Greenwood Road

United States Migration  Trails and Roads  Connecticut  Massachusetts  New York  Greenwood Road

Route
Starts from Hartford, Connecticut. Runs northwest through Winsted, Norfolk, and North Canaan, then north into Massachusetts along the east side of the Housatonic River to Great Barrington, from there to Pittsfield, and then over the hills northwest into the corner of Columbia County, New York, and from there northwest to the city of Albany. Today it is parallel to US Route 44, U.S. Route 7, and U.S. Route 20.

Historical Background
Chartered in October 1798.

Links

 * The Greenwood Road (map)
 * Greenwood Road in Routes in the Northeast United States in RootsWeb (accessed 5 October 2014).
 * Greenwoods Turnpike
 * List of Connecticut turnpikes