Vermont Route F-5

State highway in Chittenden County, Vermont, US

Vermont Route F-5

Ferry Road

VT F-5 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by the town of Charlotte

Length

2.89 mi^[1]^{[failed verification]} (4.65 km)

Existed

late 1920s^[2]^[3]–present

Major junctions

West end

Charlotte–Essex Ferry in Charlotte

East end

US 7 in Charlotte

Location

Country

United States

State

Vermont

Counties

Chittenden

Highway system

State highways in Vermont

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VT F-4

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VT F-6

Vermont Route F-5 (VT F-5) is a town-maintained state highway located in Chittenden County, Vermont, in the United States. The route, assigned in the late 1920s, is 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 is known as Ferry Road for its entire length.

Route description

From the Charlotte–Essex Ferry dock on the east bank of Lake Champlain in Charlotte, VT F-5 curves to the east for a short time before turning to the north. After a half-mile, Ferry Road and VT F-5 turn 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]

Major intersections

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

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	Charlotte–Essex Ferry	To NY 22
2.89	4.65	US 7 – Burlington, Rutland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development (October 2, 2014). "Vermont General Highway Map, Town of Charlotte, Chittenden County" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved April 25, 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ ^a ^b Road Map of New York in Soconyland (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1927.
^ ^a ^b ^c New York in Soconyland (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1929.
^ 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
^ New York Happy Motoring Guide (Map) (1963 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1963.
^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1964.