1 0 . ▁From ▁the ▁New ▁H aven ▁town ▁line ▁to ▁D ix well ▁Avenue , ▁the ▁road ▁is ▁state - m aint ained ▁with ▁an ▁unsigned ▁design ation ▁of ▁State ▁Road ▁ 7 0 7 . ▁Within ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Whit ney ▁Avenue ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁road . ▁The ▁J ▁route ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁Trans it ▁New ▁H aven , ▁which ▁connect s ▁New ▁H aven ▁to ▁Water bury , ▁runs ▁along ▁Whit ney ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Whit ney ▁Avenue ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Eli ▁Whit ney , ▁Jr ., ▁whose ▁factory ▁was ▁located ▁by ▁the ▁Mill ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁New ▁H aven ▁portion ▁of ▁Whit ney ▁Avenue ▁" origin ated ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁road ▁leading ▁from ▁central ▁New ▁H aven ▁north ward ▁to ▁Hart ford . ▁The ▁Hart ford ▁and ▁New ▁H aven ▁Turn pi ke ▁Company ▁improved ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁turn pi ke ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ." ▁ ▁The ▁Ham den ▁portion ▁of ▁Whit ney ▁Avenue ▁plus ▁the ▁extension ▁in ▁Ch esh ire ▁and ▁Sou thing ton ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁turn pi ke ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ch esh ire ▁Turn pi ke , ▁which ▁was ▁char tered ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁It ▁util ized ▁the ▁already ▁developed ▁Hart ford ▁and ▁New ▁H aven ▁Turn pi ke ▁alignment ▁to ▁reach ▁Dow nt own ▁New ▁H aven . ▁ ▁The ▁Whit ney ▁Arm ory ▁was ▁located ▁off ▁of ▁Whit ney ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Ham den . ▁One ▁or ▁more ▁associated ▁buildings ,