Editing Fairfield County, Connecticut (section)

====U.S. Route 7====
With its southern terminus at Interstate 95 in central Norwalk, [[U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 7]] heads north through Wilton, Ridgefield, Danbury, and Brookfield to points north of the county. The route follows a path that was part of the [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] [[Great Trail]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Madden |first=Richard |date=August 3, 1981 |title=ROAD TO REPAIR IS A LONG ONE FOR A HIGHWAY IN CONNECTICUT |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/03/nyregion/road-to-repair-is-a-long-one-for-a-highway-in-connecticut.html |access-date=April 18, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In the 1950s, officials planned to convert all of the route to a four to six lane expressway.<ref name=":0" /> The expressway was constructed in the cities of Danbury and Norwalk, but faced significantly opposition that prevented it from being constructed through the towns in between the two.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cassidy |first=Martin |date=October 7, 2009 |title=Route 7 expressway unrealistic, leaders say |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/route-7-expressway-unrealistic-leaders-say-163347.php |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Stamford Advocate]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Plans to construct the expressway, known as "Super 7", have been floated throughout the decades, but have faced vocal opposition, and it has never been constructed.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In lieu of the expressway, segments of Route 7 in Fairfield County have been widened over the years.<ref name=":1" /> Additionally, the expressway in Danbury has expanded north through Brookfield over the decades.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perrefort |first=Dirk |date=November 20, 2009 |title=Brookfield Route 7 bypass is open to traffic |url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/brookfield-route-7-bypass-is-open-to-traffic-257628.php |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[The News-Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>