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The Wilbur Cross Highway is the designation for the portion of Connecticut Route 15 from Wethersfield to East Hartford , and for the section of I - 84 from East Hartford to the Massachusetts Turnpike in Sturbridge , Massachusetts formerly numbered as CT / MA 15 . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK37___ . Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County , Connecticut , United States . As of the 2010 census , the town had a total population of 61 , 171 . The largest town on Connecticut ' s Gold Coast , it is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies . Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut as well as the six - state region of New England . It is 38 + minutes by train ( express ) from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan . CNN / Money and " Money " magazine ranked Greenwich first on its list of the " 100 Best Places to Live in the United States " in 2005 . The town is named after Greenwich , a borough of London in the United Kingdom . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom , as well as the most populous city proper in the ___MASK37___ . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . Route 15 is a state highway in the U . S . state of Connecticut that runs 83 . 53 miles ( 134 . 43 km ) from a connection with New York ' s Hutchinson River Parkway in Greenwich , Connecticut to its northern terminus intersecting with Interstate 84 in East Hartford , Connecticut . Route 15 consists of four distinct sections : the Merritt Parkway , the Wilbur Cross Parkway , the Berlin Turnpike , and part of the Wilbur Cross Highway . The unified designation was applied to these separate highways in 1948 to provide a continuous through route from New York to Massachusetts . The Hutchinson River Parkway ( also known as The Hutch ) is a north  south parkway in southern New York in the United States . It extends for from the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx to the New York  Connecticut state line at Rye Brook . The parkway continues south from the Bruckner Interchange as the Whitestone Expressway ( Interstate 678 or I - 678 ) and north into Greenwich , Connecticut , as the Merritt Parkway ( Connecticut Route 15 ). The roadway is named for English - born American religious leader Anne Hutchinson . The Massachusetts Turnpike ( locally called the Mass Pike or the Pike ) is a toll road in Massachusetts , maintained by the ___MASK14___ ( MassDOT ). Spanning , the highway constitutes the easternmost portion of Interstate 90 ( I - 90 ); it begins near Logan International Airport at the eastern border of Boston and becomes part of the New York State Thruway at the Berkshire Connector in Canaan , New York , where I - 90 continues towards its western terminus in Seattle , Washington . The turnpike traverses the state , and connects Boston with the major cities of Springfield and Worcester . The Merritt Parkway ( also known locally as " The Merritt ") is a historic limited - access parkway in Fairfield County , Connecticut , the first of its kind . Designed for Connecticut ' s Gold Coast , the parkway is known for its scenic layout , its uniquely styled signage , and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route . It is designated as a National Scenic Byway and is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places . Signed as part of Route 15 , it runs from the New York state line in Greenwich , where it serves as the continuation of the Hutchinson River Parkway , to the Housatonic River in Stratford , where the Wilbur Cross Parkway begins . Facing bitter opposition , the project took six years to build in three different sections , with the ___MASK89___ constantly requiring additional funding due to the area ' s high property value . The parkway was named for U . S . Congressman Schuyler Merritt . On May 19 , 2010 , the Merritt Parkway was named one of America ' s Most Endangered Historic Places .