Looking For Bread and Milk? Not on Bread and Milk Street...

COVENTRY, CT — As snow continues to pile up in the largest storm thus far this winter, frantic folks on Facebook are querying, "Did you stock up on bread and milk?"

Why those items? Accuweather.com reported, "It appears that New Englanders can take credit for the purchasing of milk and bread prior to the storm. It was the monumental blizzard in 1978 that trapped many in homes for weeks that gets at least some credit for the current tradition."

Motorists traveling on Route 31 southbound in Tolland, known locally as Mile Hill Road, get a street name change at the Coventry town line. At that point, at the junction of Cedar Swamp Road, the route becomes Bread and Milk Street, and continues about two miles to the intersection of Route 44.

The ironic thing is you can't buy bread and milk on Bread and Milk Street, as there are no stores on that stretch of Route 31. The closest thing is Twin Hills Country Club.

Even less aptly named is Bread and Milk Road in Vernon, located south of Interstate 84 off Bolton Road. The only resident of that road is the Belding Wildlife Preserve.

In fairness to the namers of the road, the Thrall Farm used to be there near what is now Valley Falls Park. Part of the old farm still sits near the park.

Written by Tim Jensen and Chris Dehnel

Photo credit: Google Maps