Vermont Route 56

Vermont Route 16
Map of northeastern Vermont with VT 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VTrans and the Towns of Barton and Westmore
Length:	27.890 mi (44.885 km)
Existed:	By 1967 – present
Major junctions
South end:	VT 15 in Hardwick
	I-91 in Barton US 5 in Barton
East end:	VT 5A in Westmore
Location
Counties:	Caledonia, Orleans
Highway system
State highways in Vermont ← VT 15 VT 17 → ← VT 53 VT 58 →

State highways in Vermont

Vermont Route 16 is a state highway in northern Vermont, United States. The route is 28 miles (45 km) long and connects Hardwick to Westmore. It begins at VT 15 in Hardwick and heads northward to U.S. Route 5 in Barton. From Barton, it heads eastward to VT 5A in Westmore. The portion of VT 16 east of US 5 is town-maintained and signed east-west. The remainder of the route is signed north-south.

West of Barton, the road used to be part of New England Interstate Route 12. The segment of VT 16 from Barton to Westmore was once Vermont Route 56.

Vermont Route 16 begins at an intersection with Vermont Route 15 in the town of Hardwick, about two miles (3 km) east of the town center. It proceeds north about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the village of East Hardwick, roughly paralleling the path of the Lamoille River upstream. It continues for several miles through the Lamoille River valley into the village of Greensboro Bend within the town of Greensboro. As VT 16 continues north, it soon passes by Horse Pond, the source of the Lamoille River, clipping the town of Wheelock briefly before returning to Greensboro. After about a mile, VT 16 enters the town of Glover, passing through a mountain pass within the Black Hills, soon reaching Clarks Pond, the source of the Barton River. VT 16, now known as Dry Pond Road then follows the Barton River downstream as it continues its northward journey. Several miles later, still following the Barton river, VT 16 meets its first major intersection, Vermont Route 122, about a mile and a half south of Glover center. The road name changes to Glover Street at this point and continues towards Glover center.