Vermont Route 5A

Vermont Route 5A
Map of northeastern Vermont with VT 5A highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 5
Maintained by VTrans
Length:	26.397 mi (42.482 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 5 in West Burke
North end:	US 5 / VT 105 in Derby Center
Location
Counties:	Caledonia, Orleans
Highway system
State highways in Vermont ← US 5 US 7 → ← Route 2 N.E. Route 3 →

State highways in Vermont

Vermont Route 5A (VT 5A) is a 26.397-mile-long (42.482 km) state highway in extreme northeastern Vermont. It is an alternate route of U.S. Route 5 (US 5) that travels along the east shore of Lake Willoughby. VT 5A begins at US 5 in West Burke and ends at US 5 and VT 105 in Derby Center, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the Canada–United States border.

VTrans' 2006 Route Log lists the official length of VT 5A to be 19.498 miles (31.379 km), with the last milepost reading at VT 105 in Charleston. However, VT 5A continues along a silent concurrency with VT 105 from Charleston to Derby Center. The only mention of a concurrency between VT 5A and VT 105 is from VT 111 at its western terminus.

VT 5A begins in the south at an intersection with US 5 in the village of West Burke. Both routes connect Burke with Derby, but VT 5A uses a more direct, easterly route than US 5. VT 5A proceeds north into Orleans County and the town of Westmore traversing through the Willoughby State Forest and along the eastern side of Lake Willoughby before intersecting with the eastern end of VT 16.