History
US 202 was designated in 1935. It originally went along its modern alignment to downtown Danbury, then went along modern Routes 53 and 302 to Newtown (this section was signed as Route 34 from 1932 to 1934). It then overlapped with US 6 until Route 10 in Farmington, and overlapped with Route 10 to the Massachusetts state line. Modern US 202 in Litchfield County was originally part of Route 25 (New Milford to Torrington) and Route 4 (Torrington to Canton). The portion between Danbury and New Milford was then just US 7. In 1963, Route 4 was relocated southward and Route 25 was extended along modern US 202 to Canton. In 1974, US 202 was relocated to its modern alignment. Route 25 was truncated to US 7 in Brookfield and the former alignment between Danbury and Newtown became Route 302 and a northern extension of Route 53.
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