Vermont Route 67 Explained

State:VT
Type:VT
Route:67
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:VT 67 highlighted in red, VT 67A in blue
Length Mi:4.254
Length Round:3
Direction A:West
Terminus A: at Shaftsbury
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Shaftsbury
Counties:Bennington
Previous Type:VT
Previous Route:66
Next Type:Town
Next Route:68

Vermont Route 67 (VT 67) is a 4.254-longNaN-long east–west state highway in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It runs from a continuation of New York State Route 67 at the New York state line in Shaftsbury to VT 7A farther east in the town. VT 67 also passes through the village of North Bennington.

Route description

VT 67 starts at the New York state line as an eastward continuation of New York State Route 67. It curves twice, intersecting with White Creek Road, a continuation of Washington County, New York, County Route 68.

In North Bennington, VT 67 meets the northern terminus of VT 67A. As it does so, it curves straight north, with a secondary street (Houghton Street) leading to Lake Paran. After the intersection with Hawks Avenue, it takes a northeasterly path, ending at VT 7A in Shaftsbury.

History

VT 67 was assigned by 1935, when it was added to the Vermont state highway system as part of the 1935 state highway system expansion.[1]

Suffixed and special routes

Vermont Route 67A

State:VT
Type:VT
Route:67A
Location:Bennington
Length Mi:3.348

Vermont Route 67A is a north–south state highway in Bennington County. It extends for 3.348miles from VT 7A in Bennington to VT 67 in North Bennington. VT 67A connects to VT 279 via an interchange located roughly 0.43miles north of VT 7A.

Major intersections

Vermont Route 67A Connector

See main article: Vermont Route 279.

State:VT
Type:VT-Conn
Route:67A
Location:Bennington
Formed:1974
Deleted:2004

Vermont Route 67A Connector was a connector route of VT 67A in Bennington. It was a short limited-access highway linking VT 67A to U.S. Route 7. VT 67A Connector was assigned in 1974[2] and removed in 2004 concurrent to the assignment of VT 279.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Highways History – 1931 and 1935 additions . PDF . . October 5, 2007 . May 28, 2009.
  2. Web site: State Highways History – Route Listing, Exclusive of Interstates with Route Log Notes . Vermont Agency of Transportation, Policy and Planning Division – Mapping . PDF . October 5, 2007 . May 16, 2009.
  3. Web site: Western Leg of Bypass Will Open Tuesday . Office of the Governor . 2004-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060923070432/http://www.vermont.gov/tools/whatsnew2/index.php?topic=GovPressReleases&id=949&v=Article . 2006-09-23 . 2007-12-23.