Vermont Route 225
Encyclopedia
Vermont Route 225 is a short state highway
in Grand Isle County, Vermont
, United States
. It runs from U.S. Route 2 north of Alburgh and runs due north to the Canadian border, where it becomes Quebec Route 225
, from which it derives its own number. The route is entirely within Alburgh in Grand Isle County
. The entirety of VT 225 is maintained by the town of Alburgh.
Route 225 most practically serves as part of a connection between Vermont and the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec
, located about 50 km (31.1 mi) southeast of Montreal
.
, and VT 225 begins to the north. The route only intersects two through roads: a short former alignment of US 2 literally mere yards long, and Blair Road, a secondary road which parallels Route 225 northward to the border. Both of these intersections occur within a quarter mile of VT 225's southern terminus. Route 225, appropriately named Border Road, runs almost directly north to the Canadian border, only passing a few isolated homes along the way. Upon crossing the border into Quebec
, the road becomes Quebec Route 225
.
in Cambridge
north to the Canadian border near Alburgh, by 1938. VT 104 was truncated on its northern end to St. Albans
in the mid-to-late 1950s, at which time the former routing of VT 104 between Alburgh and the Canadian border was redesignated VT 68. It was renumbered to VT 225 between 1976 and 1985 to match the designation of the highway it connected to (Quebec Route 225
) in Quebec
.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Grand Isle County, Vermont
Grand Isle County, Vermont
Grand Isle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,970. Its shire town is North Hero.Grand Isle County is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, United States
United States
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. It runs from U.S. Route 2 north of Alburgh and runs due north to the Canadian border, where it becomes Quebec Route 225
Quebec Route 225
Route 225 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The route starts at the Canada-United States border in Noyan and runs north along the eastern shores of the Richelieu River, ending in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois at the junction of Route 133.-Municipalities along Route...
, from which it derives its own number. The route is entirely within Alburgh in Grand Isle County
Grand Isle County, Vermont
Grand Isle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 6,970. Its shire town is North Hero.Grand Isle County is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. The entirety of VT 225 is maintained by the town of Alburgh.
Route 225 most practically serves as part of a connection between Vermont and the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, located about 50 km (31.1 mi) southeast of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Route description
Vermont Route 225 is essentially a northern spur of U.S. Route 2, which approaches running northward through the town of Alburgh. US 2 turns westward towards its final approach to New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and VT 225 begins to the north. The route only intersects two through roads: a short former alignment of US 2 literally mere yards long, and Blair Road, a secondary road which parallels Route 225 northward to the border. Both of these intersections occur within a quarter mile of VT 225's southern terminus. Route 225, appropriately named Border Road, runs almost directly north to the Canadian border, only passing a few isolated homes along the way. Upon crossing the border into Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, the road becomes Quebec Route 225
Quebec Route 225
Route 225 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The route starts at the Canada-United States border in Noyan and runs north along the eastern shores of the Richelieu River, ending in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois at the junction of Route 133.-Municipalities along Route...
.
History
The length of VT 225 was designated as part of VT 104, a highway extending from VT 15Vermont Route 15
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 and is known as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.Its numbering originates from...
in Cambridge
Cambridge, Vermont
Cambridge is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,186 at the 2000 U.S. Census. Cambridge includes the village of Jeffersonville.-History:...
north to the Canadian border near Alburgh, by 1938. VT 104 was truncated on its northern end to St. Albans
St. Albans (city), Vermont
St. Albans is a city in and the shire town of Franklin County, Vermont, in the United States. At the 2000 census, the city population was 7,650. St Albans City is completely surrounded by St. Albans town, which is incorporated separately from the city of St. Albans...
in the mid-to-late 1950s, at which time the former routing of VT 104 between Alburgh and the Canadian border was redesignated VT 68. It was renumbered to VT 225 between 1976 and 1985 to match the designation of the highway it connected to (Quebec Route 225
Quebec Route 225
Route 225 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The route starts at the Canada-United States border in Noyan and runs north along the eastern shores of the Richelieu River, ending in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois at the junction of Route 133.-Municipalities along Route...
) in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.