U.S. Route 4 in Vermont

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U.S. Route 4
Length:	66.059 mi[1] (106.312 km)
Formed:	1926
West end:	US 4 at Fair Haven
Major junctions:	US 7 in Rutland VT 100 in Killington I-89 in Hartford
East end:	US 4 at White River Junction
Vermont Routes < VT 3 VT 4A > < Route 12A N.E. Route 14 >

In the U.S. state of Vermont, U.S. Route 4 extends for 66.06 miles (106.31 km) between the New York state line at Fair Haven and the New Hampshire state line at White River Junction.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 3.1 New York to Rutland 3.2 Rutland to New Hampshire 4 Bannered routes 4.1 Rutland business loop 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Route description

Upon crossing into Vermont from New York, US 4 immediately becomes a four-lane expressway. The historic routing of US 4 runs nearby as VT 4A, which later becomes Business US 4 as it enters the town of Rutland. The 19-mile US 4 expressway has junctions with VT 22A in Fair Haven and VT 30 in Castleton. In West Rutland, the last numbered exit on the highway, Exit 6, leads to Business US 4, which provides access to the town centers of West Rutland and Rutland town. The expressway veers south just outside the limits of Rutland city, ending at an intersection with US 7 south of the city.^[2]

US 4 overlaps with US 7 into downtown Rutland, meeting the east end of its business route, along the way. US 4 then leaves US 7 along Woodstock Avenue as it heads northeast out of the city. East of Rutland city, US 4 is a two-lane highway, meandering through the Green Mountains, passing by the town center of Mendon towards the town of Killington. In Killington, US 4 joins the route of VT 100 as they pass through Killinton center along the Ottauquechee River valley until the village of West Bridgewater at the Bridgewater town line. VT 100 separates to the south while US 4 continues following the Ottauquechee River east through Bridewater center into the town of Woodstock. Several miles later, US 4 enters the incorporated village of Woodstock, where it meets with VT 12 and VT 106. Soutbound VT 12 and eastbound US 4 overlap for about four miles along the river and separate at the village of Taftsville, in the northwest corner of the town of Hartland.^[3]

US 4 continues following the Ottauquechee River into the town of Hartford, passing by Quechee Gorge State Park and circling around Deweys Pond heading north to the south bank of the White River. Here, US 4 has an interchange with I-89, then turns eastward following the river bank into the village of White River Junction. In the village, US 4 joins US 5 as they cross the White River. At a four-way intersection immediately after the crossing, US 5 continues north, VT 14 begins to the west, and US 4 continues to the east. US 4 ends at the New Hampshire state line at the Connecticut River after a quarter of a mile.^[4]

[edit] History

The road running from the New York state line (towards Whitehall, New York) at Fair Haven eastward through Rutland and Woodstock to White River Junction was designated as Route 13 of the New England road marking system in 1922.^[5][6] In late 1926, New England Route 13 was incorporated into the newly established U.S. Highway System as U.S. Route 4.^[7] In the 1960s, construction of the 19-mile expressway section of US 4 began.^{[citation needed]} The middle segment of the expressway from Exit 5 in Castleton to Exit 6 in West Rutland opened to traffic in 1969. Two years later, the western segment from the New York line in Fair Haven to Exit 5 also opened. The original surface alignment of US 4 was re-designated as Vermont Route 4A. The construction of the eastern segment (from Exit 6 to the intersection with US 7) was delayed for several years and did not open to traffic until 1986.^[8] The original surface alignment east of Exit 6 was redesignated as US 4 Business.

[edit] Major intersections

[edit] New York to Rutland

County	Location	Mile[1]	#	Destinations	Notes
Rutland	Fair Haven	0.000	US 4 continues into New York
		0.150	1	VT 4A – Fair Haven	To Vermont Welcome Center
		1.676	2	VT 22A – Fair Haven, Vergennes
		2.573	3	To VT 4A – Fair Haven	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance. Fair Haven State Highway (unsigned VT 921)
	Castleton	5.449	4	VT 30 – Castleton, Middlebury
		7.758	5	To VT 4A – Castleton	Castleton State Highway (unsigned VT 915)
	West Rutland	14.899	6	BR US 4 to VT 3 to VT 4A – West Rutland, Rutland Business District
	Town of Rutland	18.829		US 7 south	At-grade intersection; US 4 joins US 7 eastbound and leaves westbound

[edit] Rutland to New Hampshire

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Rutland	City of Rutland	20.929	BR US 4	Eastern terminus of Business US 4
		21.066	US 7 north	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Killington	31.593	VT 100 north	Western terminus of concurrency
Windsor	West Bridgewater	38.030	VT 100 south	Eastern terminus of concurrency
	Bridgewater	43.642	VT 100A	Northern terminus of VT 100A
	Village of Woodstock	~51.6	VT 106	Northern terminus of VT 106
		51.755	VT 12 north	Western terminus of concurrency
	Hartland	55.637	VT 12 south	Eastern terminus of concurrency
	Hartford	62.417	I-89	Exit 1 (I-89)
		65.261	US 5 south	Western terminus of concurrency
	White River Junction	65.822	US 5 north VT 14	Eastern terminus of concurrency; southern terminus of VT 14
		66.059	US 4	Continuation into New Hampshire at the Connecticut River

[edit] Bannered routes

[edit] Rutland business loop

U.S. Route 4 Business
Location	Rutland, Vermont

U.S. Route 4 Business is a 4.371-mile alternate route of US 4 serving the city of Rutland and running north of US 4. It begins at Exit 6 of the US 4 expressway in West Rutland heading north to Main Street in West Rutland center, where it meets the east end of Vermont Route 4A. US 4 Business then turns east following Main Street into the town of Rutland. In Rutland town, the road is known as Rutland Road and intersects with Vermont Route 3 at the town center. About 0.3 miles later, the road enters the city of Rutland, becoming West Street. US 4 Business briefly shifts north one block to use State Street then returns to West Street after half a mile. The route ends at an intersection with US 4/US 7 in the center of the city.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• US 4 Exits