Hartford area U.S. Route 5 in Connecticut

north end of route 15-us 5 overlap on wilbur cross highway

us 5 , route 15 run 10 miles (16 km) along berlin turnpike within towns of berlin, newington, , wethersfield. berlin turnpike four-lane divided arterial road six-lane sections , alignment of old hartford , new haven turnpike. in berlin, has interchange route 9 expressway. in wethersfield, routes 5 , 15 leave berlin turnpike travel along wilbur cross highway, expressway bypass along south of downtown hartford. wilbur cross highway runs through wethersfield , hartford, crosses connecticut river east hartford on charter oak bridge. prior river crossing in hartford, wilbur cross highway runs parallel , interconnects i-91 near vicinity of brainard airport. after crossing, 5 exits wilbur cross highway on exit 90, ending long overlap route 15. 5 continues north east hartford center along main street.

from east hartford northward massachusetts state line, 5 runs along east bank of connecticut river. main street in east hartford 4-lane divided highway. crosses under i-84 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of split route 15 access westbound direction only. main street continues through town center, intersecting (and briefly overlapping) u.s. route 44. north of town center, 5 leaves main street go on ellington road (via short segment of king street) until south windsor town line, road becomes known john fitch boulevard (still four-lane divided arterial road). half mile (0.8 km) further north, 5 has interchange i-291 (at exit 4) includes access route 30, main road south windsor town center. john fitch boulevard continues through rest of south windsor, passing through village of east windsor hill near east windsor town line.

after crossing town of east windsor, roadway becomes 2 lanes wide auxiliary left turn lanes , known south main street. intersects route 191 (phelps street), leads east windsor town center. half mile (0.8 km) north of junction, 5 leaves main street go on prospect hill road, bypassing warehouse point area. there partial interchange i-91 in area (at exit 44). south of enfield town line, 5 intersects route 140, crosses connecticut river town of windsor locks , bradley international airport.

in enfield, road becomes known king street, crossing on i-91 full interchange (exit 46). approaches town center, road becomes known enfield street. has grade-separated intersection route 190 in area. before going across state line, 5 crosses on i-91 again (at exit 49) , becomes longmeadow street enters town of longmeadow, massachusetts.