Vermont Route 30 is a north–south state highway

State highway

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 in Vermont

Vermont

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, United States

United States

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. Considered one of Vermont's most scenic roadways, it runs from Brattleboro, Vermont

Brattleboro, Vermont

Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...

 in the south to Middlebury, Vermont in the north. The northern portion from Poultney

Poultney, Vermont

Poultney is a village in Rutland County of the U.S. state of Vermont. The village is entirely within the town of Poultney. The population was 1,612 at the 2010 census...

 to its northern terminus was part of New England Interstate Route 30, from which it got its number.

Route description

In Poultney

Poultney, Vermont

Poultney is a village in Rutland County of the U.S. state of Vermont. The village is entirely within the town of Poultney. The population was 1,612 at the 2010 census...

, VT 30 passes along the eastern edge of Lake St. Catherine State Park

Lake St. Catherine State Park

Lake St. Catherine State Park is a state park located in Poultney, Vermont, at Lake Saint Catherine.The park is administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of the Vermont state park system.-External links:*...

. To the north in Hubbardton

Hubbardton, Vermont

Hubbardton is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Thomas Hubbard, a landholder. The population was 706 at the 2010 census....

, VT 30 runs along the eastern shore of Lake Bomoseen. In Middlebury, VT 30 serves Middlebury College

Middlebury College

Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...

.

History

From 1922 until 1926, New England Route 30 (NE-30) (part of the New England Route system) ran from Granville

Granville, New York

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, New York

New York

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 through Poultney

Poultney, Vermont

Poultney is a village in Rutland County of the U.S. state of Vermont. The village is entirely within the town of Poultney. The population was 1,612 at the 2010 census...

, 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...

 (via 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...

), continuing north through Burlington

Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

, to Alburg. The northern sections of NE-30 were assigned in 1926 to U.S. Route 7

U.S. Route 7

U.S. Route 7 is a north–south United States highway in western New England that runs for from Norwalk, Connecticut, to Highgate, Vermont. The highway's southern terminus is at Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut...

 from Middlebury to Burlington, and to U.S. Route 2

U.S. Route 2

U.S. Route 2 is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada...

 from Burlington to Alburg. Soon afterwards, Vermont extended the Route 30 designation southeast to its current Brattleboro

Brattleboro, Vermont

Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...

 terminus. (Route 30 to Brattleboro had been in place by 1933.) In August 2011, Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene (2011)

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 heavily damaged large sections on Highway 30 and made it impassable for a period of time.

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