Vermont Route 5A

Vermont Route 5A
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length: 26.422 mi[1] (42.522 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 5 in West Burke
North end: US 5 / VT 105 in Derby Center
Location
Counties: Caledonia, Orleans
Highway system

State highways in Vermont

← US 5 US 7 →
← Route 2 N.E. Route 3 →

Vermont Route 5A is a state highway in northeastern Vermont, United States. It is an alternate route of U.S. Route 5 that passes along the east shore of Lake Willoughby. VT 5A begins at US 5 in West Burke and ends at US 5 and VT 105 in Derby Center.

VTrans' 2006 Route Log lists the official length of VT 5A to be 19.498 miles (31.379 km), with the last milepost reading at VT 105 in Charleston.[1] However, VT 5A is signed as continuing to Derby Center by way of an overlap with VT 105.

History

Prior to the U.S. Highway system, the route was designated as New England Interstate Route 2A (NE-2A), part of the New England Interstate Route system that existed between 1922 and 1927. VT 5A now runs over the entirety of NE-2A.

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Caledonia
 West Burke 0.000 US 5
Orleans
 Westmore 11.372 VT 16 Northern terminus of VT 16
Brownington 12.625 VT 58 Eastern terminus of VT 58
Charleston 19.498 VT 105 east Southern terminus of overlap
Derby Center 26.422 US 5 / VT 105 west Northern terminus of VT 5A / VT 105 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed •      Unopened

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 1, 2009.