Layout of Connecticut Route 108

Highway Layout. The Farm Highway was laid out by the Stratford selectmen on December 7, 1696. The route extended to the south side of Mischa Hill in Trumbull. The portion of Route 108 in Trumbull is called Nichols Avenue and was laid out and designated as a highway on that date.

Historical Documentation. The dimensions of the Nichols Avenue portion and its abutting landowners were entered into land records on December 7, 1696. The highway is considered to be the third oldest documented highway in Connecticut, following the Mohegan Road and the Boston Post Road.

Modern Designation. Route 108 is a two-lane state highway locally called Nichols Avenue and Huntington Turnpike. It runs northerly from US Route 1 in Stratford through Trumbull to Route 110 in Shelton. A section is named the Trooper Ernest Morse Memorial Highway.