Vermont Route 15 | ||||
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Grand Army of the Republic Highway | ||||
Map of northern Vermont with VT 15 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by VTrans | ||||
Length: | 68.957 mi (110.976 km) | |||
Existed: | 1922 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 2 / US 7 in Winooski | |||
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East end: | US 2 in Danville | |||
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Counties: | Chittenden, Lamoille, Caledonia | |||
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Vermont Route 15A | |
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Location: | Morrisville |
Length: | 1.824 mi (2.935 km) |
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 68.984 miles (111.019 km) and is known as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway for its entirety.
Its numbering originates from when it was part of New England Interstate Route 15 in the 1920s. Most of New England Route 15 is now U.S. Route 2 (from Danville, Vermont to Houlton, Maine).
Vermont Route 15A is a spur route of VT 15 into the village of Morrisville. VT 15A begins at VT 15 and ends at VT 100.
VT 15 begins as East Allen Street in the center of Winooski at the rotary-style intersection with Main Street (US 2 and US 7). It proceeds east for 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to a partial interchange with I-89 (at Exit 15). Right after the I-89 junction, VT 15 enters the town of Colchester, with the road becoming known as College Parkway. It runs for only 1.4 miles (2.3 km) in Colchester, passing by the Fort Ethan Allen military installation before entering the village of Essex Junction in the town of Essex. In Essex Junction, the road is known as Pearl Street and continues for about two miles (3 km) to the "Five Corners" intersection with VT 2A and VT 117 at the village center, near the Essex Junction-Burlington railroad station. It turns left onto Main Street at the village center and continues northeast out of the village for 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to a junction with the VT 289 expressway (at Exit 9). From there it continues east through Essex Center along Center Road and Jericho Road as it heads into the town of Jericho, soon entering the village of Jericho. As VT 15 continues past the village, it turns northward to enter the town of Underhill. It runs for about eight miles (13 km) in a northerly direction through mostly rural areas in the towns of Underhill and Westford before finally entering the town of Cambridge.