Vermont Route 58 (VT 58) is a east–west
state highway
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in
Franklin
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* Franklin (surname)
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and
Orleans counties in northern
Vermont
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, United States. The western terminus of the route is at
VT 118 in
Montgomery. The eastern terminus of VT 58 is at
VT 5A north of
Westmore and
Lake Willoughby
Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, United States.
The lake's southern end is surrounded by the Willoughby State Forest. This state forest includes Mount Pisgah, Mount Hor, c ...
. In
Orleans, VT 58 runs
concurrent
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to
U.S. Route 5 (US 5) for a short distance, interchanging with
Interstate 91 (I-91) at exit 26 during that interval. The portion of VT 58 west of
VT 100 in
Lowell is town-maintained. This section is a dirt road and is closed during the winter months because it goes through
Hazens Notch
Hazen's Notch is a mountain pass in Westfield, in the northern Green Mountains of Vermont. Hazen's Notch was named after Moses Hazen, who in 1779 led the construction of the Bayley Hazen Military Road. The road was planned to extend from Newbur ...
.
Route description
VT 58 begins at an intersection with
VT 118 (South Main Street) just south of the junction with
VT 242 in the
Franklin County town of
Montgomery. VT 58 is town-maintained in Montgomery, running southeast as a two-lane concrete Hazen's Notch Road. The route parallels the
Trout River out of the Montgomery Center neighborhood, converting itself to a dirt road as it runs southeast as it enters
Hazens Notch
Hazen's Notch is a mountain pass in Westfield, in the northern Green Mountains of Vermont. Hazen's Notch was named after Moses Hazen, who in 1779 led the construction of the Bayley Hazen Military Road. The road was planned to extend from Newbur ...
, a local mountain in Montgomery. The route crosses through dense woods as a dirt road, turning southeast past residences through the densely wooded mountainside. Soon the residences give way to just woods as VT 58 reaches the
Orleans County line along the ridge of Hazens Notch. VT 58 crosses through the town of
Westfield, entering
Hazen's Notch State Park
Hazen's Notch State Park is a 307-acre state park in the town of Westfield, Vermont, in Orleans County. The park features the height of land of Hazen's Notch, a mountain pass in the northern Green Mountains of Vermont. It is located on Vermont ...
.
Running along the southern ridge of the park, VT 58 bends southeast and leaves the park, but remains in the dense woods as a two-lane dirt road. The route crosses a junction with Monteith Road, which connects to nearby Balance Rock Road. Soon crossing into the town of
Lowell, the dense woods around VT 58 begin to break as it leaves Hazens Notch, passing nearby Green Hill Road. Winding southeast, the town-maintained road reaches Buck Hill Road as the route becomes residential. Retaining the Hazens Notch Road name, VT 58 winds southeast at the East Branch of the
Missisquoi River
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It drains a rural area of the northern Green Mount ...
, paralleling the river and reaching the residential area of Lowell. In Lowell, the route reaches a junction with
VT 100. At this junction, VT 58 becomes maintained by the
Vermont Agency of Transportation
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rather than the town of Lowell.
VT 58 drops the Hazen's Notch Road name, winding east through flat lands of Lowell. Turning northeast, the route becomes rural with no residences left until a few farmhouses near McAllister Road. The route winds northeast until Mitchell Road, where the route bends southeast for a jog. Turning northeast again, VT 58 begins an eastern wind through Lowell, crossing into the town of
Irasburg. The route continues southeast through Irasburg, doing the same southeast–northeast jog it made in Lowell, climbing a ridge and past some large farms before reaching
VT 14, where it passes a small housing development. At this junction, VT 58 and VT 14 become concurrent, running southeast through Irasburg and crossing the
Black River near the junction with Under the Hill Road. Running along the riverside, VT 58 and VT 14 enter the
center of Irasburg, where VT 58 turns east and off of VT 14.
Running alongside the Black River, VT 58 passes the eastern end of Under the Hill Road, leaving the center of Irasburg. Now winding east along the riverside, VT 58 quickly turns away from the river in Irasburg, soon reaching a junction with
U.S. Route 5. At this junction, US 5 and VT 58 become concurrent, running southeast as a divided highway as it enters a
partial cloverleaf interchange
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The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also bee ...
with
Interstate 91 (exit 26). Remaining a divided highway, VT 58 and US 5 turns northeast and enters the center of
Orleans, where US 5 turns south. Paralleling the
Barton River
The Barton River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over long, in northern Vermont in the United States.
It runs north from Glover, Vermont, Glover through Barton, Vermont, Barton, Brownington, Vermont, Brownington, Coventry, Vermont, Coven ...
, VT 58 runs on Main Street, crossing the nearby railroad tracks. Now known as Church Street, VT 58 merges into East Street, changing to that name before turning southeast on the
Willoughby River
The Willoughby River ( ) is a tributary of the Barton River, flowing on , in the Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
This river flows to northwest, southwest and northwest, crossing the municipalities of Westmore, Vermont, Orleans and B ...
as Willoughby Avenue.
Now in the town of
Barton, VT 58 begins winding through some woods along the river, turning away from the river as Willoughby Avenue. Now reaching the hamlet of Evansville, the route enters the town of
Brownington. At Hunt Hill Road, VT 58 leaves Evansville and winds southeast along the returned Willoughby River as Evansville Road. Remaining a two-lane road, the route is rural and runs through fields and dense woods until reaching a junction with
VT 5A (Willoughby Lake Road). This junction marks the eastern terminus of VT 58.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Vermont
The following is a list of state highways in Vermont as designated by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). The classification of these state highways fall under three primary categories: Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and Vermont ...
References
External links
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058 58 may refer to:
* 58 (number)
* one of the years 58 BC, AD 58, 1958, 2058
* 58 (band), an American rock band
* 58 (golf), a round of 58 in golf
* "Fifty Eight", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Arch Stanton
''Arch Stanton'' is the sixth ...
Transportation in Franklin County, Vermont
Transportation in Orleans County, Vermont