Vermont Route F-5

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Vermont Route F-5
Ferry Road
Vermont Route F-5
VT F-5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the town of Charlotte
Length2.89 mi [1] [ failed verification ] (4.65 km)
Existedlate 1920s [2] [3] –by 2009
Major junctions
West endFerry Sign.svg Charlotte–Essex Ferry in Charlotte
East endUS 7.svg US 7 in Charlotte
Location
Country United States
State Vermont
Counties Chittenden
Highway system
Vermont F-4.svg VT F-4 Vermont F-6.svg VT F-6

Vermont Route F-5 (VT F-5) was town-maintained state highway located in Chittenden County, Vermont, in the United States. The route, assigned in the late 1920s, was the last remaining F-X designation in Vermont. F-X route designations were previously used for roads leading to ferries across Lake Champlain. VT F-5's western terminus is at the Charlotte–Essex Ferry traversing Lake Champlain, which links VT F-5 with New York State Route 22 (NY 22) on the opposite side of the lake. The eastern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 7 (US 7) in Charlotte. It was known as Ferry Road for its entire length.

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Route description

VT F-5 heading westward from US 7 towards the Charlotte-Essex Ferry VT F-5 from US 7.jpg
VT F-5 heading westward from US 7 towards the Charlotte–Essex Ferry

From the Charlotte–Essex Ferry dock on the east bank of Lake Champlain in Charlotte, VT F-5 curved to the east for a short time before turning to the north. After a half-mile, Ferry Road and VT F-5 turned for the final time, making an eastward turn onto a straightway that leads to US 7.

Despite the lack of curves on the 2.3-mile (3.7 km) straightaway, the hilly terrain of the area makes navigating the road a challenge at times.

History

VT F-5 was assigned in the late 1920s as part of a series of 11 F-X routes connecting ferries across Lake Champlain from New York to the remainder of the Vermont state highway system. The routes were numbered from VT F-1 to VT F-10 (with one suffixed route, VT F-9A) and assigned in order from north to south, with VT F-1 connecting to the northernmost ferry between the two states. [2] [3] A 12th route, VT F-10A, was added ca. 1930, but merged with VT F-9 by the following year. [3] [4]

Over the next three decades, many of the F-X routes were eliminated or renumbered to standard numerical designations as all but four Lake Champlain ferries ceased operations. By the early 1960s, only two F-X routes remained: VT F-5 and VT F-3, a loop route on Grand Isle serving the Grand Isle–Plattsburgh Ferry. VT F-3 was renumbered to VT 314 ca. 1964, leaving VT F-5 as the last F-X route. [5] [6] VT F-5 was decommissioned by 2009, and is now known as County Road 3. [7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Charlotte, Chittenden County. [1]

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Ferry Sign.svg Charlotte–Essex Ferry To NY 22
2.894.65US 7.svg US 7  Burlington, Rutland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  4. Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
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  6. New York and Metropolitan New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1964.
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20110520182331/http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Planning/images/townmaps/Charlotte.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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