Vermont Route 12

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Vermont Route 12

Map
VT 12 highlighted in red, VT 12A in blue
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length101.627 mi[1] (163.553 km)
Existed1922–present
Major junctions
South end NH 12 in Weathersfield
Major intersections
North end VT 15A at Morrisville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
CountiesWindsor, Orange, Washington, Lamoille
Highway system
VT 11 VT 14
Route 11N.E. Route 13

Vermont Route 12 (VT 12) is a 101.627-mile-long (163.553 km) north-south state highway in Vermont that runs from Weathersfield to Morrisville.

Moose are most often encountered on four roads in Vermont, of which this is one. They are seen from Worcester to Elmore.[2]

Route description

Route 12 begins at the New Hampshire state line on the Connecticut River in the town of Weathersfield. It continues north along the west bank of the Connecticut River, overlapped with U.S. Route 5, until Hartland. It then heads northwest to Woodstock and then north through Montpelier to end at Vermont Route 15A in Morrisville. Vermont Route 12 runs parallel to Interstate 89 from the Woodstock/Hartford vicinity to Montpelier.

Major intersections

CountyLocation[1]mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
WindsorWeathersfield0.0000.000
NH 12 south – Claremont, Keene
Continuation from New Hampshire
0.3940.634

VT 131 west to I-91 – Cavendish, Ludlow

US 5 south
Southern end of concurrency with US 5
1.5442.485
VT 44A north – Brownsville
Southern terminus of VT 44A
Windsor5.4128.710
VT 44 west – Brownsville
Eastern terminus of VT 44
Hartland9.45915.223 I-91 – White River Junction, Ascutney, SpringfieldExit 9 on I-91; diamond interchange
10.49816.895
US 5 north – White River Junction
Northern end of concurrency with US 5
18.20329.295
US 4 east – Quechee, White River Junction
Southern end of concurrency with US 4
Woodstock22.08535.542


US 4 west to VT 106 south
Northern end of concurrency with US 4
Bethel38.47461.918
VT 107 west – Rutland
Southern end of concurrency with VT 107
40.34064.921

VT 107 east to I-89
Northern end of concurrency with VT 107
OrangeRandolph48.41377.913
VT 12A north – Roxbury
Southern terminus of VT 12A
48.52878.098

VT 66 east to I-89
Western terminus of VT 66
Brookfield58.93294.842
VT 65 east – Brookfield, Floating Bridge
Western terminus of VT 65
WashingtonNorthfield63.333101.925

VT 64 east to I-89 – Williamstown
Western terminus of VT 64
64.457103.733
VT 12A south – Roxbury
Northern terminus of VT 12A
Montpelier75.226121.065
US 2 Bus.


US 2 west (Memorial Dr.) to I-89


US 2 east (Berlin St.) to US 302 – East Montpelier, St. Johnsbury
Southern end of concurrency with US 2 Bus.; eastern terminus of US 2 Bus.
75.430121.393

US 2 Bus. west
Northern end of concurrency with US 2 Bus.
LamoilleMorristown101.627163.553 VT 15A – HardwickNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Vermont Route 12A

Vermont Route 12A

LocationRandolphNorthfield
Length20.842 mi[1] (33.542 km)

Vermont Route 12A is a state highway in central Vermont, United States. It provides an alternate route to VT 12 between Randolph and Northfield, via Braintree, Granville and Roxbury.

New England 12A.svg

The road currently used by Vermont Route 12A was originally designated New England Interstate Route 12A as part of the New England Interstate Route System and existed as such until it was replaced by a different system in 1926.

Major intersections

CountyLocation[1]mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
OrangeRandolph0.0000.000
VT 12 to I-89 – Northfield, Bethel, Rutland
Southern terminus
AddisonNo major intersections
WashingtonRoxbury14.85423.905Warren Mountain RoadTo VT 100 – Warren
Northfield20.84233.542 VT 12 – Northfield, Montpelier, BarreNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Drivers warned about moose". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. Associated Press. May 8, 2013. pp. 8A.