middle Post Road.
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