Interstate 189

Interstate 189
Champlain Parkway
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length: 1.488 mi[1] (2.395 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 7 in Burlington
East end: I-89 in South Burlington
Highway system

Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
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State highways in Vermont

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Interstate 189 (abbreviated I-189) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The highway extends for 1.488 miles (2.395 km) from Interstate 89 exit 13 in South Burlington to U.S. Route 7 just inside the Burlington city limits. I-189 is the only spur on the entire length of I-89.

I-189 serves as an Interstate-grade connector between I-89 and a commercial district along US 7 (Shelburne Road). It is signed as an east–west highway. Prior to 2010, only one directional sign had been posted on the highway - on the eastbound side after the on-ramp from US 7. Sign replacements and additions in late 2010 added directional signs on both the eastbound and westbound sides of the route.

Contents

History

There were at one time more plans for the highway. It was to continue north into the city of Burlington along the waterfront and service an industrial area.[2] Construction was delayed due to the presence of a toxic barge canal[3] 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 US 7 interchange. As a result, Jersey barriers are in place directing traffic on I-189 east onto the US 7 off-ramp, while there is much unused roadway to the west.

Future

The Federal Government recently gave the state a deadline to make a final decision on building the extension or they would lose matching funds. At this point consensus is for a two-lane parkway that will curve northerly onto existing city streets in order to funnel traffic into downtown away from U.S. 7. The proposed name for this road would be the "Champlain Parkway".

Exit list

The entire route is in Chittenden County. All exits are unnumbered.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Burlington 0.000 US 7 – Burlington, Shelburne, Rutland, Middlebury Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
South Burlington 1.488 I-89 – Williston, Montpelier, Winooski, St. Albans Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Dorset Street – Burlington International Airport At-grade intersection

References

  1. ^ a b "2006 (Route Log) AADTs – State Highways" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. June 2007. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Planning/Documents/TrafResearch/Publications/2006%20Route%20Log%20AADTs%20State%20Highways-Final.pdf. Retrieved May 16, 2009. 
  2. ^ Interstate 189 Vermont at Interstate-Guide.com
  3. ^ Pine Street Canal Superfund