Oak Street Connector
Oak Street Connector | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 0.6 mi (970 m) | |||
| Existed | 1959–present | |||
| Component highways | SR 724 (unsigned) entire length | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | MLK Boulevard / South Orange Street in New Haven | |||
| East end | I-91 / I-95 in New Haven | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Connecticut | |||
| Counties | New Haven | |||
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The Oak Street Connector, officially known as the Richard C. Lee Highway (named after former New Haven mayor Richard C. Lee), is a 0.6-mile-long (0.97 km) freeway carrying State Road 724 in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The freeway begins at South Orange Street and ends at the junction of Interstate 91 and Interstate 95. The road formerly carried Route 34 until the early 2020s.