Vermont Route 38

Vermont Route 38
Vermont Route 38
Lower Newton Street
	VT 38 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by VTrans
Length	3.864 mi (6.219 km)
Existed	1990–present
Major junctions
South end	US 7 in St. Albans city
North end	Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans town
Location
Counties	Franklin
Highway system
	State highways in Vermont;

Vermont Route 38 (VT 38) is a 3.864-mile (6.219 km) long state highway located in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The route, known locally as Lower Newton Street, begins at a junction with U.S. Route 7 in the city of St. Albans. The route runs northwest into the town of St. Albans before ending at the entrance to the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where VT 38 transitions into Town Highway 6 heading westward. One of the newest state highways in Vermont, VT 38 was designated in 1990.

Route description[]

VT 38 in St. Albans town

VT 38 begins at a field just west of the Northwest State Correctional Facility in the Franklin County town of St. Albans as a continuation of Lower Newton Street (Town Highway 6). Going west, TH 6 runs west to VT 36 while VT 38 runs east along Lower Newton along the northern edges of the prison, passing County Road and the entrance to the prison. Now running along the fields in St. Albans, passing a junction with Kellogg Road and turns southeast. VT 38 crosses over the former alignment of the Amtrak Montrealer, passing a local development in St. Albans, soon becoming a residential road as it enters the city of St. Albans. Now a main two-lane road, VT 38 past multiple residences, beginning a bend eastward at North Elm Street. After several blocks as a main west–east road, the route reaches a junction with U.S. Route 7 (North Main Street). This junction marks the eastern terminus of VT 38, which continues east on Upper Newton Street for two blocks through St. Albans.^[3]

History[]

VT 38 was designated by the state of Vermont from the city of St. Albans to the Northwest State Correctional Facility in 1990.^[2]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Franklin County. ^[1]

Location^[1]	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
City of St. Albans	0.000	0.000	US 7 (North Main Street)	Southern terminus
Town of St. Albans	3.864	6.219	Entrance to Northwest State Correctional Facility	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b State Highway History (in Chronological Order) (PDF) (Report). Vermont Agency of Transportation. October 5, 2007. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
^ Microsoft; Nokia (January 7, 2013). "overview map of Route 38" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

External links[]

Route map:

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[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 12, 2015.

[historyreport-2] State Highway History (in Chronological Order) (PDF) (Report). Vermont Agency of Transportation. October 5, 2007. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

[bing-3] Microsoft; Nokia (January 7, 2013). "overview map of Route 38" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

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