Connecticut/Massachusetts along Route 168
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neoc1
N 42° 01.171 W 072° 45.938
18T E 684993 N 4654358
Route 168 is the only east-west crossing between Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WMDA8B
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2011
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The border between Connecticut and Massachusetts has a disputed history. Land was claimed by both Massachusetts and Connecticut and at times towns along the border belonged to each state. A boundary survey was conducted in 1803 which resulted in a resolution of the border dispute in 1804; when the current boundary was established through a compromise between Connecticut and Massachusetts.
As part of the compromise, Massachusetts gave up claims to Suffield, (now CT) on the west side of the Connecticut River. In compensation a section of land along the Congamond Lakes was given to Massachusetts. The land is now part of Southwick, MA and the land jutting into Connecticut is known as the Southwick Jog.
The result is that there is a single east-west border crossing between Suffield, Connecticut, to the east, and and Southwick, Massachusetts, to the west, along Route 168. It is marked with a double sided sign.
Type Of Crossing: State/Region
Where is the border located?: Highway
Welcome Center/Facilities: No
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