Vermont Route 215
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Vermont Route 215 is a state highway
in northern Vermont
, United States
. It runs from an intersection with U.S. Route 2 in Marshfield northeast to an intersection with Vermont Route 15
in Walden
. Its main function is to serve the town of Cabot, home of the famous Cabot Creamery
. Cabot is a rather isolated town, and Route 215 is the only major road to pass within a few miles of the town. The entirety of VT 215 is town-maintained.
Route 215's numbering is (perhaps coincidentally) appropriate, as it is a connection between US 2 and Route 15.
as it enters the Lower Cabot area. As it continues northeast, it enters Cabot and directly serves the downtown area near the creamery. Route 215 continues to the northeast through more isolated area in the extreme northeast of the county, before crossing into the town of Walden in Caledonia County
, ending at Route 15 shortly thereafter. Route 215 does not intersect any numbered routes between its two endpoints.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in northern Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, United States
United States
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. It runs from an intersection with U.S. Route 2 in Marshfield northeast to an intersection with Vermont Route 15
Vermont Route 15
Vermont Route 15 is an east–west state highway in northern Vermont, United States. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 7 in Winooski and its eastern terminus is at US 2 in Danville. It runs for and is known as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.Its numbering originates from...
in Walden
Walden, Vermont
Walden is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 782 at the 2000 census. The community has no ZIP code of its own; mail is routed through the West Danville and East Hardwick post offices.-Geography:...
. Its main function is to serve the town of Cabot, home of the famous Cabot Creamery
Cabot Creamery
The Cabot Creamery Cooperative is an American dairy agricultural marketing cooperative, wholly owned by the Agri-Mark Cooperative.Originally started as Cabot Farmers Cooperative Creamery in 1919 by farmers in Cabot, Vermont, it was taken over by the Agri-Mark Cooperative in 1992...
. Cabot is a rather isolated town, and Route 215 is the only major road to pass within a few miles of the town. The entirety of VT 215 is town-maintained.
Route 215's numbering is (perhaps coincidentally) appropriate, as it is a connection between US 2 and Route 15.
Route description
Route 215 begins at an intersection with US 2 in the town of Marshfield. The road runs northeast through a very isolated area of northeastern Washington CountyWashington County, Vermont
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 59,534; Vermont's third-most populous county after Chittenden County and Rutland County. Its shire town is Montpelier, the state capital. The center of population of Vermont is located in Washington...
as it enters the Lower Cabot area. As it continues northeast, it enters Cabot and directly serves the downtown area near the creamery. Route 215 continues to the northeast through more isolated area in the extreme northeast of the county, before crossing into the town of Walden in Caledonia County
Caledonia County, Vermont
Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there....
, ending at Route 15 shortly thereafter. Route 215 does not intersect any numbered routes between its two endpoints.