Vermont Route 100 (VT 100) is a north–south
state highway in
Vermont
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in the United States. Running through the center of the state, it travels nearly the entire length of Vermont and is long. VT 100 is the state's longest numbered highway of any type.
Route description
The southern terminus of the route is at the
Massachusetts
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state line in
Stamford, where it continues south as
Route 8. Its northern terminus is at
VT 105 in the
town of Newport, which lies on the
Canadian border
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. VT 100 passes along the eastern edge of the
Green Mountain National Forest
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for much of its length and also passes through the
Mad River Valley. It runs parallel to, and lies between,
U.S. Route 7 (US 7) to the west and
US 5 to the east.
The road is the main thoroughfare for some of Vermont's most well-known resort towns, including
Wilmington,
Ludlow
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,
Killington,
Warren
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, and
Stowe
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**Stowe House
**Stowe School
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. As such, many of Vermont's ski resorts are located either directly on, or in proximity to, VT 100; these include
Okemo Mountain Resort
Okemo Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in the town of Ludlow, Vermont, United States. The resort experienced 600,000 skier visits in 2009. Parents Magazine rated it the Top US Family Snow Resort.
History
Okemo was founded in 1955 ...
,
Mount Snow
Mount Snow (previously known as Mount Pisgah) is a mountain and ski resort in southern Vermont located in the Green Mountains. It is Vermont's southernmost big mountain, and therefore, closest to many Northeast metropolitan areas.
In Septemb ...
,
Killington,
Sugarbush,
Mad River Glen,
Stowe Mountain Resort and
Jay Peak.
VT 100 is a popular tourist route during the fall (for foliage) and winter (for skiing), and can be heavily trafficked during those seasons. Despite this, the road retains a rural feel through most of the towns it traverses and is relatively free of development, except for some of the areas around the ski resorts. The most populous town through which VT 100 passes is
Morristown, with a population of just over 5,200.
Several of the most heavily traveled sections of VT 100 (such as the section between
Waterbury
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and Stowe and Warren to
Waitsfield) were in very poor condition due to state and local road maintenance budget shortfalls, recent harsh winters and heavy damage by
Tropical Storm Irene; since that storm, the state has undertaken the reconstruction of many segments of the road.
Major intersections
Suffixed routes
VT 100A
Vermont Route 100A (VT 100A) is a short auxiliary route of VT 100 in
Bridgewater. It is about long and it connects VT 100 to
U.S. Route 4. The route generally runs in a northeast–southwest direction.
VT 100B
Vermont Route 100B (VT 100B) is a spur route that branches off of VT 100 in
Moretown. The designation is about long. The route, which runs in a northeast–southwest direction, connects VT 100 to
U.S. Route 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west United States Numbered Highways, U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern ...
in
Middlesex
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.
VT 100C
Vermont Route 100C (VT 100C) is a spur route of VT 100 that begins in
Hyde Park and runs southwest to an intersection with
VT 15 in
Johnson
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. It is about long.
References
External links
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Transportation in Addison County, Vermont
Transportation in Bennington County, Vermont
Transportation in Lamoille County, Vermont
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