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Revision as of 00:20, 24 July 2006 by NE2 (talk | contribs) (Clarify the dates that it was NE 2.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Infobox U.S. Route U.S. Route 5 is a north-south United States highway running through the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Significant cities along the route include New Haven, Connecticut; Hartford, Connecticut; and Springfield, Massachusetts. From Hartford northward, the road closely follows the route of the Connecticut River.
US 5 was known as New England Interstate Route 2 from 1922 until US 5 was designated in 1926.
Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Derby Line, Vermont at the Canadian border, where it continues as Provincial Highway 143. Its southern terminus is in New Haven, Connecticut at an intersection with Interstate 91. In fact, the entire route of US 5 closely parallels Interstate 91, whose northern terminus is also Derby Line (where it continues as Quebec Autoroute 55.
States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
| Miles | km | state | |
| 192 | 309 | Vermont | |
| 53 | 85 | Massachusetts | |
| 55 | 88 | Connecticut | |
| 300 | 483 | Total | |
Connecticut
US 5 begins in the town of New Haven (southern terminus). The US 5 designation begins at Exit 5 of Interstate 91 on State Street at the end of the exit ramp. State Street continues south parallel to Interstate 91 ending at Water Street (US 1), but this portion is not US 5.
US 5 follows State Street north from Interstate 91 Exit 5 and goes through the listed towns as the road indicated in the list below. Access to Interstate 91 is also indicated with exit numbers listed below each town. Junctions with major roads are also listed. US 5 is a 4-lane road (with occasional 2-lane portions) and is classified as a minor arterial road from New Haven to Meriden and as a principal arterial road from Meriden to Enfield. US 5 has a 15.0 mile overlap with Route 15 from Meriden to the Hartford-East Hartford border, with the last 4.0 miles (Wilbur Cross Highway segment) as a freeway. US 5 is 4-lane or 6-lane while overlapped with Route 15.
- New Haven (0.98 miles): State Street
- Exit 5, 6
- Connection to U.S. Route 1
- Hamden (2.53 miles): State Street
- North Haven (5.75 miles): State Street, Clintonville Road (overlapped with Route 22), Washington Avenue
- Exit 10 (via Route 40), 11, 12
- Wallingford (5.81 miles): South Colony Road, North Colony Road, South Broad Street
- Exit 13
- Junction with Route 15
- Meriden (5.30 miles): South Broad Street, Broad Street, North Broad Street, North Broad Street (overlapped with Route 15)
- Junction with Interstate 691
- Berlin (5.38 miles): Berlin Turnpike (overlapped with Route 15)
- Junction with Route 9
- Newington (3.50 miles): Berlin Turnpike (overlapped with Route 15)
- Wethersfield (3.24 miles): Berlin Turnpike (overlapped with Route 15), Wilbur Cross Highway (overlapped with Route 15)
- Hartford (1.82 miles): Wilbur Cross Highway (overlapped with Route 15)
- Exit 27, 28, 29
- East Hartford (3.96 miles): Wilbur Cross Highway (overlapped with Route 15), Main Street, King Street, Ellington Road
- Junction with Interstate 84/U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 44
- South Windsor (4.95 miles): John Fitch Boulevard
- Junction with Interstate 291
- East Windsor (4.92 miles): South Main Street, Prospect Hill Road
- Exit 44, 45
- Enfield (6.45 miles): King Street, Enfield Street
- Exit 46, 47, 48, 49
US 5 continues into Massachusetts.
Massachusetts
US 5 stays very close to Interstate 91 in the state following along the Connecticut River. It enters the state at the town of Longmeadow on the east bank of the river going up to Springfield. In Springfield, US 5 then overlaps with Interstate 91 for about 0.5 miles, then separates as its own freeway crossing the Connecticut River on the South End Bridge into Agawam. The freeway portion runs for about 3.3 miles up to West Springfield. From the town of Northampton up to Bernardston, US 5 is multiplexed with MA 10 (for 26 miles). US 5 goes through the following towns listed below. Access to Interstate 91 is indicated below each town where present. Junctions with major roadways are also indicated.
- Longmeadow
- Springfield
- Interstate 91 (multiplexed for 0.5 miles) (Exit 1, 3)
- begin freeway section
- Agawam
- West Springfield
- US 20
- end freeway section (3.3 miles)
- Interstate 91 (Exit 13)
- Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike)
- Holyoke
- US 202
- Easthampton
- Northampton
- Interstate 91 (Exit 18, 20)
- Hatfield
- Interstate 91 (Exit 21, 22)
- Whately
- Interstate 91 (Exit 23, 24)
- Deerfield
- Greenfield
- Bernardston
Vermont
US 5 stays close to Interstate 91 in Vermont, traveling along the west bank of the Connecticut River. The river is also the state line between Vermont and New Hampshire. US 5 enters the state at the town of Guilford. It passes through the counties of (from south to north) Windham, Windsor, Orange, Caledonia, and Orleans. Near the town of St. Johnsbury, the Connecticut River heads northeast while US 5 (and Interstate 91) continue northward. US 5 ends at the Canadian border in the town of Derby. The road continues into Canada as Quebec route 143. As in Connecticut and Massachusetts, US 5 has many interchanges with Interstate 91, with a total of 22 junctions over its 192-mile length in the state. Below is a list of major junctions:
- Hartford town (Windsor County)
- Interstate 89 (via Interstate 91)
- US 4
- Newbury town (Orange County)
- US 302
- St. Johnsbury town (Caledonia County)
- Interstate 93 (via Interstate 91)
- US 2
References
 United States Numbered Highway System | |
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| Routes in italics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |