{{Short description|State highway in Tolland County, Connecticut, US}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=CT |type=CT |route=31 |map={{maplink-road}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=Map of Tolland County in northern Connecticut with Route 31 highlighted in red |length_mi=14.34 |length_round=2 |length_ref=<ref name=ctlog>[http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf Connecticut State Highway Log] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905063334/http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf |date=2015-09-05 }}</ref> |established=1942 (extended 1963) |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{Jct|state=CT|Route|74}} in Vernon |junction={{Jct|state=CT|I|84}} in Vernon |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{Jct|state=CT|Route|32}} in Mansfield |counties=Tolland |previous_type=Route |previous_route=30 |next_type=Route |next_route=32 }}
'''Route 31''' is a north–south state highway in Connecticut running for {{convert|14.34|mi|km}} from Route 74 in Vernon to Route 32 in Mansfield. Although it is officially logged as an east-west route, it is signed north-south.
==Route description==
Route 31 begins at an intersection with Route 74 in Vernon and heads southeast, intersecting Route 30, and I-84 at exit 77 before crossing into Tolland.<ref name=ctlog/>
In Tolland, Route 31 continues southeast before turning south briefly before crossing into Coventry. In Coventry, Route 31 continues south to a concurrency with US 44. The two highways run together for slightly more than one mile (1.6 km) before Route 31 heads southeast, crossing Route 275 before continuing into Mansfield.
In Mansfield, Route 31 continues southeast before ending at an intersection with Route 32.
==History==
The southern part of Route 31 was commissioned as part of the original alignment of US 6 in 1926. In approximately 1938, US 6 was rerouted and the old route was designated US 6A.
In 1942, US 6 was rerouted again and the old US 6A was commissioned as Route 31. In 1963, Route 31 was extended northward to its current route.<ref>[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct31.html Connecticut Routes, Route 31]</ref>
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==Junction list== {{jcttop|county=Tolland|state=CT|length_ref=<ref name=ctlog/>}} {{CTint |location=Mansfield |road={{Jct|state=CT|Route|32|city1=Mansfield|city2=Willimantic}} |mile=14.34 |notes=Southern terminus}} {{CTint |location=Coventry |lspan=3 |road={{Jct|state=CT|Route|275|dir1=east|city1=Storrs}} |mile=11.10 |notes=Western terminus of Route 275}} {{CTint |type=concur |road={{Jct|state=CT|US|44|dir1=east|city1=Mansfield}} |notes=Southern end of US 44 concurrency |mile=6.90}} {{CTint |type=concur |road={{Jct|state=CT|US|44|dir1=west|city1=Bolton}} |notes=Northern end of US 44 concurrency |mile=5.80}} {{CTint |location=Vernon |lspan=3 |road={{Jct|state=CT|I|84|location1=Boston|city2=Hartford}} |mile=1.15 |notes=Exit 77 on I-84; former I-86}} {{CTint |road={{Jct|state=CT|Route|30|city1=Tolland|city2=Vernon}} |mile=0.79}} {{CTint |road={{Jct|state=CT|Route|74|city1=Rockville|city2=Tolland}} |mile=0.00 |notes=Northern terminus}} {{jctbtm|col=8}}
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031 Category:Transportation in Tolland County, Connecticut Category:Vernon, Connecticut Category:Coventry, Connecticut Category:Mansfield, Connecticut Category:U.S. Route 6 Category:1942 establishments in Connecticut