Vermont Route 44
Route information | |||
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Maintained by VTrans and Town of Windsor | |||
Length | 10.188 mi[1] (16.396 km) | ||
Existed | 1958–present | ||
Major junctions | |||
West end | VT 106 in Reading | ||
East end | US 5 / VT 12 in Windsor | ||
Location | |||
Country | United States | ||
State | Vermont | ||
Counties | Windsor | ||
Highway system | |||
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Vermont Route 44 (VT 44) is a
Route description
VT 44 begins at an intersection with VT 106 north of the hamlet of Felchville in the southeastern part of the town of Reading. The two-lane highway crosses Mill Brook, which it parallels for its entire length, and enters the town of West Windsor. VT 44 crosses Willow Brook near Best's Covered Bridge and Mill Brook again near the Bowers Covered Bridge. The highway crosses Mill Brook twice more in the town as it curves around the northern flank of Mount Ascutney. VT 44 crosses Beaver Brook while passing through the village of Brownsville. VT 44 ascends from the valley of Mill Brook and passes the entrance to Ascutney Mountain Resort shortly before entering the town of Windsor. East of the town line, VT 44 veers away from Mount Ascutney at its oblique intersection with VT 44A (Back Mountain Road), which continues southeast along the flank of the mountain and heads toward I-91.[1]
VT 44 descends back into the valley of Mill Brook and crosses the stream immediately before it passes below I-91 with no access and curves north with the stream. The highway enters the urban area of Windsor along Ascutney Street. VT 44 passes the
The Vermont Agency of Transportation maintains VT 44 west of VT 44A, and the town of Windsor maintains the route east of VT 44A.[1]
History
According to a 1927 report prepared by the federal
The first hard-surfaced stretch of what was to become VT 44 was created at an unknown time before 1950 along Ascutney Street in the Windsor town center. The town resurfaced Ascutney Street with bituminous concrete in 1950 and replaced the surface-treated gravel surface of Union Street with bituminous concrete in 1969. The state resurfaced VT 44 with bituminous concrete on most of the highway's short Reading stretch in 1964 and through Brownsville in 1965. The Vermont Department of Highways applied a chipseal surface along the remaining surface-treated gravel stretches in 1972. The state resurfaced the chipseal sections with bituminous concrete in 1983.[1] The town of Windsor regained maintenance duties on VT 44 from the VT 44A intersection to the town center boundary in February 1987 at the same time the state took over maintenance of Back Mountain Road, which became VT 44A.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Windsor County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Reading | 0.000 | 0.000 | VT 106 – Felchville, Springfield, South Woodstock, Woodstock | Western terminus | |
VT 44A south (Back Mountain Road) to I-91 south – Weathersfield | Northern terminus of VT 44A | ||||
10.188 | 16.396 | US 5 / VT 12 (Main Street) / Bridge Street east – Ascutney, Hartland | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Auxiliary route
Location | Weathersfield–Windsor |
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Length | 2.994 mi[4] (4.818 km) |
Existed | 1987–present |
Vermont Route 44A (VT 44A) is a 2.994-mile-long (4.818 km) auxiliary route of VT 44 that runs from US 5 and VT 12 in Weathersfield north to VT 44 in Windsor. The highway heads north from its oblique intersection with the U.S. Highway and state route along Back Mountain Road, which follows the east flank of Mount Ascutney. North of the Weathersfield–Windsor town line, VT 44A crosses over I-91 and provides access to Mount Ascutney State Park, which includes a toll road that ascends the mountain. The highway reaches its northern terminus at VT 44 between the town center of Windsor and the town of West Windsor. VT 44A connects VT 44 with I-91 via US 5 and VT 131 in Weathersfield.[4]
The 1927 Bureau of Public Roads–Vermont State Highway Department report indicated the unnumbered road along the east flank of Mount Ascutney had an untreated gravel surface.[2] When the state constructed I-91 and Back Mountain Road's bridge across the Interstate in 1965 and 1966, Back Mountain Road was likely relocated and was paved with a bituminous concrete surface. The remainder of the highway was paved with bituminous concrete at an unknown date.[4] The Vermont Agency of Transportation took over maintenance on Back Mountain Road from the towns of Weathersfield and Windsor and assigned VT 44A in February 1987 in exchange for the town of Windsor taking over maintenance on the part of VT 44 east of VT 44A.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mapping Section (October 28, 2017). "VTrans Route Logs and Progress Charts". VT 44. Policy, Planning, and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Bureau of Public Roads; Vermont State Highway Department (1927). Report of a Survey of Transportation on the State Highways of Vermont (PDF). Montpelier, VT: Vermont. p. 14. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c Policy and Planning Division (October 5, 2007). "State Highways History: Route Listing, Exclusive of Interstates, with Route Log Notes" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. p. 11. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b c Mapping Section (October 28, 2017). "VTrans Route Logs and Progress Charts". VT 44A. Policy, Planning, and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved July 7, 2018.