Editing New Haven, Connecticut (section)

=== Roads ===
[[File:Q Bridge in New Haven Illuminated Red, White, and Blue (27460771747).jpg|thumb|The [[Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Connecticut)|Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge]], locally known as the ''Q Bridge'', carries ten lanes over the [[Quinnipiac River]] along the [[Connecticut Turnpike]].]]
New Haven lies at the intersection of [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|Interstate 95]] on the coast—which provides access southwards and/or westwards to the western coast of Connecticut and to New York City, and eastwards to the eastern Connecticut shoreline, [[Rhode Island]], and eastern [[Massachusetts]]—and [[Interstate 91#Connecticut|Interstate 91]], which leads northward to the interior of Connecticut, Massachusetts and [[Vermont]] and the Canada–US border. I-95 is notorious for traffic jams increasing with proximity to New York City; on the east side of New Haven it passes over the [[Quinnipiac River]] via the Pearl Harbor Memorial, or "[[Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Connecticut)|Q Bridge]]", which often presents a major bottleneck to traffic. I-91, however, is relatively less congested, except at the intersection with I-95 during peak travel times.

The [[Oak Street Connector]] ([[Connecticut Route 34]]) intersects I-91 at exit 1, just south of the I-95/I-91 interchange, and runs northwest for a few blocks as an expressway spur into downtown before emptying onto surface roads. The [[Wilbur Cross Parkway]] ([[Connecticut Route 15]]) runs parallel to I-95 west of New Haven, turning northwards as it nears the city and then running northwards parallel to I-91 through the outer rim of New Haven and [[Hamden, Connecticut|Hamden]], offering an alternative to the I-95/I-91 journey (restricted to non-commercial vehicles). Route 15 in New Haven is the site of the only highway tunnel in the state (officially designated as [[Heroes Tunnel]]), running through [[West Rock]], home to [[West Rock Park]] and the [[Three Judges Cave]].
[[File:Heros Tunnel.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Wilbur Cross Parkway]] passes through [[West Rock]] via [[Heroes Tunnel]], the only highway tunnel in Connecticut.]]
The city also has several major surface arteries. [[U.S. Route 1 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 1]] (Columbus Avenue, Union Avenue, Water Street, Forbes Avenue) runs in an east–west direction south of downtown serving [[Union Station (New Haven)|Union Station]] and leading out of the city to [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]], [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]], [[East Haven, Connecticut|East Haven]] and [[Branford, Connecticut|Branford]]. The main road from downtown heading northwest is Whalley Avenue (partly signed as [[Connecticut Route 10|Route 10]] and [[Connecticut Route 63|Route 63]]) leading to [[Westville (New Haven)|Westville]] and [[Woodbridge, Connecticut|Woodbridge]]. Heading north towards [[Hamden, Connecticut|Hamden]], there are two major thoroughfares, Dixwell Avenue and Whitney Avenue. To the northeast are Middletown Avenue ([[Connecticut Route 17|Route 17]]), which leads to the Montowese section of North Haven, and Foxon Boulevard ([[Connecticut Route 80|Route 80]]), which leads to the Foxon section of East Haven and to the town of [[North Branford, Connecticut|North Branford]]. To the west is [[Connecticut Route 34|Route 34]], which leads to the city of [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]]. Other major intracity arteries are [[Ella Grasso]] Boulevard ([[Connecticut Route 10|Route 10]]) west of downtown, and College Street, Temple Street, Church Street, Elm Street, and Grove Street in the downtown area.

Traffic safety is a major concern for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists in New Haven.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newhavensafestreets.org |title=NewHavenSafeStreets.org |publisher=NewHavenSafeStreets.org |date=March 8, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808165458/http://www.newhavensafestreets.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to many traffic-related fatalities in the city each year, since 2005, over a dozen Yale students, staff and faculty have been killed or injured in traffic collisions on or near the campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/ |title=Yale Daily News – The Oldest College Daily |work=Yale Daily News |access-date=March 11, 2010 |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314030551/http://www.yaledailynews.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>