Vermont Route 313

Vermont Route 313
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length: 10.050 mi[3] (16.174 km)
Existed: Late 1930s[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end: NY 313 at Salem, NY
East end: US 7 in Arlington
Location
Counties: Bennington
Highway system

State highways in Vermont

← US 302 VT 314 →

Vermont Route 313 is an east–west state highway located within the town of Arlington in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It runs from the New York state line to U.S. Route 7. The route heads through West Arlington, Arlington and East Arlington, and along the Batten Kill Creek. It is a continuation of New York State Route 313 assigned by 1948.

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Route description

Paralleling the Batten Kill River, New York State Route 313 enters Vermont and becomes Vermont Route 313. The highway crosses the border in a low-level valley, passing through the areas of clearings and woodlands. The route progresses to the southeast, passing a few residences. There is a turn to the east, then north, then back to the east in progression. At the intersection with Covered Bridge Road, Route 313 enters West Arlington, Vermont, which is slightly more developed than the area surrounding it. In West Arlington, Route 313 makes a dive to the south in direction. Passing through a relatively stable environment of woodlands and clearings, the highway begins to turn to the southeast again. After a couple of turns, VT 313 passes the Arlington Recreational Park, and enters the town of Arlington, Vermont.[4]

In Arlington, Vermont Route 7A (the Ethan Allen Highway) intersects and becomes concurrent with VT 313. The two highways turn to the south and head through downtown Arlington. East Arlington Road intersects and begins to parallel the highways as they progress southward. In the community of East Arlington, VT 313 and VT 7A split, heading to the east and south respectively. VT 313 then begins its final stretch of highway, heading through woodlands once again, and reaching its final intersection, which is with South Road. After that, VT 313 terminates at an interchange with U.S. Route 7 in East Arlington. The right-of-way for VT 313 continues after the interchange to a dead end as Orvis Road.[4]

History

The east–west highway connecting U.S. Route 7 (now VT 7A) in Arlington to New York State Route 313 at the New York state line was added to the Vermont state highway system as part of the 1935 state highway system expansion[5] and initially designated as VT 123.[6] The route became part of VT 11 by 1938,[1] which was then co-designated as VT 313 from New York to Arlington by 1940.[2] VT 11 was truncated to Manchester between 1947 and 1952, leaving only the VT 313 designation on the New York – Arlington highway.[7][8] In the late 1970s, US 7 was realigned onto a new limited-access highway through most of southwestern Vermont. The new highway bypassed Arlington to the east. In 1978, VT 313 was extended eastward by way of VT 7A and a new roadway to meet the new routing of US 7.[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Arlington, Bennington County.

Mile[3] Destinations Notes
0.000 NY 313 Continuation into New York
6.634 VT 7A north Northern terminus of overlap
8.059 VT 7A south Southern terminus of overlap
10.050 US 7 Exit 3 (US 7)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b Esso (1938). New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  2. ^ a b Gulf Oil Company (1940). New York Info-Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  3. ^ 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 3, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of VT 313 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=43.049314&lon=-73.131041&zoom=17&q1=43.108495%2C-73.264937&q2=43.04668%2C-73.128466. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
  5. ^ "State Highways History – 1931 and 1935 additions" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. October 5, 2007. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/planning/documents/mapping/publications/History_Details_1931_1935.pdf. Retrieved May 29, 2009. 
  6. ^ Texas Oil Company (1934). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  7. ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1947–48 ed.). 
  8. ^ Sunoco (1952). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  9. ^ "State Highways History – Route Listing, Exclusive of Interstates with Route Log Notes" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation, Policy and Planning Division – Mapping. October 5, 2007. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Planning/Documents/Mapping/Publications/History_RtLogNotes.pdf. Retrieved May 28, 2009. 

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