Special routes of U.S. Route 5

At least 12 special routes of U.S. Route 5 have existed.

U.S. Route 5
Highway system

Existing

St. Johnsbury alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationSt. Johnsbury, Vermont
Length1.282 mi[1] (2.063 km)
A view of the northern end of the concurrency between US 5 Alt and US 2 west of downtown St. Johnsbury.

US 5 Alternate in St. Johnsbury runs parallel to US 5. US 5 goes through the downtown area, while US 5 Alt goes around the west side of the city. The road has three names: Main Street, Mt. Pleasant Street, and Hasting Street. The route, known at Main St. at this point, starts from its southern terminus at its junction with US 5, just north of US 5's interchange with I-91 (exit 20). The road goes up a winding hill before meeting US 2. Between its junctions with US 5 and US 2, US 5 Alt is concurrent with US 2 Truck. US 2 goes west on Western Avenue, while US 5 Alt continues north, concurrent with US 2. At the next intersection, US 2 turns east onto Eastern Avenue and US 5 Alt continues on Main St. as the road turns slightly right. At Arnold Park, Main Street keeps right, while US 5 Alt turns left onto Mt. Pleasant St. After that, Mt. Pleasant St. keeps straight while US 5 Alt veers right onto Hasting St. The road keeps straight until its northern terminus at US 5 north of St. Johnsbury.

Major intersections
The entire route is in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County.

mi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00
US 5 / US 2 Truck east to I-91 / US 2 east – St. Johnsbury, Barnet		Southern terminus; southern end of US 2 Truck concurrency
0.390.63
US 2 west (Western Avenue) / US 2 Truck east to I-91 north – Danville		Southern end of concurrency with US 2; northern end of concurrency with US 2 Truck
0.470.76 US 2 east (Eastern Avenue) to VT 18 – St. JohnsburyNorthern end of concurrency with US 2
1.282.06 US 5 to I-91 / US 2 east – St. Johnsbury, LyndonNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Newport alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationNewport, Vermont
Length1.283 mi[1] (2.065 km)

Derby Line alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationDerby Line, Vermont
Length0.604 mi[1] (0.972 km)

Former

New Haven–North Haven alternate route 1

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationNew Haven–North Haven, Connecticut
Existed1933–1941

New Haven–North Haven alternate route 2

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationNew Haven–North Haven, Connecticut
Existed1941–1966

New Haven–Meriden alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationNew Haven–Meriden, Connecticut

Lamentation State Park–Tracy alternate route 1

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationLamentation State Park–Tracy, Connecticut
Existed1937–1941

Lamentation State Park–Tracy alternate route 2

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationLamentation State Park–Tracy, Connecticut
Existed1940s–1950s

Berlin alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationBerlin, Connecticut

East Hartford–East Windsorhill alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationEast Hartford–East Windsorhill, Connecticut

Connecticut–Massachusetts alternate route

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
LocationHartford, Connecticut–West Springfield, Massachusetts

South Deerfield bypass route

U.S. Route 5 Bypass
LocationSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts

See also

References
  1. Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. Google (December 5, 2013). "Route of US 2 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
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