US Highway 7 was constructed between 1920 and 1928. It was officially added to the US Highway System in 1926. Most of the route through Vermont and Massachusetts is still the original route. However, pror to 1932, Route 7 was routed along Connecticut Route 41 to New York Route 22 near South Amenia. From there, Route 7 followed Route 22 southward to New York City. Around 1932, the alignment for Route 7 was shifted to its current routing to Norwalk. Prior to the completion of Interstate 95, Route 7 terminated at Route 1. The first proposals for an expressway were introduced in the ealy 1950s, during the time when the U.S. government was planning the routes to be included in the Interstate Highway System. By 1955, traffic on Route 7 between Danbury and Norwalk had increased to the point where congestion had led to near grdlock conditions during the morning and evwning rush hours. In the late 1950s, a $2 billion expressway from Norwalk to Burlington, Vermont was proposed, slated to become the routing for Interstate 89 when completed.

Address: P.O. Box 1233,Danbury, CT 06813-1233
Website: http://us-7.tripod.com/