- Vermont Route 18
Infobox road
state=VT
type=VT
route=18
length_mi=7.887
length_round=3
length_ref=
established=1922
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
previous_type=VT
previous_route=17
next_type=VT
next_route=22AVermont Route 18 is a
state highway in theU.S. state ofVermont . It runs southeast from near St. Johnsbury to theNew Hampshire state line, continuing there asNew Hampshire Route 18 . The route parallels Interstate 93 and is a former routing of theTheodore Roosevelt International Highway .Route description
Vermont Route 18 begins at the
New Hampshire state line between Littleton and Waterford. After crossing theConnecticut River into Vermont, VT 18 veers westward to cross underI-93 into Lower Waterford village. VT 18 then continues northwest running closely parallel to I-93 on its west side for roughly seven miles untilStiles Pond . Just north of the pond, I-93 changes direction from northwest to southwest. VT 18 crosses under I-93 at this point with an interchange at Exit 1 (the only numbered exit on I-93 in Vermont). Soon after the I-93 junction, VT 18 ends atU.S. Route 2 about a quarter of a mile past the St. Johnsbury town line. US 2 continues into the town center. VT 18 is part of theConnecticut River Byway . [ [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=10750331085356647426,44.343070,-71.889000%3B5699007397720484153,44.430030,-71.963150&saddr=Franconia+Rd%2FRT-18+%4044.343070,+-71.889000&daddr=VT-18+%4044.430030,+-71.963150&mra=cc&dirflg=h&sll=44.430424,-71.96341&sspn=0.02893,0.05785&ie=UTF8&ll=44.3889,-71.928177&spn=0.115801,0.2314&z=12 Google Maps - Map of VT 18] ]History
Vermont Route 18 was originally part of the
Theodore Roosevelt International Highway , a trans-continentalauto trail organized in 1919 running fromPortland, Oregon toPortland, Maine viaOntario . [Max J. Skidmore, Moose Crossing: Portland to Portland on the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway,Hamilton Books , 2006, ISBN 0761835105] Several years later, in 1922, theNew England states adopted theNew England road marking system , assigning route numbers to the main through routes in the region.Motor Sign Uniformity,New York Times ,April 16 ,1922 ] The Roosevelt Highway routing in Vermont was assigned Route 14 from Burlington to Montpelier, and Route 18 from Montpelier to theNew Hampshire state line in Waterford. ["Official Automobile Blue Book, Vol. 1", 1926 edition, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1926). Map indicated the routing of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway by "T" markers along the route.] The original Vermont portion of Route 18 ran 40 miles from Montpelier to St. Johnsbury using modernU.S. Route 2 , then modern Vermont Route 18 from St. Johnsbury to the New Hampshire line. ["Automobile Legal Association Green Book", 1925 edition, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1925). A route log of the New England Inter-state routes is included in the book showing rough mileage.]In late 1926, the
U.S. Highway system was established.U.S. Route 2 in Vermont was designated onNew England Route 14 (Burlington to Montpelier),New England Route 25 (Montpelier to Wells River) andNew England Route 15 (St. Johnsbury to Lunenberg), connected by a brief overlap withU.S. Route 5 .United States Numbered Highways, "American Highways " (AASHO), April 1927] ["Official Automobile Blue Book, Vol. 1", 1927 edition, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1927)] In 1935, the portion of U.S. Route 2 between Montpelier and St. Johnsbury was relocated to use the alignment of Vermont Route 18. The previous alignment from Montpelier to Wells River was designated as part of newly establishedU.S. Route 302 , [ [http://www.us-highways.com/us2.htm#US_302 Robert Droz, U.S. Highways] ] and the overlap with U.S. Route 5 was eliminated."Automobile Legal Association Green Book", 1938/39 edition, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1938)] This truncated the northern/western end of Vermont Route 18 to St. Johnsbury.Major intersections
VTint
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road=
location=Waterford
lspan=2
county=Caledonia
cspan=3
notes=State line at LittletonVTint
mile=7.380
road=
notes=Exit 1VTint
mile=7.887
road=
location=St. JohnsburyReferences
External links
* [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2487/index.html Connecticut River Byway] (National Scenic Byway)
* [http://www.state-ends.com/vermont/0180/ Photoraphs of VT 18 termini (state-ends.com)]
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