Connecticut Route 39

Route 39 is a north–south state highway in Connecticut. It is one of the main roads in downtown Danbury. Route 39 runs 22.76 miles (36.63 km) from Interstate 84 (I-84) in Danbury north to Route 55 in Sherman.

Route 39
Map of Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut with Route 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length	22.76 mi[1] (36.63 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	I-84 / US 6 / US 7 / US 202 / Route 37 / Route 53 in Danbury
North end	Route 55 in Sherman
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Fairfield
Highway system
Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US State SSR SR Scenic
← Route 37 → Route 40

Route description

Route 39 begins at an intersection with Routes 37 and 53 in Danbury and heads north, crossing I-84. It continues through New Fairfield and Sherman, intersecting Route 37 twice, including a brief concurrency in Sherman, before ending at an intersection with Route 55.^[1] It also has a spur to the New York state line (see below) which continues into New York as Putnam County Route 66.

History

Route 39 was established as part of the 1932 state highway renumbering and originally connected Route 37 in New Fairfield and Route 55 in Sherman. The Danbury to New Fairfield portion (Clapboard Ridge Road to Warwick Road) was then known as Route 100. In 1934, Route 39 was extended west from New Fairfield center to the New York state line on the Danbury-New Fairfield town line. At the same time, Route 100 was renumbered to Route 37A. In 1963, Route 37A was deleted and was assigned as a southward extension of Route 39. The former section to the New York line was redesignated as State Road 839.^[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Fairfield County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Danbury	0.00	0.00	Route 37 north / Route 53 south – Danbury, Sherman	Southern terminus; southern terminus of Route 37; northern terminus of Route 53
	0.15	0.24	I-84 / US 7 (US 6 / US 202) – Waterbury, New Milford, Norwalk, Newburgh	Exit 5 on I-84
New Fairfield	9.14	14.71	Route 37 – Danbury, Sherman, Pawling
Sherman	17.92	28.84	Route 37 south – New Fairfield, Brewster, NY	South end of Route 37 overlap
	18.37	29.56	Route 37 north – New Milford	North end of Route 37 overlap
	22.76	36.63	Route 55 – Gaylordsville, Kent, Wingdale, NY	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus