History
Route 140 was commissioned in 1932, running from US 5 to Route 83 along the current routes of Routes 191, 140, and 286. In the 1920s, this route was known as State Highway 307. In 1961, with the opening of the Bradley Airport Connector as part of Route 20, Routes 140 and 191 were rerouted to their current locations in Windsor Locks and East Windsor. The following year, Route 140 in Windsor Locks was relocated from Spring Street (old Route 20) to Elm Street (former SR 523). In 1963, Route 140 was extended to its eastern terminus in Stafford, and rerouted slightly north to absorb a connector (Route 140A) between Route 83 and the center of Ellington in the process. In the late 1990s and 2002, the alignment was straightened in several parts of East Windsor and Ellington.
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