U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut

U.S. Route 7
Ethan Allen Highway Super 7
US 7 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length	78.29 mi[1] (126.00 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-95 in Norwalk
Major intersections	US 1 / SR 809 in Norwalk Route 15 / Merritt Parkway in Norwalk I-84 / US 6 / US 202 in Danbury US 202 / SR 805 / SR 840 in Brookfield US 44 in North Canaan
North end	US 7 at the Massachusetts state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Fairfield, Litchfield
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US State SSR SR Scenic
← US 6 → Route 8

U.S. Route 7 (US 7) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway which runs 78 miles (126 km) in the state of Connecticut. The route begins at Interstate 95 (I-95) in Norwalk starting out as a four-lane freeway until the Wilton town line. The route then proceeds north as a two-lane surface road through Redding and Ridgefield, where it becomes a four-lane surface road until it reaches Danbury. The route becomes a four-lane freeway again, eventually merging with I-84 for a brief period before it turns and proceeds north with US 202 in Brookfield. The freeway section terminates at an intersection with US 202 at the Fairfield–Litchfield county line next to Candlewood lake. The route then continues north as a four-lane arterial road to New Milford, where it becomes a two-lane surface road, running north to the Massachusetts border in North Canaan. US 7 was aligned to its current route around 1930, and, since then, three sections totaling around 12 miles (19 km) have been upgraded to freeway standards.