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The Lewis Walpole Library
154 Main Street, Farmington,
CT
(860-677-2140)
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From New Haven
From New Haven (alternative route)
To New Haven
To New Haven
(alternative route)
From the East From the West
From Bradley International Airport

From New Haven:
- Take I-91 North to exit 22 (Route 9).
- Take Route 9 North to Route 72 West (Exit 28, a left exit).
- Take Route
72 West to Exit 33 (Route 372).
(highway splits at several points—always take 72
West, even when the sign for the other fork reads “Farmington”)
.
- Almost immediately, take right exit (Exit 2) to Route 372
(New Britain Avenue).
- Stay in left lanes of exit ramp, and turn left onto Route
372 (New Britain Avenue).
- Take a right at the first light (Cooke Street).
- When Cooke Street merges into Route 10 North (Mobil Station
on left) follow Route 10 North about 1 mile.
- The Library is on the
left, just before light at intersection with Meadow Road,
behind white picket fence.
To New Haven:
- Turn right on Route 10 South.
- Bear right at Mobil Station (still
10 South).
- Go through one set of lights.
- Turn left immediately under bridge
(signs are not obvious: Route 72 and I-84).
- Once on highway, get into left lanes immediately.
- Take Route
72 East to Route 9 South.
- Take Route 9 South to I-91 South.
Alternative route to/from the Lewis
Walpole Library:
From New Haven (alternative):
- Take I-91 North to Exit 22 (Route 9).
- Take Route 9 North to I-84 West.
- Take I-84 West to Exit 39 (Route 4).
- Take Route 4 West to Route 10.
- Turn left on Route 10 South (Main Street, Farmington).
- Take Main Street (10 South) through two lights .
- The Library is the first house on right after second light
(intersection with Meadow Road), behind white picket fence.
To New Haven (alternative):
- Turn left onto Main Street (Route 10 North).
- Turn right at second
light (Mountain Road).
- Follow Mountain Road (it bears to the left after the hill)
to end.
- Turn right at end of Mountain Road.
- Turn left at light onto Route 6.
- Take Route 6 to Route I-84.
- Take I-84 East to Route 9.
- Take Route 9 South to I-91.
- Take I-91 South to New Haven.

From the East:
- Take I-84 West to Exit 39 (Route 4).
- Take Route 4 West to Route 10.
- Turn left on Route 10 South (Main Street, Farmington)
.
- Follow Main Street (10 South) through two lights.
- The Library is the first house on the right after second
light (intersection with Meadow Road), behind white picket fence.

From the West:
- Take I-84 East to Exit 34 (Crooked Street).
- Turn left at lights at top of ramp onto Crooked Street.
- Turn left again at lights onto Route 372/New Britain Avenue.
- Turn right at third set of lights onto Cooke Street.
- When Cooke Street merges into Route 10 North (Mobil Station
on left) follow Route 10 North about 1 mile.
- The Library is on the
left, just before light at intersection with Meadow Road,
behind white picket fence.

From Bradley International Airport:
- Take Route CT-75/Poquonock Ave.
- Take CT-20 East towards I-91/Hartford.
- Take I-91 South towards Hartford.
- After about 10 miles, take I-84 West/Trumbull St. – Exit 32A-32B.
- Take I-84 West to Exit 39 (Route 4).
- Take Route 4 West to Route 10.
- Turn left on Route 10 South (Main Street, Farmington)
.
- Follow Main Street (10 South) through two lights.
- The Library is the first house on the right after second
light (intersection with Meadow Road), behind white picket fence.
* The drive from the airport to the Library is about 40 minutes depending on traffic.
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