Vermont Route 112 (VT 112) is a short
state highway
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in southern
Vermont
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,
United States
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. It is a continuation of
Massachusetts Route 112
Route 112 is a rural state highway through western Franklin and Hampshire Counties. It begins at U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Huntington and ends at the Vermont state line in Colrain, where it continues as Vermont Route 112.
Route description
Ro ...
, running from the state line in
Halifax north to an intersection with
VT 100 in the village of
Jacksonville
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. VT 112 runs in a northwest-southeast trajectory (signed north–south) and is entirely contained within
Windham County.
Route description
Vermont Route 112 begins in the south at the
state border, where Massachusetts Route 112 crosses from
Colrain, Massachusetts
Colrain is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,606 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Colrain was first settled in 1735 as "Boston T ...
into
Halifax, Vermont
Halifax is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 771.
History
Halifax was the second town chartered, west of the Connecticut River on May 11, 1750 by New Hampshire Governor Benni ...
. The highway runs northwest, passing west of Halifax, and crossing into the town of
Whitingham, where it meets the northern terminus of town-maintained
Vermont Route 8A, itself a short northern extension of
Massachusetts Route 8A
Route 8A refers to two separate north–south state highways in western Massachusetts. Both sections are marked as "Route 8A" on guide signs and reassurance markers. In official documentation, MassHighway denotes one highway as 8A-U, and th ...
. Route 112 continues to the northwest, passing directly into the village of Jacksonville, where it ends at an intersection with Route 100.
Major intersections
References
External links
112 112 may refer to:
*112 (number), the natural number following 111 and preceding 113
*112 (band), an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia
**112 (album), ''112'' (album), album from the band of the same name
*112 (emergency telephone number), t ...
Transportation in Windham County, Vermont
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