U.S. Route 7 in Vermont

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U.S. Route 7
Ethan Allen Highway
Length:	176.287 mi[1] (283.71 km)
Formed:	1926[2]
South end:	US 7 in Williamstown, MA
Major junctions:	VT 9 in Bennington US 4 in Rutland US 2 in Burlington
North end:	I-89 near Highgate
Vermont Routes < VT 5A VT 7A >

U.S. Route 7 is a mostly rural two-lane road running along the western side of the state, with a few, short expressway sections. It is known as the Ethan Allen Highway for much of its 176-mile path through the state. US 7 ends at I-89 in the northern part of the town of Highgate, just south of the Canadian border. I-89 continues to the border crossing.

[edit] Route description

US 7 remains a rural 2-lane highway from the Massachusetts line to Bennington, Vermont, where a freeway is being built to the north and east of Bennington. Once complete, U.S. 7 will utilize this new bypass while the existing 2-lane road into town will become part of Vermont Route 7A. North of town, the highway then again returns to expressway status. For 3 miles it is a true expressway with divided carriageways and multiple lanes. Route 7 then narrows down to an undivided two-lane freeway. There are, however, many stretches with passing lanes. Just north of Manchester, Vermont the expressway ends and the road is either two lane or 4 lane undivided, uncontrolled road all the way to the Canadian border (except between Shelburne and Burlington, known as Shelburne Road, which is a 4 lane divided highway, and also for a 10-mile section south of Rutland). US 7 and US 2 are concurrent from Burlington to Colchester.

[edit] Major intersections

Incorrectly installed shields in Burlington, corrected after three weeks on December 22nd, 2006

Original-style Vermont US 7 shield with embossed features

[edit] Massachusetts to Bennington

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Bennington	Pownal	0.00	US 7	Massachusetts-Vermont state line
		1.863	VT 346	Eastern terminus of VT 346
	CDP of Bennington	10.957	VT 9
	Bennington	12.140	VT 7A	Southern terminus of VT 7A; southern terminus of expressway

[edit] Bennington to Manchester

County	Location	Mile[1]	#	Destinations	Notes
Bennington	Bennington	13.153	1	VT 279 to VT 67A – North Bennington
		14.393	2	VT 7A – North Bennington
	Sunderland	24.224	3	VT 313 to VT 7A – Arlington, East Arlington	Eastern terminus of VT 313
	Manchester	34.501	4	VT 11 / VT 30 – Manchester

[edit] Dorset to Highgate

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Bennington	Dorset	38.897	VT 7A	Northern terminus of VT 7A; northern terminus of expressway
Rutland	Wallingford	56.165	VT 140
		57.054	VT 7B	Southern terminus of VT 7B
	Clarendon	58.581	VT 7B south	Southern terminus of concurrency
		59.297	VT 7B north	Northern terminus of concurrency
		61.169	VT 103	Western terminus of VT 103
		62.591	VT 7B
		63.393	VT 7B	Northern terminus of VT 7B
	Town of Rutland	63.844	US 4 west	Southern terminus of concurrency
	City of Rutland	65.944	BR US 4	Eastern terminus of BR US 4
		66.081	US 4 east	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Pittsford	73.057	VT 3	Northern terminus of VT 3
	Brandon	81.656	VT 73 east	Eastern terminus of concurrency
		82.072	VT 73 west	Western terminus of concurrency
Addison	Salisbury	91.315	VT 53	Northern terminus of VT 53
	Middlebury	94.157	VT 116	Northern terminus of VT 116
		94.431	VT 125 east	Southern terminus of concurrency
		98.285	VT 30 / VT 125 west	Northern terminus of VT 30; northern terminus of US 7/VT 125 concurrency
	New Haven	106.034	VT 17 east	Western terminus of concurrency
		106.148	VT 17 west	Eastern terminus of concurrency
	Ferrisburgh	111.511	VT 22A	Northern terminus of VT 22A
Chittenden	Charlotte	120.723	VT F-5	Eastern terminus of VT F-5
	Burlington	130.458	I-189	Western terminus of I-189
		131.627	ALT US 7 (Sherburne Road)	Southern terminus of ALT US 7
		132.550	US 2 east	Southern terminus of concurrency
		133.490	ALT US 7 (North Winooski Avenue)	Northern terminus of ALT US 7
	Winooski	134.783	VT 15	Western terminus of VT 15
	Colchester	135.763	I-89	Exit 16 (I-89)
		139.026	VT 127	Northern terminus of VT 127
		139.220	VT 2A	Northern terminus of VT 2A
		142.110	US 2 west	Northern terminus of concurrency
Franklin	Georgia	151.485	VT 104A	Northern terminus of VT 104A
		151.648	I-89	Exit 18 (I-89)
	City of St. Albans	160.332	VT 36 east	Southern terminus of overlap
		160.360	VT 36 west	Northern terminus of overlap
		160.911	VT 38	Eastern terminus of VT 38
		161.322	VT 105	Western terminus of VT 105
	Town of St. Albans	162.473	VT 207	Southern terminus of VT 207
	Swanton	168.910	VT 78 east	Southern terminus of concurrency
		168.992	VT 78 west	Northern terminus of concurrency
	Highgate	176.287	I-89	Exit 22 (I-89)

[edit] Bannered routes

[edit] Burlington alternate route

U.S. Route 7 Alternate
Location	Burlington

The lone "Alternate US 7" assembly along the short route.

U.S. Route 7 Alternate is an alternate route of U.S. Route 7 in Burlington, Vermont. The southbound-only US 7 Alternate begins at the intersection of Hyde Street and Riverside Avenue (US 2/US 7) and runs for a distance of 2.107 miles (3.391 km)^[1] in the following manner: west on Riverside Avenue, south on North and South Winooski Avenues, south on St. Paul Street, then terminates at US 7 at the rotary-style intersection of South Willard Street (US 7) and Shelburne Road. Mainline US 7 travels southbound over Hyde Street and North and South Willard Streets until the intersection above.

The lone "Alternate US 7" assembly on the route is located on St. Paul Street in Burlington, just south of the intersection with South Winooski Avenue and Howard Street.

[edit] References

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