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The valley of Amity is an area located mainly in the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut. It is bounded on the East by the West Rock ridge, on the south by the Wilbur Cross Parkway (Connecticut Route 15) and the Westville neighborhood of the City of New Haven, and on the northwest by an incline in elevation above which lies the highlands of Woodbridge, Connecticut. Woodbridge is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ...
West Rock is a traprock hill that rises to the northwest of downtown New Haven, Connecticut. ...
The Wilbur Cross Parkway is a limited access highway in Connecticut, comprising the portion of Route 15 between Milford and Meriden. ...
Woodbridge is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ...
Amity is a glacial valley carved by the West River which flows in a southerly direction along the western flank of West Rock ridge. Three primary highways serve the valley of Amity: - Connecticut Route 15, also known as the Wilbur Cross Parkway, a limited access highway which has a full interchange numbered as Exit-59.
- Connecicut Route 63 (Amity Road), which runs northwest-southwest between the Westville section of New Haven and the Woodbridge highlands.
- Connecticut State Route 69 (Litchfield Turnpike), which runs north-south parallel to the western flank of West Rock Ridge.
Amity is the location of the western outlet of the West Rock Tunnel, a twin tunnel which carries the Wilbur Cross Parkway through approximately 1000 feet of solid traprock beneath West Rock ridge. It is the only tunnel on a limited-access highway in the state of Connecticut. The section of roadway on the Wilbur Cross Parkway which ascends in a southbound direction when exiting from the West Rock Tunnel is the steepest inclination on any limited-access highway in the State of Connecticut, climbing over 500 feet in less than 2 miles of roadway. When travelling northbound on the Wilbur Cross Parkway approaching the Exit-59 and descending sharply into Amity valley, there is a scenic vista of the West Rock Ridge, the twin tubes of the West Rock Tunnel, the City of New Haven to the south, and the glacial valley of Amity which opens to the north. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Amity valley is home to its namesake Amity Shopping Center, and is located approximately 2 miles southeast of Amity High School. Amity High School is a regional high school system located in Woodbridge, Connecticut and organized to provide high school education (grades 9-12) for the children of the residents of the three towns of Woodbridge, Orange and Bethany. ...
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