Special Designations
The northernmost 4.3 miles (6.9 km) of Route 75 within the town of Suffield is a designated state scenic road.
The portion of Route 75 in Windsor Locks was originally known as Turnpike Road and still appears as such on some maps, including Google Maps. Its alignment alongside Bradley International Airport sustained heavy damage on October 3, 1979, when a F4 tornado destroyed or damaged many businesses and residences along the corridor, including the original Bradley Air Museum. In 1981, as enacted by Public Act 81-463, this portion of Route 75, by then repaired and revitalized, was officially renamed the Ella T. Grasso Turnpike, in honor of the first elected female governor in the United States (and a native of Windsor Locks).
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