Special routes of U.S. Route 5

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
U.S. Route 5 Alternate
Location	Newport, Vermont
Length	1.283 mi (2.065 km)

U.S. Route 5 Alternate
U.S. Route 5 Alternate
Location	St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Length	1.282 mi (2.063 km)

U.S. Route 5
U.S. Route 5
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

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

Existing[]

St. Johnsbury alternate route[]

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 Hastings Street. The route, known as Main Street 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 Street as the road turns slightly right. At Arnold Park, Main Street keeps right, while US 5 Alt turns left onto Mt. Pleasant Street. After that, Mt. Pleasant Street keeps straight while US 5 Alt veers right onto Hastings Street. 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]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	US 5 / US 2 Truck east to I-91 / US 2 east – St. Johnsbury, Barnet	Southern terminus; southern end of US 2 Truck concurrency
0.39	0.63	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
0.47	0.76	US 2 east (Eastern Avenue) to VT 18 – St. Johnsbury	Northern end of concurrency with US 2
1.28	2.06	US 5 to I-91 / US 2 east – St. Johnsbury, Lyndon	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Newport alternate route[]

US 5 Alternate in Newport runs parallel to US 5. US 5 goes through the downtown area, while US 5 Alt goes around the southeast side of the city. The road that US 5 Alt is on only carries the name of Coventry Street. This route starts from its southern terminus at its junction with US 5, near the edge of the city limits. The road goes northeast and meets with the South Bay on the east side. US 5 Alt continues straight after intersecting with 2nd Street. Before the next intersection, US 5 turns northwest still as Coventry Street entering the Newport urban area. The road keeps straight until its northern terminus at US 5 in downtown Newport.

Derby Line alternate route[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	Derby Line, Vermont
Length	0.604 mi^[1] (972 m)

US 5 Alternate in Derby Line is an alternate way to reach Canada from US 5. The road that US 5 Alt is on only carries the name of Caswell Avenue. This route starts from its southern terminus at its junction with US 5 in downtown Derby Line. This road then travels east to I 91. At I 91, US 5 Alt merges with the I 91 northbound continuing until its northern terminus at the US-Canada Border. The road continues north as Autoroute 55 in Quebec, Canada.

Former[]

New Haven–North Haven alternate route 1[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	New Haven–North Haven, Connecticut
Existed	1933–1941

New Haven–North Haven alternate route 2[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	New Haven–North Haven, Connecticut
Existed	1941–1966

New Haven–Meriden alternate route[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	New Haven–Meriden, Connecticut

Lamentation State Park–Tracy alternate route 1[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	Lamentation State Park–Tracy, Connecticut
Existed	1937–1941

Lamentation State Park–Tracy alternate route 2[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	Lamentation State Park–Tracy, Connecticut
Existed	1940s–1950s

Berlin alternate route[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	Berlin, Connecticut

East Hartford–East Windsorhill alternate route[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	East Hartford–East Windsorhill, Connecticut

Connecticut–Massachusetts alternate route[]

U.S. Route 5 Alternate

Location	Hartford, Connecticut–West Springfield, Massachusetts

South Deerfield bypass route[]

U.S. Route 5 Bypass

Location	South Deerfield, Massachusetts

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Google (December 5, 2013). "Route of US 2 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[VT_Route_Log-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.

[Google-2] Google (December 5, 2013). "Route of US 2 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

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