Vermont Route 73

Vermont Route 73 state marker Vermont Route 73 town marker

Vermont Route 73
Route information
Maintained by VTrans and the Towns of Shoreham and Orwell
Length: 36.674 mi[1][2] (59.021 km)
Major junctions
West end: VT 74 in Shoreham
  US 7 in Brandon
East end: VT 100 in Rochester
Location
Counties: Addison, Rutland, Windsor
Highway system

State highways in Vermont

VT 68VT 73A
VT 114VT 116
VT F-9AUS 2

Vermont Route 73 is an east–west state highway in central Vermont, United States. It extends from VT 74 in Shoreham in the west to VT 100 in Rochester in the east. The route runs through parts of Addison, Rutland, and Windsor counties. The portion of VT 73 west of VT 22A is town-maintained and internally designated by VTrans as Major Collector 156 while the remainder of VT 73 is maintained by the state.

Route description

Old signage for VT 73A along VT 73

Route 73 begins at an intersection with Route 74, approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) east of the Ticonderoga–Larrabees Point Ferry to New York. The route runs southeast into the town of Orwell, where it crosses Route 22A. Route 73 continues due east out of Orwell and into the town of Sudbury, where it meets Route 30. Route 73 turns north to join Route 30, and the two routes share a short concurrency before Route 73 splits back off to the east. It continues into the town of Brandon, intersecting with U.S. Route 7 in the town center. Route 73 briefly overlaps US-7 before splitting off to the northeast. The highway continues into the village of Forestdale (still in Brandon) where it meets the southern terminus of Route 53. Route 73 continues to the east in the town of Goshen before coming to an end at Route 100 in Rochester.

Major intersections

CountyLocation[1][2]mi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
AddisonShoreham0.0000.000 VT 74 – Ferry to N.Y. State, Shoreham, Middlebury
Orwell5.5008.851Mount Independence RoadFormer eastern terminus of VT 73A
5.8509.415 VT 22A Shoreham, Fair Haven
RutlandSudbury11.15717.955 VT 30 south Hubbardton, Castleton CornersWestern end of concurrency with VT 30
13.33921.467 VT 30 north Whiting, MiddleburyEastern end of concurrency with VT 30
Brandon19.26030.996 US 7 northWestern end of concurrency with US 7
19.67631.665 US 7 southEastern end of concurrency with US 7
22.53136.260 VT 53 Lake DunmoreSouthern terminus of VT 53
WindsorRochester36.67459.021 VT 100 Rochester, Hancock, Granville, Stockbridge, Bethel
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Traffic Research Unit (May 2012). "2011 (Route Log) AADTs for Major Collectors" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2015.