Vermont Route 5A is a state highway

State highway

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 in northeastern 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 an alternate route

Alternate route

An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including the U.S. Route system and various state route systems...

 of U.S. Route 5 that passes along the east shore of Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the northeast section of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over deep in places, the deepest lake entirely contained in the state....

. VT 5A begins at US 5 in West Burke

West Burke, Vermont

West Burke is a village in the town of Burke, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 364 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and ends at US 5 and VT 105

Vermont Route 105

Vermont Route 105 is a state highway located in northern Vermont, United States. The route runs from U.S. Route 7 in the city of St. Albans in the west to the New Hampshire state line in Bloomfield in the east. The road continues across the state line as Bridge Street, a short unnumbered New...

 in Derby Center

Derby Center, Vermont

Derby Center is a village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

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VTrans' 2006 Route Log lists the official length of VT 5A to be 19.498 miles (31.4 km), with the last milepost reading at VT 105 in Charleston

Charleston, Vermont

Charleston is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 895 at the 2000 census. The town contains three unincorporated villages: Charleston, East Charleston and West Charleston.-Town:* Selectman - Tom Jensen...

. However, VT 5A is signed as continuing to Derby Center by way of an overlap with VT 105.

History

Prior to the U.S. Highway system, the route was designated as New England Interstate Route 2A (NE-2A), part of the New England Interstate Route system that existed between 1922 and 1927. VT 5A now runs over the entirety of NE-2A.

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