US 4 (VT)

U.S. Route 4
Leonard F. Wing Blue Star Drive
Map of central Vermont with US 4 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VTrans
Length:	66.059 mi (106.312 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 4 at Hampton, NY
	US 7 in Rutland VT 100 in Killington I-89 in Hartford
East end:	US 4 at West Lebanon, NH
Location
Counties:	Rutland, Windsor
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced State highways in Vermont ← VT 3 VT 4A → ← Route 12A N.E. Route 14 →

State highways in Vermont

In the U.S. state of Vermont, U.S. Route 4 (US 4) extends for 66.06 miles (106.31 km) between the New York state line at Fair Haven and the New Hampshire state line at White River Junction. It is one of the main arteries between New York and New Hampshire.

Upon crossing into Vermont from New York, US 4 immediately expands from a two-lane highway to a four-lane expressway. US 4 changes from being signed north–south (in New York) to being signed east–west (in Vermont). The historic routing of US 4 runs nearby as VT 4A, which later becomes US 4 Business as it enters the town of Rutland.

The 19-mile (31 km) US 4 expressway was built in anticipation of the proposed, but never built, East-West Highway which was supposed to link the population centers of northern New England. As such, this section of freeway meets Interstate Highway standards. The freeway has junctions with VT 22A in Fair Haven and VT 30 in Castleton. In West Rutland, the last numbered exit on the highway, exit 6, leads to US 4 Business, which provides access to the town centers of West Rutland and Rutland town. The expressway veers south just outside the limits of Rutland city, ending at an at-grade intersection with US 7 south of the city.