Vermont Route 9
Molly Stark Trail[1] | ||
Route information | ||
Maintained by VTrans | ||
Length | 46.959 mi[2] (75.573 km) | |
Major junctions | ||
West end | NY 7 at the New York state line in Hoosick, NY | |
East end | NH 9 at the New Hampshire state line in West Chesterfield, NH | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Vermont | |
Counties | Bennington, Windham | |
Highway system | ||
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Vermont Route 9 (VT 9) is a
Route description
VT 9 begins at the New York state line in the town of Bennington in western Bennington County. The highway continues west as NY 7 (Mapletown Road) toward
VT 9 continues along the river into the town of Woodford. The highway has a curvaceous ascent along the City Stream branch of the river to the town center of Woodford; during the ascent, the highway intersects the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail. VT 9 reaches the source of City Stream at Big Pond and summits the Green Mountains. The highway meets the northern end of VT 8 in Searsburg, where the highway descends from the main range of the Green Mountains and begins to parallel the Deerfield River. VT 9 enters Windham County and the town of Wilmington just west of the Harriman Reservoir. The highway continues along the North Branch of the river into the town center of Wilmington, where the highway intersects VT 100 (North Main Street). VT 9 and VT 100 run concurrently follow Beaver Brook to their split east of the town center. The highway ascends Hogback Mountain along Beaver Brook to the stream's source. The route passes Molly Stark State Park and enters the town of Marlboro west of the summit. VT 9 passes to the north of the center of Marlboro and enters the valley of Whetstone Brook, which the highway follows into the town of Brattleboro.
VT 9's name becomes Western Avenue as it passes through the community of
VT 9 is known as the Molly Stark Trail (or Molly Stark Byway) throughout its course, named after Molly Stark, the wife of General John Stark of the American Revolutionary War.[1][3] The highway is a part of the National Highway System from the New York state line to I-91, and again from I-91 and US 5 to the Connecticut River. I-91 bridges the National Highway System gap in VT 9 and forms a bypass of Brattleboro for the state highway.[4]
History
VT 9 follows the course of the 1920s era New England Interstate Route 9, a part of the New England road marking system that ran from Bennington, through Concord, New Hampshire, to Wells, Maine.
Major intersections
County | Location[2] | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Bennington | Bennington | 0.000 | 0.000 | NY 7 west – Troy | Western terminus; New York state line |
4.397 | 7.076 | US 7 (North Street/South Street) | |||
5.737[5] | 9.233 | VT 279 west to US 7 north – Manchester, Troy NY, Rutland | Eastern terminus of VT 279 | ||
Northern terminus of VT 8 | |||||
Windham | Wilmington | 25.070 | 40.346 | VT 100 north (North Main Street) – East Jamaica | Western end of concurrency with VT 100 |
26.140 | 42.068 | VT 100 south – Jacksonville, Whitingham | Eastern end of concurrency with VT 100 | ||
Brattleboro | 43.298– 43.350 | 69.681– 69.765 | I-91 – Springfield MA, White River Junction, Keene NH | Exit 2 on I-91; partial cloverleaf interchange | |
44.416 | 71.481 | US 5 south (Main Street) | Western end of concurrency with US 5 | ||
44.577 | 71.740 | VT 30 north (Linden Street) – Newfane, Townshend, Manchester | Southern terminus of VT 30 | ||
46.725 | 75.197 | VT 9090) to I-91 Exit 3; roundabout | |||
46.959 | 75.573 | NH 9 east – Keene | Continuation into New Hampshire at the Connecticut River | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b State of Vermont Board of Libraries (April 28, 2008). "Vermont Named State Highways and Bridges" (PDF). Department of Libraries, State of Vermont. Retrieved April 1, 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 March 10, 2015.
- ^ "Molly Stark Byway: Vermont's Heritage Trail". vermontvacation.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ National Highway System: Vermont (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ^ Traffic Research Unit (June 2016). "2015 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
External links
Media related to Vermont Route 9 at Wikimedia Commons