Interstate 291 (Connecticut)

Interstate 291
Interstate 291
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
	I-291 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-91
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	6.02 mi (9.69 km)
Existed	1958 (as Route 291); 1994 (as I-291)–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-91 / Route 218 in Windsor
	US 5 in South Windsor
East end	I-84 / I-384 / US 6 in Manchester
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Hartford
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Interstate 291 (I-291) is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the state of Connecticut that starts at I-91 at its junction with Route 218 in Windsor and ends at I-84 and I-384 in Manchester. It serves as a northeastern bypass of Hartford. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the official length of I-291 is 6.02 miles (9.69 km);^[1] however, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) includes the 0.38 miles (0.61 km) of the exit ramp that I-291 uses to merge with eastbound I-84, making their recorded length 6.4 miles (10.3 km) long.^[2]

I-291 is also known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway for its entire length.

^ ^a ^b Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^ State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (2012). "2012 Traffic Volumes, State Maintained Highway Network" (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2020.