Monroe, CT Road Trips

The community is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.

East Village Methodist Meeting House, 433 Barn Hill Road, ☏ +1 203-261-1383, [email protected]. The oldest Methodist church building in Connecticut (updated Jul 2021) Barn Hill, East Village Schoolhouse, 311 Wheeler Road, ☏ +1 203-261-1383, [email protected]. c.1790, it is the oldest of Monroe’s 7 former one-room schoolhouses. (updated Jul 2021) The Eliot Beardslee (Beardsley) Homestead, 31 Great Ring Road, ☏ +1 203-261-1383, [email protected]. c. 1780, a classic example of an 18th century New England saltbox colonial. (updated Jul 2021) Daniel Basset House, 1024 Monroe Turnpike. (updated Jul 2021) Monroe Center Historic District, CT 110 and CT 111. (updated Jul 2021) Stevenson Dam Hydroelectric Plant, CT 34. (updated Jul 2021) Thomas Hawley House, 514 Purdy Hill Rd. (updated Jul 2021)

1 Webb Mountain Park, Old Fish House Road, ☏ +1 203-452-2806, [email protected]. A 135-acre municipal park that offers hiking trails, rock climbing, nature study, and campsites. Camping: $15 per site for one to five people ($25 for non residents) and $20 per site for six to ten people ($35 for non residents). (updated Jul 2021) 2 Webb Mountain Discovery Zone, 71 Webb Circle, ☏ +1 203 556-9737, [email protected]. 6AM-8PM. A 170-acre park and outdoor learning center with programs for ages 3-5. (updated Jul 2021) Whitney Farms Golf Course & Catering, 175 Shelton Rd, ☏ +1 203-268-0707, [email protected]. M-F 7:30AM-5PM, Sa Su 7AM-5PM. $40-80 for 18 holes. (updated Jul 2021) William E. Wolfe Park. Office hours: M-Th 8:30AM-4:30PM, F 8:30AM-1:30PM. This town park includes a public pool, four baseball fields, a football field, a basketball court, a playground, and a hiking trail that leads to Great Hollow Lake. The park includes a barbecue set up on the grass, and a nearby pavilion. Great Hollow Lake is located in the south-western area of the park. (updated Jul 2021) Housatonic Railway Trail. An approximately five-mile section of the scenic walking and biking Pequonnock River trail that runs from Great Hollow Lake in Wolfe Park through the Newtown Town line. (updated Jul 2021) Memorial Day Parade up CT 111, annually Monroe Congregational Church’s Strawberry Festival, annually in mid-late June Monroe Farmers' Market, Fridays 3–6PM from mid-June through late October Monroe Volunteer Fire Department's Carnival, annually in early July St.

Bill's Drive-In, 431 Monroe Turnpike, ☏ +1 203-268-8808. 7AM-8PM. A 1940s-era diner and classic car show venue (updated Jul 2021) Jennie's Pizzeria, 380 Monroe Turnpike, ☏ +1 203-452-2435. Tu-Th Sa 11AM-9PM, F 11AM-9:30PM, Su noon-8PM. Fairfield County's oldest pizzeria (updated Jul 2021) Lake Zoar Drive-In, 14 Roosevelt Drive Rural, ☏ +1 203-268-8137. M-W 6:30AM-7:30PM, Th-Sa 7:30AM-8:30PM, Su 8:30AM-7:30PM. (updated Jul 2021) Mr. Mac's Canteen, 838 Main St C, ☏ +1 203-459-9595. A family-owned and -operated restaurant and food truck serving chili dogs. (updated Jul 2021)

Prime 111, 43 Monroe Tpke, ☏ +1 203-220-6615. (updated Jul 2021)

Connecticut Route 25, Main Street, starts in Brookfield/Danbury and runs to Bridgeport. From Brookfield through Monroe, it is a 2-lane road, and just over the Monroe-Trumbull border within Trumbull, it becomes a 6-lane freeway which connects to Interstate 95. Connecticut Route 34 begins in Newtown and ends in New Haven, where it connects with I-91 and I-95. Connecticut Route 59 begins at its intersection with Route 25 in Monroe and travels south through Easton and Fairfield, where it ends in Bridgeport. Connecticut Route 110 begins in Monroe at its intersection with Route 111, then travels through Shelton before ending in Stratford. Connecticut Route 111, Monroe Turnpike, begins at its intersection with Route 34 in Monroe and runs south to Trumbull, where it terminates just north of Bridgeport at the Merritt Parkway. Bridgeport Train Station, 525 Water St, Bridgeport (approx. 12 miles south), ☏ +1 800 872-7245. Serviced by Amtrack and Metro-North (updated Jul 2021) Monroe is serviced only by Route 19X of the Greater Bridgeport Transit System. Monroe is approximately 70 miles from two airports. Bradley International Airport, Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks (via I-84 E), ☏ +1 860 292-2000. (updated Jul 2021) John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, NY (via I-95 S), ☏ +1 718-244-4444. (updated Jul 2021) Pequonnock River Trail, 525 Water Street, Bridgeport, ☏ +1 203-366-5405, [email protected]. A 16-mile multi-use, linear trail that runs from Bridgeport through Trumbull and Monroe along the Pequonnock River Valley (updated Jul 2021)

Monroe Senior Center, 235 Cutlers Farm Road, ☏ +1 203-452-2815, fax: +1 203-452-2965. Services Monroe, Trumbull, Shelton, Stratford and Bridgeport as well as the VA Hospital in West Haven by appointment. $20 annually. (updated Jul 2021)