Special routes of U.S. Route 5
At least 12 special routes of U.S. Route 5 have existed.
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Existing
St. Johnsbury alternate route
Location | St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
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Length | 1.282 mi[1] (2.063 km) |
US 5 Alternate in St. Johnsbury runs parallel to US 5. US 5 goes through the downtown area, while US 5 Alt goes around the west side of the city. The road has three names: Main Street, Mt. Pleasant Street, and Hasting Street. The route, known at Main St. at this point, starts from its southern terminus at its junction with US 5, just north of US 5's interchange with I-91 (exit 20). The road goes up a winding hill before meeting US 2. Between its junctions with US 5 and US 2, US 5 Alt is concurrent with US 2 Truck. US 2 goes west on Western Avenue, while US 5 Alt continues north, concurrent with US 2. At the next intersection, US 2 turns east onto Eastern Avenue and US 5 Alt continues on Main St. as the road turns slightly right. At Arnold Park, Main Street keeps right, while US 5 Alt turns left onto Mt. Pleasant St. After that, Mt. Pleasant St. keeps straight while US 5 Alt veers right onto Hasting St. The road keeps straight until its northern terminus at US 5 north of St. Johnsbury.
Major intersections
The entire route is in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County.
mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | Southern terminus; southern end of US 2 Truck concurrency | |||
0.39 | 0.63 | Southern end of concurrency with US 2; northern end of concurrency with US 2 Truck | |||
0.47 | 0.76 | Northern end of concurrency with US 2 | |||
1.28 | 2.06 | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Newport alternate route
Location | Newport, Vermont |
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Length | 1.283 mi[1] (2.065 km) |
Derby Line alternate route
Location | Derby Line, Vermont |
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Length | 0.604 mi[1] (0.972 km) |
Former
New Haven–North Haven alternate route 1
Location | New Haven–North Haven, Connecticut |
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Existed | 1933–1941 |
New Haven–North Haven alternate route 2
Location | New Haven–North Haven, Connecticut |
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Existed | 1941–1966 |
New Haven–Meriden alternate route
Location | New Haven–Meriden, Connecticut |
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Lamentation State Park–Tracy alternate route 1
Location | Lamentation State Park–Tracy, Connecticut |
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Existed | 1937–1941 |
Lamentation State Park–Tracy alternate route 2
Location | Lamentation State Park–Tracy, Connecticut |
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Existed | 1940s–1950s |
Berlin alternate route
Location | Berlin, Connecticut |
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East Hartford–East Windsorhill alternate route
Location | East Hartford–East Windsorhill, Connecticut |
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Connecticut–Massachusetts alternate route
Location | Hartford, Connecticut–West Springfield, Massachusetts |
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South Deerfield bypass route
Location | South Deerfield, Massachusetts |
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See also
Connecticut portal United States portal U.S. Roads portal - List of special routes of the United States Numbered Highway System
References
- Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- Google (December 5, 2013). "Route of US 2 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 5, 2013.