Vermont Route 23 (VT 23) is a 7.370-mile-long (11.861 km) north–south state highway in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It is maintained by the towns of Middlebury and Weybridge and runs north from VT 125 in Middlebury to VT 17 in Weybridge.
 Vermont Route 23 | ||||
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| Weybridge Road | ||||
 VT 23 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Towns of Middlebury and Weybridge | ||||
| Length | 7.370 mi[1][2][3][4] (11.861 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  VT 125 in Middlebury | |||
| North end |  VT 17 in Weybridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Vermont | |||
| Counties | Addison | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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VT 23 begins at an intersection with VT 125 (College Street) in the town of Middlebury, just a block north of VT 30 (South Main Street). VT 23, maintained locally its entire length rather than by the state of Vermont, runs northwest past some homes as a two-lane road on the western side of Middlebury. Paralleling the Otter Creek, leaving downtown Middlebury near a junction with Pulp Mill Bridge Road. The route turns rural, changing names to Weybridge Road, passing several farms. Now in the town of Weybridge, VT 23 continues northwest, reaching a junction with James Road, in the center of Weybridge, turning north until Quaker Village Road. At that junction, VT 23 turns northwest past Weybridge Cemetery, leaving the section of Weybridge with some business.[5]
Now in the rural sections of Weybridge again, VT 23 makes a gradual curve to the southwest near the junction with Drake Road, the route returns to a parallel with the Otter Creek. Continuing along the creek, the route and the waterway make a big turn to the north, crossing through rural Addison County. VT 23 turns away from the creek for a short distance, returning to sides at Thompson Hill Road. At Thompson Hill Road, the route changes from westward to the north again, winding through farms to a junction with Snake Mountain Road. There, the route turns northeast for a short stretch, turning northward again and reaching a junction with the state-maintained VT 17 near the line with the towns of Addison and New Haven. This junction marks the northern terminus of VT 23.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Addison County. [1][2]
| Location[1][2] | mi[1][2][3][4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Middlebury | 0.000 | 0.000 |   VT 125 (College Street) to VT 30 | Southern terminus; to VT 30 via VT 125 east | |
| Weybridge | 7.370 | 11.861 | VT 17 (Otter Creek Highway) – Addison, New Haven Jct., Bristol | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Traffic Research Unit (May 2012). "2011 (Route Log) AADTs for Major Collectors" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ a b c Traffic Research Unit (March 2014). "2013 (Route Log) AADTs for Federal Aid Urban Streets" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development (October 3, 2014). "Vermont General Highway Map, Urban Compact of Middlebury, Addison County" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development (October 2, 2014). "Vermont General Highway Map, Town of Weybridge, Addison County" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Microsoft; Nokia. "overview map of Route 23" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Vermont Route 23 at Wikimedia Commons