Vermont Route 129
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Country | United States | |
State | Vermont | |
Counties | Grand Isle | |
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Vermont Route 129 (VT 129) is a short, 5.415-mile-long (8.715 km) connector route for
Route description
VT 129 begins at an intersection with School and Church Streets on Isle La Motte, heading northward as a portion of Main Street. This part of the highway is town maintained. VT 129 then heads north, intersecting with Shrine Road (Town Highway 2) before leaving Isle La Motte over a bridge for
History
The entire length of Vermont 129 was originally designated as VT F-2 in 1926.[5] VT F-2 originally went from US 2 to a ferry across Lake Champlain to Chazy, New York. Many of the F-x series routes along the shores of Lake Champlain were changed to new designations in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. VT F-2 was redesignated by 1944 as VT 129.[3] Between 1959 and 2008, VT 129 was truncated to School Street on Isle La Motte.[6][7]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Grand Isle County. [1][2]
Location[1][2] | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Isle La Motte | 0.000 | 0.000 | School Street / Church Street | Western terminus | |
Alburgh | 2.688[8] | 4.326 | West Shore Road | Major Collector 0291[a] | |
5.415 | 8.715 | US 2 – Alburgh, Rouses Point NY, North Hero, Burlington | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Notes
- ^ State-wide, unsigned numeric designation for town highways signed as state routes. A collector road is a civil engineering term meaning a road that connects populated areas with arterial highways
References
- ^ a b c Traffic Research Unit (May 2012). "2011 (Route Log) AADTs for Major Collectors" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "State Highways History with Route Log Notes" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. p. 28. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Google (2008-03-27). "overview map of VT 129" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Official Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1. Automobile Blue Books Inc. 1926.
- Cities Service. 1959.
- ^ Official Vermont Map and Travel Accommodations (Map). Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). 2008.
- ^ Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development (October 6, 2014). "Vermont General Highway Map, Town of Alburgh, Grand Isle County" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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External links
- Termini of Vermont Route 129 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine