Vermont Route 103

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Vermont Route 103
Length:	42.18 mi[1] (67.88 km)
South end:	US 5 in Rockingham
Major junctions:	I-91 in Rockingham
North end:	US 7 in Clarendon
Counties:	Windsor, Rutland
Vermont Routes < VT 102 VT 104 >

Vermont Route 103 (abbreviated VT 103) is an north-south state road that runs from Rockingham in the East to Clarendon near Rutland in the West. The Vermont Country Store's second branch is one attraction along the route, as well as the Okemo Ski Resort in Ludlow.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Windsor County 1.2 Rutland County 2 Communities along the route 3 Major intersections 4 Attractions 5 References

[edit] Route description

VT 103 is a major arterial road for Vermont, being the most direct path from Boston and Southeastern New England to Rutland and the Green Mountains ski areas and attractions. Although U.S. Route 4 is a shorter and slightly better road across the Green Mountains to Rutland, it is a direct East-West road intersecting Interstate 91 significantly North of the diagonal 103. Numerous proposals to widen 103 into a two-lane freeway or similar limited-access roadway have failed, even though a substantial power company right of way shadows the road for much of its length.

[edit] Windsor County

VT 103 begins in Rockingham at I-91 and U.S. Route 5 just west of Bellows Falls. From there, it proceeds as a wide sweeping road to Chester, where it crosses the Williams River on a new bridge. The road from Chester to Ludlow varies from a narrow and winding shoulder-less 2-lane between the river and mountains to a more wide-shouldered road. It passes through Ludlow and proceeds north, then west to the county line.

[edit] Rutland County

Across the county line, VT 103 heads into the Shrewsbury village of Cuttingsville with even more variations in road quality. Outside Cuttingsfille, it proceeds through Clarendon and meets U.S. Route 7 just South of Rutland and very close to the U.S. Route 7 freeway which proceeds south to Manchester.

[edit] Communities along the route

• Rockingham
• Chester
• Ludlow
• Shrewsbury
• Clarendon

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Windsor	Rockingham	0.0	US 5
		0.04	I-91	Exit 6 (I-91).
	Chester	9.2	VT 11	Eastern terminus of duplex.
		9.6	VT 11	Western terminus of duplex.
	Cavendish	19.4	VT 131	Western terminus of VT 131.
	Ludlow	24.4	VT 100	Southern terminus of duplex.
	Grahamville	25.9	VT 100	Northern terminus of duplex.
Rutland	Mount Holly	33.6	VT 140	Eastern terminus of VT 140.
	Wallingford	34.0	VT 155	Northern terminus of VT 155.
	Clarendon	42.0	VT 7B
		42.2	US 7

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] Attractions

103 is a major tourist route across Vermont, and as such many attractions are located near the road.

• Rockingham
  • Rockingham Meetinghouse (South of 103 on Meetinghouse Road)
  • Vermont Country Store
  • Worrall Covered Bridge (North of 103 on Williams Road)
  • Bartonsville Covered Bridge (North of 103 on Lower Bartonsville Road)
• Chester
  • Chester Village
  • Stone Village
• Ludlow
  • Okemo Ski Resort
  • Vermont Route 100
• Mount Holly
  • Crowley Cheese shop (the factory is a few miles off 103)
• Clarendon
  • Long Trail/Appalachian Trail
  • Clarendon Gorge (located just South of 103 on the Long Trail)
  • Kingsley Covered Bridge (South of 103 — Airport Road to Gorge Road)
  • Brown Covered Bridge (North of 103 — East Clarendon Road to North Shrewsbury Road to Cold River Road)
  • Rutland Airport

Vermont Country Store

Worrall Covered Bridge

Ludlow Baptist Church and the Black River Academy, Ludlow

Crowley Cheese Factory, Healdville section of Mount Holly

[edit] References

1. ^ Vermont Town Maps