Vermont Route 14

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Vermont Route 14 marker

Vermont Route 14

Map
VT 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length108.946 mi[1] (175.332 km)
Existed1922[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 4 / US 5 in White River Junction
Major intersections
North end VT 100 in Newport
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountiesWindsor, Orange, Washington, Caledonia, Orleans
Highway system
←
Route 15

Vermont Route 14 (VT 14) is a 108.946-mile-long (175.332 km) north–south

US 2 but was extended north along an old alignment of VT 12
in the 1960s.

Route description

Overhead signage at the southern terminus of VT 14 in White River Junction as viewed from US 4 westbound

White River Junction to East Montpelier

VT 14 begins at the intersection of

East Randolph, where it has a junction with VT 66, which is signed for the Randolph town center.[3][4]

Vermont Route 14 in Barre

VT 14 continues north for another 2 miles (3.2 km) through the village of

I-89. US 302 heads northwest directly towards the city of Montpelier, while VT 14 heads north along Maple Avenue towards the town of East Montpelier. VT 14 briefly re-enters Barre town for about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) before entering the town limits of East Montpelier. After 2.4 miles (3.9 km), VT 14 crosses the Winooski River into the town center, where it meets U.S. Route 2.[3][4]

East Montpelier to Newport

After overlapping with US 2 for 0.2 miles (0.32 km) through East Montpelier center, VT 14 continues for 3 miles (5 km) to an intersection with

VT 15, as they run concurrently to the northwest for about 1 mile (1.6 km), crossing the Lamoille River just north of the town center, after which VT 15 continues west as the two routes separate. VT 14 continues north along the west shore of Hardwick Lake, as the valley the road has been passing through narrows again. After 4 miles (6 km), VT 14 briefly enters the town of Greensboro, where it passes along the shore of Lake Eligo, then continues northwest into the town of Craftsbury. VT 14 bypasses the small villages of the town, running along a more westerly track.[5][6]

After traveling 8 miles (13 km) through rural Craftsbury, VT 14 proceeds north into the town of Albany, where it runs for another 7 miles (11 km), passing through the village of Albany along the way. North of Albany, VT 14 continues into the town of Irasburg, where it intersects VT 58 at the town center. The two routes overlap to the north and west for 2.1 miles (3.4 km). After another 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in northern Irasburg town, VT 14 enters Coventry, where it is immediately joined by U.S. Route 5 coming from the southeast. The two routes overlap for about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) through Coventry center then separate, with US 5 heading north to the city of Newport and VT 14 heading northwest towards the town of Newport, where it ends at VT 100, less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) after crossing the town line. VT 100 and VT 105 continue into Newport Center.[5][6]

History

19th century turnpikes

The roads of the southern half of modern VT 14 were improved at the beginning of the 19th century as various privately owned

Vermont Central Railroad.[7]

Another portion of modern VT 14, between

East Brookfield and Williamstown center, was to be improved by another turnpike corporation, the Williamstown Center Turnpike, which was chartered on November 14, 1803. The charter provided that the road be turned over to the state after having been in operation for 25 years (later amended to 40 years). The company, however, did not do anything in its first two years of existence and only began laying out the road in 1805.[7]

A third turnpike corporation, the Randolph Turnpike, was chartered on November 7, 1805, to build a 10-mile (16 km) northward continuation of the White River Turnpike. The road of the Randolph Turnpike was to run from

East Randolph. The corporation was dissolved by the state legislature on November 6, 1833.[7]

Route designation

In 1922, the

US 4 to Andover and New Hampshire Route 11 to Franklin.[8]

At the end of 1926, the

US 302.[citation needed] VT 14 was extended northward several miles to East Montpelier, ending at the junction of newly relocated US 2 and Vermont Route 12.[11][12]

On May 1, 1960, the northern half of Vermont Route 12 (north of Montpelier) was relocated to the "Montpelier-Morrisville State Highway", which connected Montpelier with the village of Morrisville.[13] Originally, VT 12 continued north from Montpelier via East Montpelier to Hardwick and Barton, then overlapped with U.S. Route 5 to the city of Newport via Coventry.[10] Between Hardwick and Coventry, VT 12 had an alternate route, Vermont Route 12B, that took a more westerly alignment via Albany.[10] The relocation of the northern half of VT 12 to a new alignment resulted in the redesignation of its original northern alignment. The portion between Hardwick and Barton became a new Vermont Route 16. The portion between East Montpelier and Hardwick was assigned as an extension of VT 14. At the same time, VT 12B was also redesignated as a further northward extension of VT 14, including an additional 4-mile (6.4 km) piece connecting to VT 100 in the town of Newport, resulting in the modern VT 14 alignment.[14]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
WindsorWhite River Junction0.0000.000
 US 4 / US 5 to I-91		Southern terminus
Sharon12.86920.711

 VT 132 east to I-89 – South Strafford, Barre		Western terminus of VT 132
Royalton17.75728.577
 VT 110 north – Tunbridge		Southern terminus of VT 110
21.28634.256

 VT 107 west to I-89 – Bethel, Randolph		Eastern terminus of VT 107
Randolph Center, Randolph
Eastern terminus of VT 66
Brookfield36.81559.248
 VT 65 west – Brookfield, Floating Bridge		Eastern terminus of VT 65
Williamstown44.32771.337

 VT 64 west to I-89 – Northfield		Eastern terminus of VT 64
WashingtonTown of Barre48.36277.831

 VT 63 west to I-89		Eastern terminus of VT 63
City of Barre50.18880.770
 US 302 east (Washington St.)		Southern end of concurrency with US 302
50.64581.505
 US 302 west (North Main Street)

 VT 62 to I-89		Northern end of concurrency with US 302; eastern terminus of VT 62
East Montpelier55.72989.687
 US 2 west – Montpelier		Southern end of concurrency with US 2
55.93690.020
 US 2 east – Plainfield, St. Johnsbury		Northern end of concurrency with US 2
59.06695.058
 VT 214 south – Plainfield		Northern terminus of VT 214
CaledoniaHardwick75.357121.275
 VT 15 east – Barton, St. Johnsbury		Southern end of concurrency with VT 15
76.495123.107
 VT 15 west – Morrisville		Northern end of concurrency with VT 15
OrleansIrasburg100.195161.248

 VT 58 east to I-91 – Orleans		Southern end of concurrency with VT 58
101.473163.305
 VT 58 west – Lowell		Northern end of concurrency with VT 58
Coventry105.052169.065
 US 5 south – Orleans, St. Johnsbury		Southern end of concurrency with US 5
105.596169.940
 US 5 north – Newport		Northern end of concurrency with US 5
Town of Newport108.946175.332 VT 100 – Troy, Westfield, Jay, North Troy, NewportNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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 11, 2015.
  2. ^
    New York Times
    , April 16, 1922
  3. ^ a b Google (June 8, 2009). "Route of VT 14 in central Vermont" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey - Interactive topographic map of central Vermont, Accessed via ACME Mapper
  5. ^ a b Google (June 8, 2009). "Route of VT 14 in northern Vermont" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  6. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey - Interactive topographic map of northern Vermont, Accessed via ACME Mapper
  7. ^ a b c d F.J. wood, The Turnpikes of New England, (Marshall Jones, 1919)
  8. ^ a b c Automobile Legal Association Green Book, 1925 edition, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1925). The book has a route log of the New England inter-state routes showing the planned alignment in 1922. The turn by turn guides show the routing as signed in 1925.
  9. ^ United States Numbered Highways, American Highways (AASHO), April 1927
  10. ^ a b c Official Automobile Blue Book, Vol. 1, 1926 and 1927 editions, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1926 and 1927). The 1926 map shows routes just prior to the designation of U.S. Highways.
  11. ^ "State Highways History — Details of the 1935 700-mile addition" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  12. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938). The extension to Montpelier was in place by 1938.
  13. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ Map of New England (Map). Gousha. 1967. Retrieved 2008-02-24.. By 1967, VT 14 has been extended north of East Montpelier.

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