Vermont Route 108 (VT 108) is a north–south
state highway
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in northern
Vermont
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,
United States
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. Its southern terminus is at
VT 100 in
Stowe
Stowe may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Stowe, Buckinghamshire, a civil parish and former village
**Stowe House
**Stowe School
* Stowe, Cornwall, in Kilkhampton parish
* Stowe, Herefordshire, in the List of places in Herefordshire
* Stowe, Linc ...
, and its northern terminus is at the
Canada–US border in
Franklin
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People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
, where it continues into
Quebec
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past the
West Berkshire–Frelighsburg Border Crossing as
Route 237. VT 108 is long.
Route description
VT 108 passes through the area of the
Mount Mansfield State Forest
Mount Mansfield State Forest covers in seven towns in Chittenden, Lamoille and Washington counties in Vermont. The towns are Bolton and Underhill in Chittenden County, Cambridge, Johnson, Morristown and Stowe in Lamoille County, and Waterbury ...
. It starts in
Stowe
Stowe may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Stowe, Buckinghamshire, a civil parish and former village
**Stowe House
**Stowe School
* Stowe, Cornwall, in Kilkhampton parish
* Stowe, Herefordshire, in the List of places in Herefordshire
* Stowe, Linc ...
and goes through Smugglers' Notch to
Jeffersonville. The road cuts through
Mount Mansfield
Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont with a summit that peaks at above sea level. The summit is located within the town of Underhill, Vermont, Underhill in Chittenden County, Vermont, Chittenden County; the ridgeline, including som ...
. The road is very steep and winding, making it impossible to plow in the winter,
so the road is closed between the State Forest access parking lot and Smugglers' Notch Resort, usually from late October until May. Tractor-trailers are barred from this section of the route, though several trucks per year attempt traveling through and wind up getting stuck, incurring fines of over $2000.
Large straight trucks, buses and RVs are strongly encouraged to use alternate routes year-round. However, skiers come from alternate routes to cross-country, downhill ski, and snow mobile in the
Smuggler's Notch
Smugglers' Notch Resort is a ski resort area in the town of Cambridge, Vermont, United States, located near the village of Jeffersonville. Its vertical drop of is the fourth largest in New England and the third largest in Vermont. Its name ...
Resort. Along the road, there are small parking areas where
rock climbing
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and
hiking
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are popular.
Major intersections
References
External links
{{commons category, Vermont Route 108
108 108 may refer to:
* 108 (number)
* AD 108, a year
* 108 BC, a year
* 108 (artist) (born 1978), Italian street artist
* 108 (band), an American hardcore band
* 108 (emergency telephone number), an emergency telephone number in several states in Ind ...
Transportation in Franklin County, Vermont
Transportation in Lamoille County, Vermont