Introduction
The Housatonic River is the westernmost major river associated with the New England region. Though not nearly as long as the Connecticut River, the Housatonic is a notable river that is largely paralleled in Connecticut and the southern Berkshires by United States Route 7 in Fairfield and Litchfield Counties in Connecticut and in Berkshire County in Massachusetts. Originating in Pittsfield, much of the importance of the Housatonic River beginning in Great Barrington is paralleled by the aforementioned major highway. Although the Housatonic is occasionally on the western extreme of the State of Connecticut, the river never actually touches the historic Oblong belonging to the State of New York. Further south, the Housatonic reaches the community of New Milford, and further downstream, the river begins to diverge from the modern corridor of United States Route 7, flowing toward Stratford and Milford while Route 7 continues toward Norwalk well to the west.
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