Vermont Route 22A
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Vermont Route 22A is a state highway
in western Vermont
, United States
. It is the northward continuation of New York State Route 22A
. Its southern end is at the New York
state line in Fair Haven and its northern end is in Ferrisburgh
at U.S. Route 7. As it is an extension of NY 22A, VT 22A is a spur route of NY 22
, which runs roughly parallel to VT 22A west of the state border. This is a rather unusual case of one state having a suffixed route of another state's primary route. Vermont does not currently have a "Route 22."
All of VT 22A north of Fair Haven was originally designated as Route 30A, a highway in the New England road marking system, in 1922. Route 30A was added to the Vermont state highway system in 1935 as Vermont Route 30A. An extension south to the New York state line was added to the route later in the decade. VT 30A was renumbered to VT 22A in the 1940s when New York renumbered the continuation across the state line.
The portion of modern VT 22A from VT 4A
in Fair Haven to Green Street in Vergennes
was originally designated as Route 30A, a highway in the New England road marking system, in 1922. All of Route 30A was added to the Vermont
state highway system as part of the 1935 state highway system expansion. It was initially designated VT 30A. A highway connecting VT 30A to New York State Route 286 at the New York
state line was added to the state highway system in 1939 and designated VT 286. New York renumbered NY 286 to NY 22A
in the early 1940s; VT 30A and VT 286 were redesignated as VT 22A around the same time.
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 western 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 is the northward continuation of New York State Route 22A
New York State Route 22A
New York State Route 22A is a short north–south New York State Route located within Washington County. Its northern terminus is located in the town of Hampton at the Vermont state line, where it becomes Vermont Route 22A...
. Its southern end is at the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
state line in Fair Haven and its northern end is in Ferrisburgh
Ferrisburgh, Vermont
Ferrisburgh is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded June 24, 1762. The population was 2,657 at the 2000 census. The northern part of the town is referred to as North Ferrisburgh, with both sometimes spelled Ferrisburg....
at U.S. Route 7. As it is an extension of NY 22A, VT 22A is a spur route of NY 22
New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the Canadian border. At , it is the state's longest north–south route and...
, which runs roughly parallel to VT 22A west of the state border. This is a rather unusual case of one state having a suffixed route of another state's primary route. Vermont does not currently have a "Route 22."
All of VT 22A north of Fair Haven was originally designated as Route 30A, a highway in the New England road marking system, in 1922. Route 30A was added to the Vermont state highway system in 1935 as Vermont Route 30A. An extension south to the New York state line was added to the route later in the decade. VT 30A was renumbered to VT 22A in the 1940s when New York renumbered the continuation across the state line.
History
Vermont Route 4A
Vermont Route 4A is an east–west state highway in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It runs from Fair Haven to West Rutland. VT 4A was the former alignment of U.S. Route 4 before it was relocated to an expressway.-Route description:...
in Fair Haven to Green Street in Vergennes
Vergennes, Vermont
Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, in the United States. Bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, as of the 2000 census the city population was 2,741. It is the smallest of Vermont's nine cities in terms of population...
was originally designated as Route 30A, a highway in the New England road marking system, in 1922. All of Route 30A was added to the 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...
state highway system as part of the 1935 state highway system expansion. It was initially designated VT 30A. A highway connecting VT 30A to New York State Route 286 at the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
state line was added to the state highway system in 1939 and designated VT 286. New York renumbered NY 286 to NY 22A
New York State Route 22A
New York State Route 22A is a short north–south New York State Route located within Washington County. Its northern terminus is located in the town of Hampton at the Vermont state line, where it becomes Vermont Route 22A...
in the early 1940s; VT 30A and VT 286 were redesignated as VT 22A around the same time.