U.S. Route 5

U.S. Route 5 marker
U.S. Route 5
Map
US 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Length300.338 mi[1][2][3] (483.347 km)
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end I-91 in New Haven, CT
Major intersections
North end R-143 at the Canada–US border in Derby Line, VT
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesConnecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont
Highway system
US 4US US 6
Route 4CT US 6
Route 4MA US 6
VT 4AVT VT 5A
NH 4ANH NH 9
Route 1AN.E. Route 2A

U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south United States Numbered 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 to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the road closely follows the route of the Connecticut River.

The entire route of US 5 is closely paralleled by Interstate 91 (I-91). US 5 now serves as the local business route and alternate route for the Interstate Highway. The northern terminus of US 5 is in Derby Line, Vermont, at the Canada–United States border, where it continues past the Derby Line–Stanstead Border Crossing into Quebec as Route 143, which was Route 5 until renumbered in the mid-1970s. Its southern terminus is in New Haven, Connecticut, at an intersection with I-91.[4]

  1. ^ "Highway Log: Connecticut State Numbered Routes And Roads" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. December 31, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  2. ^ itd. "Executive Office of Transportation – Office of Transportation Planning Roads". Administration and Finance. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "2004 (Route Log) AADTs State Highways" (PDF). Vermont Agency of Transportation. July 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Endpoints of US highways". Retrieved October 6, 2014.