Vermont Route 30 (VT 30) is a north–south
state highway
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in the
U.S. state of
Vermont
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. VT 30 runs from
U.S. Route 5
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(US 5) and
VT 9 in
Brattleboro to
US 7 and
VT 125 in
Middlebury. The northern portion, from
Poultney to Middlebury, was part of the
New England road marking system's Route 30, from which VT 30 got its number. The route passes through many historic small towns, and travel writers such as those at ''Southern Vermont'' have described the route as "idyllic" and "picturesque".
Route description
VT 30 starts in a residential neighborhood in
Brattleboro and begins to follow the
West River northwest through
West Dummerston,
Newfane,
Townshend, and
Jamaica
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. At Jamaica, the route climbs out of the West River valley and into
Winhall, passing close to
Stratton Mountain and
Bromley Mountain ski areas. The route then joins VT 11 and proceeds southwest down the western slopes of the Green Mountains into
Manchester
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, where it has an interchange with
US-7. At the roundabout in Manchester Center, it again turns northwest, following the
Mettawee River Drainage through the
Taconic Mountains in the towns of
Dorset
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,
Pawlet, and
Wells. In
Poultney, VT 30 passes along the eastern edge of
Lake St. Catherine State Park. At Poultney, VT 30 takes on a northerly course, then crosses
US-4 in
Castleton. To the north in
Hubbardton, VT 30 runs along the eastern shore of
Lake Bomoseen
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. It then continues almost due north with panoramic views of the Green Mountains and Adirondacks along a hilltop through pasture land in the towns of
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,
Whiting, and
Cornwall
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. VT 30 then descends and turns northeast, following North Main Street past
Middlebury College
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into a residential section of
Middlebury, where it soon terminates at a roundabout with VT 125.
History
From 1922 until 1926, New England Route 30 (part of the
New England road marking system) ran from
Granville,
New York
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, through
Poultney (via
New York State Route 22A), continuing north through
Burlington, to
Alburg. The northern sections of Route 30 were assigned in 1926 to
U.S. Route 7 (US 7) from Middlebury to Burlington, and to
US 2 from Burlington to Alburg. Soon afterwards, Vermont extended the Route 30 designation southeast to its current
Brattleboro terminus. (VT 30 to Brattleboro had been in place by 1933.) In August 2011,
Hurricane Irene heavily damaged large sections of VT 30 and made it impassable for a period of time.
Major intersections
References
External links
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