Vermont Route 11

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Vermont Route 11

Length:

42.361 mi^[1] (68.17 km)

Formed:

1922

West end:

VT 7A in Manchester

Major
junctions:

US 7 in Manchester

VT 100 in Londonderry

I-91/US 5 in Springfield

East end:

NH 11 in Springfield

Counties:

Bennington, Windham, Windsor

Vermont Routes
< VT 10		VT 12 >

Vermont Route 11 (abbreviated VT 11) is an east-west state highway in Vermont, USA. The western end of the highway is at Vermont Route 7A in Manchester. The eastern end is at the New Hampshire border at the Cheshire Bridge over the Connecticut River, connecting Springfield, Vermont and Charlestown, New Hampshire. The route continues into New Hampshire as New Hampshire Route 11.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Route description

VT 11 begins as Depot Street at an intersection with VT 7A and VT 30 in Manchester Center within the Batten Kill river valley at the edge of the Green Mountains. It proceeds eastward across railroad tracks and the US 7 expressway, intersecting it at Exit 4. VT 11 and VT 30 then proceed northeast and east following along the path of Bromley Brook for another five miles into the northern edge of the town of Winhall, where VT 30 then separates to the southeast. VT 11 continues on its eastward track, passing through the Big Bromley Ski Area and town center of Peru, on its way to the town center of Londonderry. In Londonderry center, VT 11 is known as North Main Street and has a junction and short overlap with VT 100.

VT 11 continues past Londonderry center, passing by the Magic Mountain Ski Area, towards the village of North Windham. From here, VT 11 turns northward, entering the town of Andover, following the path of the Middle Branch Williams River. VT 11 follows the river for about eight miles, as it turns eastward again in the village of Simonsville and continues towards the town center of Chester. In Chester center, VT 11 runs along Main Street, South Main Street, and Pleasant Street, overlapping with VT 103. After crossing the main Williams River, VT 11 heads east for three miles then enters the town of Springfield. Within the urban compact of Springfield , VT 11 uses Chester Road, River Street, Main Street, and Clinton Street. VT 11 continues past the urban area following the Black River towards the Connecticut River. About a mile before reaching the Connecticut River, VT 11 is joined by U.S. Route 5 for about 0.8 miles, with an interchange with I-91. After US 5 separates, VT 11 continues east for another 0.2 miles before ending at the Cheshire Bridge at the New Hampshire state line. The road continues into New Hampshire as New Hampshire Route 11.

[edit] History

A portion of modern VT 11 in the town of Winhall was part of an early toll road known as the Peru Turnpike.

In 1922, the six New England states adopted a uniform road marking system that assigned route numbers from 1 to 99 for inter-state routes. VT 11 was originally assigned its designation as part of New England Interstate Route 11, which ran 173 miles between New England Route 4 in Manchester, Vermont and New England Route 1 in Biddeford, Maine. Vermont formally established its state highway system in 1931, at which time the state took over maintenance of the western two thirds of the route, between Manchester Center and Chester center, as well as the portion in Springfield along the Black River. The section from Chester center to Springfield center remained as a town-maintained road for another ten years, when it was finally transferred to the state in 1941.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Bennington	Manchester	0.000	VT 7A
		0.000	VT 30	Western terminus of concurrency.
		1.317	US 7	Exit 4 (US 7).
	Winhall	6.403	VT 30	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
Windham	Londonderry	14.755	VT 100	Southern terminus of concurrency.
Windham	Londonderry	15.169	VT 100	Northern terminus of concurrency.
Windsor	Chester	29.629	VT 103	Western terminus of concurrency.
	Chester	30.016	VT 103	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Springfield	37.137	VT 106 (South St.)	Southern terminus of VT 106.
		37.788	VT 143 (Summer St.)	Western terminus of VT 143.
		41.357	US 5 (Missing Link Rd.)	Western terminus of concurrency.
		41.542	I-91	Exit 7 (I-91).
		42.161	US 5 (Connecticut River Rd.)	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
		42.361	NH 11 (Springfield Rd.)	Southern terminus of NH 11.