Vermont Route 30

Vermont Route 30
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length:	111.914 mi[1] (180.11 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 5 / VT 9 in Brattleboro
	US 7 in Manchester US 4 in Castleton
North end:	US 7 / VT 125 in Middlebury
Location
Counties:	Windham, Bennington, Rutland, Addison
Highway system
State highways in Vermont ← VT 26 VT 31 → ← Route 28 N.E. Route 30A →

Vermont Route 30 is a north–south state highway in Vermont, United States. Considered one of Vermont's most scenic roadways, it runs from Brattleboro, Vermont in the south to Middlebury, Vermont in the north. The northern portion from Poultney to its northern terminus was part of New England Interstate Route 30, from which it got its number.

Route description

In Poultney, VT 30 passes along the eastern edge of Lake St. Catherine State Park. To the north in Hubbardton, VT 30 runs along the eastern shore of Lake Bomoseen. In Middlebury, VT 30 serves Middlebury College.

History

From 1922 until 1926, New England Route 30 (NE-30) (part of the New England Route system) ran from Granville, New York through Poultney, Vermont (via New York State Route 22A), continuing north through Burlington, to Alburg. The northern sections of NE-30 were assigned in 1926 to U.S. Route 7 from Middlebury to Burlington, and to U.S. Route 2 from Burlington to Alburg. Soon afterwards, Vermont extended the Route 30 designation southeast to its current Brattleboro terminus. (Route 30 to Brattleboro had been in place by 1933.)^[2][3] In August 2011, Hurricane Irene heavily damaged large sections on Highway 30 and made it impassable for a period of time. ^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Windham	Brattleboro	0.000	US 5 / VT 9
	Townshend	16.391	VT 35	Southern terminus of VT 35
	Jamaica	22.375	VT 100 south	Southern terminus of overlap
		30.511	VT 100 north	Northern terminus of overlap
Bennington	Winhall	39.474	VT 11 east	Eastern terminus of overlap
	Manchester	44.321	US 7	Exit 4 (US 7)
		45.877	VT 7A south / VT 11	Western terminus of VT 11 / VT 30 overlap; western terminus of VT 11; southern terminus of VT 7A / VT 30 overlap
		45.915	VT 7A north	Northern terminus of overlap
	Rupert	54.059	VT 315	Eastern terminus of VT 315
Rutland	Pawlet	60.286	VT 133	Western terminus of VT 133
		64.630	VT 153	Eastern terminus of VT 153
		65.560	VT 149	Western terminus of VT 149
	Poultney	75.588	VT 31	Northern terminus of VT 31
		75.672	VT 140	Eastern terminus of VT 140
	Castleton	82.207	VT 4A
		82.784	US 4	Exit 4 (US 4)
	Sudbury	93.521	VT 144	Eastern terminus of VT 144
		95.773	VT 73 west	Southern terminus of overlap
		97.955	VT 73 east	Northern terminus of overlap
Addison	Cornwall	107.454	VT 74	Eastern terminus of VT 74
	Middlebury	111.655	VT 125 west	Southern terminus of overlap
		111.914	US 7 / VT 125 east	Northern terminus of VT 30 / VT 125 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2006 (Route Log) AADTs – State Highways" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. June 2007. http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Planning/Documents/TrafResearch/Publications/2006%20Route%20Log%20AADTs%20State%20Highways-Final.pdf. Retrieved May 1, 2009. 
2. ^ 1933 Saxton River VT USGS map
3. ^ 1935 Brattleboro VT USGS map
4. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/48600092227@N01/6112016091/in/photostream