{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "DOT_Scenic_Land_Strips", "guid": "BEA95EE0-767E-4171-B46D-A4864D86ED96", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Highway scenic land strips were purchased by CT DOT with funds from the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965.", "description": "Department of Transportation (DOT) Scenic Land Strips contains parcels, generally long narrow strips of land, that were purchased by the DOT under the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965. The purpose of this program was to reduce the proliferation of billboards and other unsightly structures or facilities along federally designated highways. There are 33 parcels of land located along seven highways in eight towns.\n\nHighways and the corresponding towns where DOT Scenic Lands are located include: \n\nU. S. Route 44 in Norfolk; \nInterstate 91 in Meriden; \nInterstate 84 in Plainville; \nInterstate 395 (formerly State Route 52) in Killingly; \nState Route 2 in Glastonbury; \nState Route 8 in Litchfield; \nState Route 9 in Essex and Deep River\n\n. This layer does not include all land owned by DOT.", "summary": "Highway scenic land strips were purchased by CT DOT with funds from the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965.", "title": "DOT Scenic Land Strips", "tags": [ "Open Space", "Scenic", "Connecticut" ], "type": "Map Service", "typeKeywords": [ "Data", "Service", "Map Service", "ArcGIS Server" ], "thumbnail": "thumbnail/thumbnail.png", "url": "", "extent": [ [ -73.1538177390761, 41.3563606894524 ], [ -71.8828142185452, 41.9806260980262 ] ], "spatialReference": "WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere", "accessInformation": "CT DOT", "licenseInfo": "This data should not be used for legal boundary purposes." }