Interstate 189

Infobox road
state=VT
route=189
type=I

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maint=
length_mi=1.49
length_round=2
length_ref= [ [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.htm Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2] ]
year_established=
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Jct|state=VT|US|7 in South Burlington
junction=
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=VT|I|89 in South Burlington
previous_type=VT
previous_route=155
next_type=VT
next_route=191

Interstate 189 (abbreviated I-189) is the only spur on the entire length of Interstate 89. The highway runs approximately 1.5 miles, from Exit 13 of I-89 to U.S. Route 7, entirely in South Burlington. The highway is a busy route to a commercial district along Shelburne Road as well as a connector between Interstate 89 and points along the western side of Vermont south of Burlington. I-189 is signed as east-west, although only one sign is posted on the highway, on the westbound side after the onramp from US-7.

Future plans include a new two-lane road connecting Interstate 189 to downtown Burlington.

History

There were at one time more plans for the highway. [ [http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-189_vt.html Interstate 189 Vermont at Interstate-Guide.com] ] It was to continue North into the city of Burlington along the waterfront and service an industrial area. Construction was delayed due to the presence of a toxic barge canal and eventually cancelled as the city largely left behind its industrial past in favor of tourism in the 1980s. Roadway was abandoned just beyond the Route 7 interchange. As a result,Jersey barriers are in place directing traffic on I-189 east onto the Route 7 offramp, while there is much unused roadway to the west.

Exit list

There are currently only two interchanges on the short interstate, one at each end. Neither is numbered.

References