Interstate 189

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Interstate 189
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

1.49 mi^[1] (2.40 km)

West end:

US 7 in South Burlington

East end:

I-89 in South Burlington

Vermont Routes
< VT 155		VT 191 >

Interstate 189 (abbreviated I-189) is the only spur on the entire length of Interstate 89. The highway runs approximately 1.5 miles, from Exit 13 of I-89 to U.S. Route 7, entirely in South Burlington. The highway is a busy route to a commercial district along Shelburne Road as well as a connector between Interstate 89 and points along the western side of Vermont south of Burlington. I-189 is signed as east-west, although only one sign is posted on the highway, on the westbound side after the onramp from US-7.

Future plans include a new two-lane road connecting Interstate 189 to downtown Burlington.

[edit] History

There were at one time more plans for the highway.^{[citation needed]} It was to continue North into the city of Burlington along the waterfront and service an industrial area. Construction was delayed due to the presence of a toxic barge canal and eventually cancelled as the city largely left behind its industrial past in favor of tourism in the 1980s. Roadway was abandoned just beyond the Route 7 interchange. As a result,Jersey barriers are in place directing traffic on I-189 east onto the Route 7 offramp, while there is much unused roadway to the west.

[edit] Exit list

There are currently only two interchanges on the short interstate, one at each end. Neither is numbered.

Mile	Destinations	Notes
0.0	US 7 – Burlington, Shelburne, Rutland	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance.
1.5	I-89 – Williston, Montpelier, Winooski, St. Albans	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance.
	Dorset Street - Burlington International Airport	At-grade intersection.