Vermont Route 30

Vermont Route 30 (VT 30) is a 111.870-mile-long (180.037 km) north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Vermont. VT 30 runs from U.S. Route 5 (US 5) and VT 9 in Brattleboro to US 7 and VT 125 in Middlebury. The northern portion, from Poultney to Middlebury, was part of the New England road marking system's Route 30, from which VT 30 got its number. The route passes through many historic small towns, and travel writers such as those at Southern Vermont have described the route as "idyllic" and "picturesque".[3]

Vermont Route 30
Seth Warner Memorial Highway[1] Stone Valley Byway
VT 30 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length	111.870 mi[2] (180.037 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 30A ← Route 28 N.E. → Route 30A

Route description

View north along VT 30 in Manchester Center

VT 30 starts in a residential neighborhood in Brattleboro and begins to follow the West River northwest through West Dummerston, Newfane, Townshend, and Jamaica. At Jamaica, the route climbs out of the West River valley and into Winhall, passing close to Stratton Mountain and Bromley Mountain ski areas. The route then joins VT 11 and proceeds southwest down the western slopes of the Green Mountains into Manchester, where it has an interchange with US-7. At the roundabout in Manchester Center, it again turns northwest, following the Mettawee River Drainage through the Taconic Mountains in the towns of Dorset, Pawlet, and Wells. In Poultney, VT 30 passes along the eastern edge of Lake St. Catherine State Park. At Poultney, VT 30 takes on a northerly course, then crosses US-4 in Castleton. To the north in Hubbardton, VT 30 runs along the eastern shore of Lake Bomoseen. It then continues almost due north with panoramic views of the Green Mountains and Adirondacks along a hilltop through pasture land in the towns of Sudbury, Whiting, and Cornwall. VT 30 then descends and turns northeast, following North Main Street past Middlebury College into a residential section of Middlebury, where it soon terminates at a roundabout with VT 125.

History

From 1922 until 1926, New England Route 30 (part of the New England road marking system) ran from Granville, New York, through Poultney (via New York State Route 22A), continuing north through Burlington, to Alburg. The northern sections of Route 30 were assigned in 1926 to U.S. Route 7 (US 7) from Middlebury to Burlington, and to US 2 from Burlington to Alburg. Soon afterwards, Vermont extended the Route 30 designation southeast to its current Brattleboro terminus. (VT 30 to Brattleboro had been in place by 1933.)[4][5] In August 2011, Hurricane Irene heavily damaged large sections of VT 30 and made it impassable for a period of time.[6]

Major intersections

County	Location[2]	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Windham	Brattleboro	0.000	0.000	US 5 / VT 9 to I-91 – Guilford, Putney	Southern terminus
	Townshend	16.391	26.379	VT 35 north – Athens, Grafton	Southern terminus of VT 35
	Jamaica	22.375	36.009	VT 100 south – Wardsboro, Wilmington	Southern end of concurrency with VT 100
		30.511	49.103	VT 100 north – South Londonderry, Londonderry, Magic Mountain Ski Area	Northern end of concurrency with VT 100
Bennington	Winhall	39.474	63.527	VT 11 east – Bromley Ski Area, Peru, Londonderry, Magic Mountain Ski Area	Southern end of concurrency with VT 11
	Manchester	44.321– 44.560	71.328– 71.712	US 7 – Rutland, Bennington	Exit 4 (US 7); partial cloverleaf interchange
		45.877	73.832	VT 7A south / VT 11 – Manchester Village	Northern end of concurrency with VT 11; southern end of concurrency with VT 7A; western terminus of VT 11
		45.915[7]	73.893	VT 7A north – Rutland	Northern end of concurrency with VT 7A
	Rupert	54.021	86.938	VT 315 west – Rupert, Salem NY	Eastern terminus of VT 315
Rutland	Pawlet	60.248	96.960	VT 133 north – Middletown Springs, West Rutland	Southern terminus of VT 133
		64.592	103.951	VT 153 west – West Pawlet	Eastern terminus of VT 153
		65.522	105.447	VT 149 west – Granville NY	Western terminus of VT 149
	Poultney	75.550	121.586	VT 31 south	Northern terminus of VT 31
		75.634	121.721	VT 140 east – East Poultney	Western terminus of VT 140
	Castleton	82.169	132.238	VT 4A – Hydeville, Fair Haven, Castleton, West Rutland
		82.746	133.167	US 4 – Fair Haven, Castleton, Rutland	Exit 4 (US 4); diamond interchange
	Sudbury	93.483	150.446	VT 144 west – Hortonia	Eastern terminus of VT 144
		95.735	154.071	VT 73 west – Orwell, Ferry to NY State	Southern end of concurrency with VT 73
		97.917	157.582	VT 73 east – Brandon	Northern end of concurrency with VT 73
Addison	Cornwall	107.416	172.869	VT 74 west – West Cornwall, Shoreham, Ferry to NY State	Eastern terminus of VT 74
	Middlebury	111.475– 111.612	179.402– 179.622	VT 125 to VT 23 – Weybridge, Bridport, Bridge to NY	Roundabout; to VT 23 via VT 125 west
		111.870	180.037	US 7 – East Middlebury, Brandon, Vergennes	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Sudbury, Vermont" - Google Maps. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
2. Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
3. Staff (2020). "Vermont Route 30". Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
4. 1933 Saxton River VT USGS map
5. 1935 Brattleboro VT USGS map
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/48600092227@N01/6112016091/in/photostream
7. Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development (October 3, 2014). "Vermont General Highway Map, Urban Compact of Manchester Center Depot, Bennington County" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

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