Route 61 is a secondary state highway in rural northwestern Connecticut connecting the towns of Woodbury and Morris.

It serves as the main north–south highway within the towns of Bethlehem and Morris.

Route 61 begins as Bethlehem Road at an intersection with US 6 in the northeastern corner of Woodbury, heading in a northwest direction then crossing the Nonewaug River before entering the town of Bethlehem.

Route 61 is a two-lane rural collector road for its entire length.

In the 1920s, the road connecting Woodbury to Goshen via Bethlehem and Morris was designated as State Highway 130.