U.S. Route 5 in Connecticut - Special Designations

Special Designations

Many sections of various state highways in Connecticut have commemorative designations for various veterans organizations or groups, as well as military servicemen and Connecticut State Troopers killed in the line of duty. In the case of U.S. Route 5, most of its non-expressway alignment except for the Berlin Turnpike has been given a commemorative designation by the Connecticut General Assembly over the years. The following segments of U.S. Route 5 have such designations:

• The portion from the Hamden-North Haven line to Devine Street (SR 720) in North Haven is also known as the "Korean War Veterans Chapter 204 Memorial Highway".
• The portion from Devine Street (SR 720) to Bishop Street in North Haven is also known as the "VFW Post 10128 Memorial Highway".
• The Route 5/22 connector between State Street and Washington Avenue in North Haven is also known as the "Officer Timothy W. Laffin Memorial Highway". Timothy Laffin was a North Haven Police officer who lost his life in a motor vehicle accident while pursuing a wanted suspect.
• South Colony Street in Wallingford, running from the North Haven-Wallingford line to Route 150 in Wallingford center, is also known as the "American Legion Shaw-Sinon Post 73 Memorial Highway".
• South Broad Street from the northern Route 150 junction in Wallingford to the Meriden town line is also known as the "VFW Connecticut Ladies Auxiliary Highway".
• The portion from the I-84 junction in East Hartford to the East Windsor-Enfield line is also known as the "Purple Heart Highway".