Vermont Route 25 (VT 25) is a north–south

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. It begins at the

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state line in

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, continuing across the

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, and ends in

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at U.S. Route 302 (US 302).

Route description

VT 25 begins at the

state line just south of the village of

. The road continues across the state line at the

. Approximately west of the state line, VT 25 intersects with

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, which leads to the town center. Soon after, VT 25 has an interchange with

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at Exit 16, then an intersection with VT 25B, a spur route leading from southbound VT 25 towards Bradford village. VT 25 continues in a northwest direction, following the path of the

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. It travels through mainly rural areas, passing through the small settlements of Bradford Center and East Corinth. VT 25 crosses the Waits River near the

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- Topsham town line, where it continues following the river through the communities of

and West Topsham. VT 25 continues about after crossing into the town of

, where it ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 302.

History

Vermont Route 25 used to be known as New England Route 25A, an alternate route of

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from Topsham through

. It connected back to the main New Hampshire section of Route 25 via an overlap with

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. Within Vermont, the main route of New England Route 25 was assigned in 1926 to

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. At the same time, Vermont renumbered 25A to 25. In 1935, US 2 in Vermont was relocated to a more northerly alignment and the former New England Route 25 was redesignated as U.S. Route 302.

Major intersections

Suffixed routes

Vermont Route 25A

Vermont Route 25A (VT 25A) in Fairlee is the westward extension of

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. It does not intersect VT 25; it is only related to VT 25 because of NH 25.

Vermont Route 25B

Vermont Route 25B (VT 25B) is a spur of southbound VT 25 towards the village of

, which VT 25 bypasses. VT 25B ends at

. It was named VT 25B because VT 25A already exists.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vermont Route 025

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