Connecticut Route 188

Route 188
Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Route 188 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length	15.92 mi[1] (25.62 km)
Existed	1935–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 34 in Seymour
Major intersections	I-84 in Southbury
North end	Route 63 in Middlebury
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	New Haven
Highway system
Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US State SSR SR Scenic
← Route 187 → Route 189

Route 188 is a state highway in west-central Connecticut, running in an "L" pattern from Seymour to Middlebury.

Route 188 begins at an intersection with Route 34 in Seymour on the east shore of the Housatonic River and heads northeast before crossing into Oxford. In Oxford, it heads northwest from its junction with the western end of Route 334 across the town before entering Southbury. In Southbury, it heads north along the Eight Mile River, briefly overlapping with Route 67. It then continues northeast past Waterbury-Oxford Airport to intersect I-84 at Exit 16. It then enters Middlebury, where it turns east at the center of town, briefly overlapping with Route 64 before turning southeast once again. After passing under I-84 without an interchange, Route 188 ends at an intersection with Route 63.^[1]

Route 188 was commissioned in 1935 from former unsigned state roads, running from the current southern terminus in Seymour to Old Waterbury Road (former Route 135) in Middlebury. In approximately 1943, it was extended to its current northern terminus at Route 63 along the eastern half of former Route 135.^[2]

The entire route is in New Haven County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Seymour	0.00	0.00	Route 34 – Derby, Sandy Hook, Danbury
	1.23	1.98	Route 334 east – Ansonia
Southbury	7.89	12.70	Route 67 south – Oxford	Southern terminus of CT 67 overlap
	8.03	12.92	Route 67 north – Southbury	Northern terminus of CT 67 overlap
	10.24	16.48	I-84 – Waterbury, Danbury	Exit 16 on (I-84)
Middlebury	12.71	20.45	Route 64 west – Woodbury	Western terminus of CT 64 overlap
	13.25	21.32	Route 64 east – Waterbury	Eastern terminus of CT 64 overlap
	15.92	25.62	Route 63 – Watertown, Naugatuck	Northern terminus of CT 188
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus