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Interstate 91 marker
Interstate 91
Map
I-91 highlighted in red
Route information
Length290.37 mi[1] (467.31 km)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-95 in New Haven, CT
Major intersections
North end A-55 at the Canadian border in Derby Line, VT
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesConnecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont
CountiesCT: New Haven, Middlesex, Hartford
MA: Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin
VT: Windham, Windsor, Orange, Caledonia, Orleans
Highway system
*Connecticut State Highway System
← Route 89CT→ Route 94
← I-90MA→ I-93
← I-89VT→ I-93

Interstate 91 (I-91) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States. It provides the primary north–south thoroughfare in the western part of the region. The Interstate generally follows the course of the Connecticut River. Its southern end is in New Haven, Connecticut,[2] at Interstate 95. The northern end of the American-maintained road is in the village of Derby Line, Vermont, at the Canadian border. I-91 then continues past the Derby Line–Rock Island Border Crossing, where the road's official name changes to Autoroute 55. I-91 is the longest of three Interstate highways whose entire route is located within the New England states (the other two highways being I-89 and I-93) and is also the only primary (two-digit) Interstate Highway in New England to intersect all five of the others that run through the region. The largest cities along its route are New Haven, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts, Northampton, Massachusetts, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Brattleboro, Vermont, White River Junction, Vermont, and St. Johnsbury, Vermont in order from south to north.

Route description

Lengths
  mi[3][4] km
CT 58.00 93.34
MA 54.90 88.35
VT 177.43 285.55
Total 290.33 467.24

I-91 is 290 miles (470 km) long and travels nearly straight north and south: 58 miles (93 km) in Connecticut, 55 miles (89 km) in Massachusetts, and 177 miles (285 km) in Vermont. I-91 parallels U.S. Route 5 (US 5) for all of its length, and many of the exits along I-91 provide direct or indirect access to the older highway. Much of the route of I-91 follows the Connecticut River, traveling from Hartford, Connecticut, northward to St. Johnsbury, Vermont.[5][6][7]

I-91 in Hartford.
I-91 in Hartford, CT.

Connecticut

I-91 is the major north–south transportation corridor for the center of the state. It is the main route between the larger cities of New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, Massachusetts. As such, it is almost always heavily trafficked (especially during rush hour), and maintains at least three lanes in each direction through Connecticut except for a short portion in Hartford at the interchange with I-84 and in Meriden at the interchange with Route 15. The three cities also serve as Connecticut's control points along its length of the Interstate.[8][9]

I-91 begins just east of downtown New Haven at an interchange with I-95 (the Connecticut Turnpike), and Route 34. At the bottom of the ramp for exit 5, US 5 begins at the first of its many interchanges with the freeway.[10] Leaving New Haven, I-91 follows a northeastward trek into North Haven, where it meets the southern end of the Route 40 expressway.[11] It travels through the eastern part of Wallingford before entering the eastern part of the city of Meriden. In Meriden, about halfway between Hartford and New Haven, I-91 sees a complex set of interchanges with the Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15), the Route 66 expressway, and its first spur route, I-691.[10] I-691 provides a westward link to I-84 and the city of Waterbury.[10] Leaving Meriden, I-91 enters Middlesex County as it briefly travels through the western part of Middletown before entering Cromwell, where it has an interchange with the Route 9 expressway.[12][13]

It then enters Hartford County in the town of Rocky Hill, and then enters Wethersfield, where it meets the southern end of the Route 3 expressway, which leads to Glastonbury and the Route 2 expressway via the Putnam Bridge over the Connecticut River. From here to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, I-91 parallels the river, never more than five miles (8.0 km) from its shore.[14] I-91 then enters the Hartford city limits. In Hartford, I-91 it has a set of interchanges with US 5/Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Highway), which provides access from I-91 north to I-84 east, and from I-84 west to I-91 south via the Charter Oak Bridge.[15] I-91 then has an interchange with I-84, where all other movements to and from I-84 take place. Before leaving the city limits, an HOV lane begins that has its own set of interchanges up to exit 38.[16]

I-91 then enters Windsor, where it meets the western end of its other Connecticut spur route, I-291. At the Windsor–Windsor Locks town line, it meets the eastern terminus of the Route 20 expressway, which provides direct access to Bradley International Airport.[9] A couple miles north, I-91 crosses the Connecticut River on the Dexter Coffin Bridge into East Windsor. After traveling through East Windsor and Enfield, it crosses the Massachusetts state line into Longmeadow at milepost 58.[10]

Massachusetts

I-91 travels 55 miles (89 km) through the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts paralleling the Connecticut River.[17] I-91 serves as the major transportation corridor through three Massachusetts counties, linking the cities of Springfield, Northampton, and Greenfield.[17] The three cities serve as the control cities listed on guide and mileage signs, along with Brattleboro, Vermont beginning with the first northbound conventional mileage sign (63 miles (101 km)) in Longmeadow.[3]

In Springfield, I-91 has an interchange with I-291 at exit 8, a 5.44-mile-long (8.75 km) spur going eastbound connecting with the Massachusetts Turnpike, for travelers going either east to Boston or west to Albany, New York.[18][19] North of Springfield, I-91 briefly enters Chicopee itself where there is an interchange with the spur of I-391 at exit 12 before turning westward to cross the Connecticut River into West Springfield. I-391 provides direct access to Holyoke center, while I-91 continues on the western side of the river.[13]

Just after the river crossing, exit 14 is a major interchange with the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) before entering the city of Holyoke where exit 15 is located. Just after exit 16 U.S. Route 202, I-91 goes from three lanes to two lanes in each direction to the Vermont state line.[13] After a short exit-less stretch, I-91 enters Northampton, passing the Northampton Airport and an oxbow lake. The towns of Hadley and Amherst, home to the main campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, are accessible from I-91 exits in Northampton via Route 9.[13]

Continuing north, I-91 enters Hatfield, and where it begins a straight section—nearly six miles (9.7 km) without a bend in the road. Several exits provide access to US 5 and Route 10 in Hatfield and Whately before entering Deerfield.[20] I-91 has two exits in Greenfield. At exit 26, the southern end of its overlap with Route 2, there is a rest area and visitor information center for Franklin County.[21] At exit 27, also in Greenfield, is the northern end of its overlap with Route 2 where access to that road is provided via a directional T-interchange, and exit and entry ramps on the left side of southbound I-91. Exit 28 in Bernardston is the last exit in Massachusetts. Beyond exit 28, I-91 continues for about five miles (8.0 km) more before crossing into Vermont.[3]

Massachusetts is the only state traversed by I-91 where another numbered highway is concurrent with the Interstate (in this case, US 5, for a one-half mile (800 m) spur near the Springfield-Longmeadow town line and Route 2, for approximately three miles (4.8 km) in Greenfield).[22]

Vermont

I-91 travels along the eastern border of Vermont and serves as a major transportation corridor for eastern Vermont and western New Hampshire. Many exits along Vermont's length of I-91 feature New Hampshire towns on the guide signs (for example, exit 3, which lists Brattleboro and Keene, as the points of access). The length of I-91 within Vermont is 177 miles (285 km) and has two lanes in each direction the entire way from the Massachusetts state line at Guilford to Derby Line at the Canadian border (nearly two-thirds of I-91's length) with 29 Vermont interchanges. The highway's rural character and long distances between exits in Vermont are in stark contrast to its south, where exits are more frequent and the road carries four lanes of traffic in each direction at some points. The major control cities in Vermont are Brattleboro, White River Junction, St. Johnsbury, and Newport. When re-entering northbound I-91 at exit 28 in Derby, the control city sign is for Canada. Of these destinations, only Newport is a city, although the other towns are sizable. In general, the road parallels its predecessor, US 5.[23][24][25]

I-91 enters Vermont in the town of Guilford. Just before exit 1 in Brattleboro is the Vermont Welcome Center in Guilford. The first three Vermont exits (northbound) serve the town of Brattleboro. At exit 1, northbound Route 5 provides access to stores and a small industrial area before reaching the south end of the town's center, where a bridge crosses the Connecticut River into Hinsdale, New Hampshire via NH 119. Exit 2 (VT 9) provides access to the western village of the town (West Brattleboro), then continues west to Marlboro, Wilmington, and Bennington. Brattleboro's main retail strip is located at and just south of the exit 3 trumpet interchange and traffic circle. Following VT 9 eastward, one can reach Keene, New Hampshire in 15 miles (24 km).[26][27]

After exit 3, I-91 heads north to travel through the towns of Dummerston, Putney, Westminster, Rockingham, Springfield, Weathersfield, Windsor, Hartland, and Hartford, home of the village of White River Junction. White River Junction, listed as a control city on mileage signs as far south as Greenfield, Massachusetts, is where I-91 and I-89 meet and provide access to many points in Vermont and New Hampshire, at exit 10.[28]

North of the interchange with I-89, I-91 continues towards St. Johnsbury and travels through the towns of Norwich, Thetford, Fairlee, Bradford, Newbury (with access to the village of Wells River), Ryegate, Barnet, and Waterford, before coming to its next major intersection. Towns in New Hampshire on the other side of the river can also be easily accessed in this stretch. At exit 19 is the northern terminus of I-93, a major interstate highway in New England, which provides a direct route south through the White Mountains and to almost all major cities in New Hampshire. Just after exit 19, there are three exits for St. Johnsbury, including a major intersection with US 2. Along westbound US 2, the capital of Vermont, Montpelier, is eventually reached from I-91, although I-89 provides Montpelier with immediate Interstate access.[29][30]

I-91 continues northward, now following the Passumpsic River valley. It travels through Vermont's Northeast Kingdom region and the town of Lyndon. Two exits in Lyndon serve the village of Lyndonville and Lyndon State College. After exit 24, I-91 departs Route 5, which it had been closely paralleling since the Massachusetts state line. I-91 follows the valley of Miller Run,[31][a] and there are no convenient services until Barton at exit 25.[32]

The interstate proceeds through Sheffield. Here it reaches the highest point on the road, just north of mile marker 150 on Sheffield Heights, elevation 1,856 feet (566 m).[33]

After leaving the Heights, it enters Orleans County and follows the Barton River valley north with exits in Barton, Orleans, and Derby. Exit 29 is the final U.S. exit on I-91 just after mile marker 177 at Derby Line. Beyond the exit ramp, northbound motorists enter Canada Customs at Stanstead, Quebec, and continue into Canada on Autoroute 55 through the Eastern Townships.[34][27]

As with Connecticut and Massachusetts, US 5 closely parallels I-91 for their entire lengths in Vermont. While paralleling I-91 in Vermont, US 5 is never concurrent with the freeway, but remains its own two-lane road, except for a portion in White River Junction where it is a four-lane divided surface arterial.[35][36]

Traffic and the population of each successive town tend to diminish as the road proceeds northward. The average daily traffic count for 2015 in Vermont were—St. Johnsbury (34,000), Lyndon (17,

900), Barton (13,500), and Derby (Canadian border) (10,300).[37]

History

A limited-access highway replacement for US 5 was planned at the federal level starting in 1944. A 1953 Massachusetts plan was funded by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, along with spur I-291 (but not I-391). The Vermont section of I-91 was built in stages from 1958 to 1965.[38] In Massachusetts from Bernardston to Northampton, I-91 follows an abandoned right-of-way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. To support plans for urban renewal along the "low value" waterfront, the highway crossed the Connecticut River to parallel active NYNHH railroad tracks on the Springfield side of the river, bypassing West Springfield, Massachusetts and Agawam, Massachusetts. Later, this path was perceived as cutting off the city from the river, restricting further commercial development. By 1960, a few miles in Massachusetts were completed, starting from the Connecticut and Vermont state lines. Massachusetts construction was completed from 1960s to 1970.[39]

In the 1950s-1970s, there were plans to extend I-91 onto Long Island, in New York, from its existing terminus in New Haven, Connecticut, via. a crossing of the Long Island Sound (see "Unbuilt Long Island extension" below).[40] Vermont completed its last sections of I-91 in 1978.[41]

Starting in the 1990s, several rest areas were downgraded in Vermont, increasing distances between facilities. In 2008, Vermont closed the Springfield–Rockingham rest areas because of suspected use by drug abusers. In 2009, the northbound rest area in Hartford was closed, creating a 90-mile (145 km) gap in on-highway facilities. At the present time, there exist two intermediate rest areas with facilities in each direction, in addition to a welcome center at each end of the state. Several parking areas remain open.[42]

In the early 1990s after the I-284 project was canceled, the exit 44 interchange in East Windsor, Connecticut, was altered as it was designed to be part of the freeway. After alterations, exit 44 connected to Route 5 for all traffic to get on and off. As a result, exit 43 was shut down and closed in that same time frame. Exit 43 was a northbound exit/southbound entrance on State Route 510/Main Street in East Windsor, which was about 1,050 feet (320 m) away from exit 44.

After the September 11 attacks, a seldom-staffed temporary border patrol checkpoint was installed near White River Junction, Vermont, about 100 miles (160 km) from the Canadian border.[43]

In 2005, the Massachusetts Highway Department completed a rebuild of on- and off-ramps in Springfield, to reduce accidents caused by weaving near the tightly spaced exits.[39]

Impact in Springfield

During its construction in the 1960s, I-91 sliced through three Springfield neighborhoods: the North End, Metro Center, and the South End, which led to urban decay in the highway's vicinity. Despite being widely regarded as positive progress at the time it was built, by 2011, Springfield's portion of I-91 was perceived as disrupting the urban fabric of each riverfront neighborhood, while in effect amputating everything east of the highway—the majority of the city—from the Connecticut River, the Connecticut River Walk Park, and the Basketball Hall of Fame. However, I-91 was erected without tunnels, footbridges, and other paths leading to the riverfront, and thus continues to pose logistical problems for people getting to the riverfront, which in turn poses problems for businesses that would like to set up along Springfield's riverfront. The placement of I-91 has left Springfield's riverfront virtually undeveloped aside from the sliver of land surrounding the Basketball Hall of Fame.[44]

In 2010, the Urban Land Institute made recommendations for how Springfield might reconnect with its riverfront, in order to revitalize the area through urban renewal, suggesting the most cost-effective but also the most development-limiting strategy (constructing pathways beneath I-91). No decision has been reached regarding those recommendations.[45] As of 2011, academic and civic studies are still underway. Preliminary findings indicate that I-91's placement negatively impacts tourism in Springfield's Metro Center—the site of many of Springfield's historic, cultural, and entertainment venues. Springfield's most popular tourist attraction, the riverfront Basketball Hall of Fame, is separated from Metro Center by a 20-foot (6.1 m) stone wall, buttressing an elevated portion of the six-lane Interstate 91, and greatly discouraging travel between the two areas. Academic suggestions that involve the demolition of the current highway and moving it to a less obtrusive site in the city have been proposed, including the demolition of the highway and following the original path suggested, Riverdale Road, and, least obtrusive but still requiring a great deal of work, a plan to construct numerous walkways beneath the elevated highway to better integrate the neighborhoods with the waterfront despite the highway's presence.[46]

Unbuilt Long Island extension

Map
A map showing the built segment of I-91 (black) and the unbuilt southern extension to Long Island (red); the never-built extension would have traversed the unbuilt New Haven–Shoreham Bridge and an upgraded William Floyd Parkway.
This map:

Between the 1950s and 1970s, officials proposed extending I-91 across the Long Island Sound from its current terminus at the I-91/I-95 interchange in New Haven, Connecticut, southwards onto and across Long Island, as one of the many Long Island Sound Link proposals.[40] The extension would have continued southward to the southern shore of Long Island by means of a bridge over the Long Island Sound (the "New Haven–Shoreham Bridge") and the existing William Floyd Parkway in central Suffolk County—which would have been updated to Interstate Highway standards. It would also provide easier access to New York City via the Long Island Expressway (I-495), as well as to The Hamptons via Sunrise Highway (NY 27). The various proposals for this never-built extension were ultimately dropped after a 1979 study of the concept.[47] Following this, officials proposed to connect the New Haven and Shoreham–Wading River areas by means of ferry service across the Long Island Sound—however, the plans to implement these cross-sound ferry services were ultimately mothballed, as well.[48]

Despite the cancellation of the bridge, many Long Islanders are still in favor of building one.[49] In 2000, a survey was conducted by News12 and Newsday, which found that the majority (63 percent) of Long Islanders were in support of such a project.[49]

In 2016, the proposal was again renewed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, as either a bridge or a tunnel.[49] However, these plans were also dropped, as announced by NYSDOT in 2018.[49]

Exit list

All interchanges in Massachusetts were to be renumbered to milepost-based numbers under a project scheduled to start in 2016. However, this project was indefinitely postponed until November 18, 2019, when the MassDOT confirmed that beginning in the middle of 2020 that the exit renumbering project will begin.[50][27] In 2020 Vermont added "milepoint exit" numbers to existing signs, essentially marking each interchange with two exit numbers.[citation needed]

StateCountyLocation[3][51]mi[3][4][52]kmOld exit
[53]		New exit
[54]		DestinationsNotes
ConnecticutNew HavenNew Haven0.000.00—
 I-95 south – New York City		Exit 48 on I-95 north (Connecticut Turnpike)
0.090.141MLK Boulevard (Route 34) – Downtown New HavenSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; eastern terminus of Route 34
—
 I-95 north – New London		Includes direct entrance ramp from Wooster Street / Franklin Street
0.631.012Hamilton StreetNorthbound exit is accessible only from I-95 south; no southbound entrance
0.99–
1.02		1.59–
1.64		3Trumbull Street
1.302.094State StreetSouthbound exit (via Humphrey Street) and northbound entrance (shared with exit 3)
1.332.145 US 5 (State Street) – Fair HavenNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
1.44–
1.80		2.32–
2.90		6 US 5Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedNo northbound signage for US 5
1.78–
2.15		2.86–
3.46		7Ferry Street – Fair HavenSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
2.784.478 Route 17 (Middletown Avenue) / Route 80 – North Branford
North Haven4.817.749Montowese Avenue
6.6310.6710 Route 40 – Hamden, Cheshire, Mount CarmelAlso serves Quinnipiac University
7.7212.4211 US 5 / Route 22 – North HavenNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
8.5813.8112 US 5 (Washington Avenue)
Wallingford10.9417.6113 US 5 – Wallingford, North HavenAccess to Wharton Brook State Park via connector
12.3019.7914 Route 150 (Woodhouse Avenue) – WallingfordNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
13.2521.32 Route 150 – WallingfordModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
16.0125.7715 Route 68 – Yalesville, Durham
Meriden19.2230.9316East Main StreetSouthbound exit is via exit 17
18.8730.3717


 Route 15 north (Berlin Turnpike) to I-691 / Route 66		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
19.7431.77
 Route 15 south (Wilbur Cross Parkway)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
20.1132.3618

 I-691 west / Route 66 east – Middlefield, Middletown, Meriden, Waterbury		Northbound exit serves Route 66 east only; southbound exit serves I-691 west only
20.7433.3819Baldwin Avenue / Preston AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
MiddlesexMiddletown23.1637.2720Country Club Road / Middle Street
Cromwell25.7441.4221 Route 372 – Cromwell, Berlin
27.28–
27.43		43.90–
44.14		22 Route 9 – New Britain, Middletown, Old SaybrookSigned as exits 22N (north) and 22S (south)
HartfordRocky Hill29.3947.3023
 To Route 3 – Rocky Hill		Via West Street (SSR 411)
31.6750.9724 Route 99 – Wethersfield, Rocky Hill
Wethersfield33.67–
33.76		54.19–
54.33		25N
 Route 3 north – Glastonbury		Signed as exit 25 northbound; former proposed I-491 and part of formerly proposed I-86 extension
25S
 Route 3 south – Wethersfield		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
34.1354.9326Old WethersfieldNorthbound exit part of exit 25
Hartford35.54–
36.51		57.20–
58.76		27 Brainard Road / Airport Road (SR 530) – Brainard AirportRamps shared with Route 15 exit 87; northbound access via entrance to Route 15 north to exit 89
35.9757.8928
 US 5 / Route 15 south (Berlin Turnpike) – Wethersfield, Newington		Northbound exit closed for construction through 2021
36.9959.5329


 US 5 / Route 15 north to I-84 east – East Hartford, Boston		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
37.5560.4329ACapitol AreaVia Whitehead Highway (SR 598); former proposed I-484
38.3461.7030

 I-84 east / Route 2 east – East Hartford, New London		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exits 51–52 on I-84
38.1861.4431State StreetNo northbound exit
38.4761.9132A
 I-84 west – Waterbury
32BTrumbull StreetNo entrance ramps
39.5563.65—Leibert RoadSouthbound exit and northbound entrance for HOV only; southern terminus of HOV lanes
39.8664.1533Jennings Road
Windsor41.1466.2134 Route 159 (Windsor Avenue / North Main Street)
42.20–
42.22		67.91–
67.95		35
 I-291 east – South Windsor, Manchester, Bissell Bridge
Route 218 – Windsor, Bloomfield		Signed as exits 35A (I-291) and 35B (Route 218); exits 1-2B on I-291
42.2267.95— Route 218 – WindsorNorthbound exit and southbound entrance for HOV only
43.5270.0436 Route 178 (Park Avenue) – Bloomfield
44.5071.6237 Route 305 (Bloomfield Avenue) – Windsor CenterAdditional northbound exit and southbound entrance for HOV lanes
45.9974.01— Route 75 – PoquonockNorthbound exit and southbound entrance for HOV only
38 Route 75 – Poquonock, WindsorModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedSigned as exits 38A (Route 75) and 38B (Day Hill Road) southbound
46.69–
46.98		75.14–
75.61		Northern terminus of HOV lanes
Windsor Locks47.4476.3539&41Kennedy Road to Center StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
48.2277.6040 Route 20 – Bradley International Airport
48.6278.2541&39Center StreetSouthbound exit only
49.5879.7942
 To Route 159 – Windsor Locks
Connecticut River49.58–
49.90		79.79–
80.31		Dexter Coffin Bridge
East Windsor50.3381.0044
 US 5 south – East Windsor
51.0982.2245 Route 140 – Warehouse Point, Ellington
Enfield52.7484.8846 US 5 (King Street)
55.5789.4347 Route 190 – Hazardville, Somers, SuffieldSigned as exits 47E (east) and 47W (west)
56.1090.2848 Route 220 (Elm Street) – Thompsonville
57.7392.9149 US 5 (Enfield Street) – Longmeadow, Mass
 58.00
0.000		93.34
0.000		Connecticut–Massachusetts line
MassachusettsHampdenSpringfield3.8366.17311
 US 5 south – Forest Park, Longmeadow		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; southern terminus of US 5 concurrency
3.6945.94522
 Route 83 south – Forest Park, East Longmeadow		No southbound exit; northbound entrance shared with exit 3
4.1426.66633

 US 5 north to Route 57 – West Springfield, AgawamModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		Northern terminus of US 5 concurrency; no southbound signage for Columbus Avenue
4.5687.3515
4		4Broad Street / Main StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
4.7227.599
 Route 83 south (Main Street) – East Longmeadow		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
5.2538.45465Union Street / MGM Way – Downtown SpringfieldNo northbound signage for Union Street
5.9899.63875AHall of Fame Avenue – Downtown SpringfieldSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
6.29510.13186

 I-291 / US 20 east to I-90 / Mass Pike east – Boston		Signed as exit 8B southbound;[54] I-90 only appears on northbound signage; exit 1 on I-291
6.67710.74697

 US 20 west / Route 20A east – West Springfield, Westfield		No southbound exit; signed as exits 9A (east) and 9B (west);[54] no southbound entrance from Route 20A
7.17611.54910
11		8 Route 116 (Main Street)Northbound exit and entrance
7.48112.040
 US 20 west (Birnie Avenue) – West Springfield		Southbound exit only
Chicopee8.28913.340129
 I-391 north – Chicopee, Holyoke		Southern terminus of I-391
West Springfield9.17714.76913A10A
 US 5 north (Riverdale Street)
9.18414.78013B10B
 US 5 south – West Springfield
11.54718.5831411 I-90 / Mass Pike – Boston, Albany, NYExit 4 on I-90 / Mass Pike (scheduled to be exit 45[55])
Holyoke12.39619.9491512Lower Westfield Road – Ingleside
14.21822.8821614 US 202 – Holyoke, South Hadley
15.18824.4431715 Route 141 – Holyoke, EasthamptonSigned as exits 17A (east) and 17B (west) northbound[54]
HampshireNorthampton22.81636.7191823 US 5 – Northampton, Easthampton
24.76039.8471925 Route 9 – Hadley, AmherstNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
26.01641.8692026 US 5 / Route 10 / Route 9 – Northampton, HadleySouthbound exit and northbound entrance
27.27743.8982127 US 5 / Route 10 – Hatfield
Hatfield29.93848.1812230 US 5 / Route 10 – North Hatfield, WhatelyNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
FranklinWhately32.30951.9962332 US 5 / Route 10 – Whately, North HatfieldSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
34.70955.8592435
 US 5 / Route 10 to Route 116 – Deerfield, Conway		No northbound entrance
Deerfield35.89157.7612536 Route 116 – Deerfield, ConwaySouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Greenfield43.01169.2192643

 Route 2 west / Route 2A east – Greenfield Center, North Adams		Southern terminus of Route 2 concurrency; also serves John W. Olver Transit Center, Mass MoCA, Shelburne Falls, Bridge of Flowers
45.75273.6312746
 Route 2 east – Boston		Northern terminus of Route 2 concurrency
Bernardston50.36081.0472850 Route 10 – Bernardston, NorthfieldSigned as exits 28A (north) and 28B (south) northbound[54]
 54.90
0.000		88.35
0.000		Massachusetts–Vermont line
VermontWindhamBrattleboro7.48012.0381
 US 5 to VT 142 – Brattleboro, Guilford		Also serves Vernon and Hinsdale, NH
9.09514.6372
 VT 9 west – Brattleboro, Bennington		Also serves Manchester via VT 30, Marlboro College, and Wilmington
11.55018.5883
 US 5 / VT 9 east – Brattleboro, Keene NH		Also serves World Learning SIT Graduate Institute
Putney17.95228.8914 US 5 – PutneyAlso serves Landmark College
Town of Westminster28.61046.0435

 To US 5 / VT 123 – Westminster, Bellows Falls, Walpole, NH
Rockingham35.20056.6496 US 5 / VT 103 – Rockingham, Rutland, Bellows FallsAlso serves Chester and Ludlow
WindsorSpringfield41.69067.0947 US 5 / VT 11 – SpringfieldAlso serves Charlestown, NH and the Fort at Number 4
Weathersfield51.37082.6728 VT 131 / US 5 / VT 12 – Ascutney, WindsorAlso serves Ludlow and Claremont, NH
Hartland60.45097.2859 US 5 / VT 12 – Hartland, WindsorAlso serves Woodstock and Killington
Hartford69.810112.34810 I-89 – Concord, NH, Barre, MontpelierSigned as exits 10A (north) and 10B (south; formerly exits 10N-S
70.200112.97611 US 5 – White River JunctionAlso serves VA Hospital
72.010115.88912
 To US 5 – Wilder, White River Junction
Norwich74.830120.42713 US 5 / VT 10A – Norwich, Hanover, NHAlso serves Montshire Museum of Science
OrangeThetford84.210135.52314
 VT 113 to US 5 – Thetford		Also serves Chelsea and Lyme, NH
Fairlee91.540147.31915 US 5 – Fairlee, Orford, NHAlso serves Lake Morey and Lake Fairlee
Bradford97.630157.12016
 VT 25 to US 5 – Bradford, Barre		Also serves Newbury and Piermont, NH
Town of Newbury110.340177.57517
 US 302 to US 5 – Wells River, Woodsville, NH		Also serves South Ryegate and Groton
CaledoniaBarnet120.450193.84518
 To US 5 – Barnet, Peacham		Also serves West Barnet, Monroe, NH, McIndoe Falls, and East Ryegate
St. Johnsbury128.250206.39819
 I-93 south – Littleton, NH		Northern terminus of I-93
128.890207.42820 US 5 – St. Johnsbury, Passumpsic
130.600210.18021 US 2 – St. Johnsbury, MontpelierAlso serves Danville and Hardwick
132.550213.31922
 To US 5 – St. Johnsbury
Lyndon137.110220.65723
 US 5 to VT 114 – Lyndonville, East Burke		Also serves Lyndon State College
140.178225.59524

 VT 122 to US 5 / VT 114 – Sheffield, Burke, Lyndonville		Also serves Caledonia County Airport
OrleansBarton155.950250.97725
 VT 16 to US 5 – Barton, Glover		Also serves Hardwick and Crystal Lake
Barton–Orleans–
Irasburg tripoint		161.410259.76426 US 5 / VT 58 – Orleans, IrasburgAlso serves Lake Willoughby and Jay
Derby170.060273.68527

 VT 191 to US 5 / VT 105 – Newport		Also serves Lake Memphremagog
172.400277.45128 US 5 / VT 105 – Newport, Derby CenterAlso serves Seymour Lake and Lake Memphremagog
177.269285.28729
 To US 5 – Derby Line		Last exit in the United States
177.432285.549Derby Line–Rock Island Border Crossing
A-55 north – SherbrookeContinuation into Quebec
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
A highway interchange with 6 roads visible with several cars on the road. A building is on the left side of the interchange.
I-91 looking north in Downtown Hartford at the I-84 interchange. The Bulkeley Bridge is visible to the right.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Miller Run feeds southeast into the Passumpsic River.

References

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