Interstate 89 Vermont – South

The mileage sign for Swanton and St. Albans along Interstate 89 south was originally mounted to the U.S. 7 overpass by Rock River Bay. 08/01/07

Interstate 89 crosses the Swanton town line on the one mile approach to Exit 21 with Vermont 78 (1st Street). 08/01/07

Vermont 78 travels across the village of Swanton to West Swanton and East Alburg on the Lake Champlain Islands. The state route journeys east three miles to Highgate Center. 08/01/07

Former Highway Gothic font based guide sign posted at the off-ramp (Exit 21) to Vermont 78. VT 78 and U.S. 7 share a one-block overlap along Grand Avenue in Swanton. 08/01/07

This reassurance marker was replaced with a new marker posted further ahead by 2011. 08/04/07

The city of Winooski is the next destination along I-89 south in seven miles. 08/04/07

Original signs for Exit 16 to U.S. 2 & 7 at Winooski were posted without exit tabs. 08/04/07

Southbound at the off-ramp (Exit 16) to U.S. 2 & 7 south into Winooski and north back into Colchester. Vermont 15 begins a 69-mile route in Downtown Winooski. The state route heads east to Essex Junction, Morrisville, Hardwick and Danville. 08/02/07

Taking Exit 16 to U.S. 2 & 7 from I-89 south. Traveler services and big box retail lie just to the north along the US route pair. 08/03/07

U.S. 2 & 7 (Main Street) lead drivers 1.2 miles south to a rotary with Allen Street and the eastbound beginning of Vermont 15. 08/03/07

The replacement of this mileage sign posted after Exit 14 revised the distances to both Burlington (three miles) and Montpelier (39 miles). 08/02/07

A state-named shield was posted at the Vermont Railway underpass until 2007. It was replaced with a three-digit width shield that was removed by 2011. 07/22/05

A state-named shield was posted at the Vermont Railway underpass until 2007. It was replaced with a three-digit width shield that was removed by 2011. 07/31/07

Interstate 89 winds southwest into the city of South Burlington on the approach to Exits 14E/W with U.S. 2 (Williston Road). Note the later addition of the exit tab. 07/31/07

Nondescript signs for Interstate 89 south at the full cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 2. The thru traffic panel was removed, but a new one was added on the subsequent sign bridge by 2007. 08/04/07

Auxiliary signs for U.S. 2 east to Burlington International Airport (BTV) and west to the Burlington-Port Kent Ferry. The replacement omits the ferry connection to New York state. 08/04/07

The replaced sign bridge and overheads at the departure of Exit 14W for U.S. 2 into Burlington. 07/22/05

A closer look at the former button copy gore point sign for Exit 14W. 07/22/05

Exit 14E loops away from Interstate 89 south to U.S. 2 (Williston Road) east. A new overhead with Clearview font replaced this sign by 2011. 08/04/07

The gore point sign for Exit 14E also retained button copy lettering. The tree line in the background gave way to an apartment complex by 2011. 07/31/07

This state-named shield stood at the on-ramp from U.S. 2 (Williston Road) east onto Interstate 89 south. 07/23/00

Guide signs for Interstate 189, a 1.49-mile freeway leading west to U.S. 7, were posted without tabs for Exit 13 until the sign replacement project completed by 2012. 08/02/07

This auxiliary guide sign touting the connections of I-189 west to U.S. 7 south for Vergennes and Rutland referenced the First Exit. The problem was that there is no second exit at I-189, as no connection was built to Kennedy Drive east or Dorset Street from I-89. 08/04/07

Sign changes made at Exit 13 replaced Middlebury with Rutland as the second control point for I-189 west to U.S. 7 south. I-189 was originally intended on ending at the Burlington Belt Line, a freeway proposed to lead north to Downtown and south to Shelburne. 07/23/00

This reassurance marker was simply removed during the resigning of I-89. It was posted ahead of the Kennedy Drive westbound on-ramp to Interstate 189. 08/04/07

Interstate 89 curves east from I-189 toward the town of Williston (six miles) and Montpelier (35 miles). 08/04/07

An older sign for Vermont 2A (St. George Road) in Williston was missing a tab for Exit 12. 08/04/07

The Exit 12 sign posted at Vermont 2A was modified by 2007 to include the newer state route marker, but replaced by 2011. 08/04/07

A sign bridge displaying turn lane signage above the Exit 12 off-ramp to VT 2A was replaced with a new assembly by 2011. VT 2A heads north to Essex Junction and south to VT 116 in St. George. 08/04/07

Interstate 89 progresses east from Exit 12 six miles to the Richmond town center. 08/04/07

The lone Richmond interchange (Exit 11) joins Interstate 89 with U.S. 2 by VT 117 in one mile. 08/04/07

A look at the replaced half mile guide sign for the parclo interchange (Exit 11) with U.S. 2 in Richmond. 08/04/07

Exit 11 leaves I-89 south just beyond the Winooski River for U.S. 2 (West Main Street) to Vermont 117 north to Essex Junction. 08/04/07

U.S. 2 ventures east two miles to the Richmond town center and eight miles to the Bolton town center. 07/22/05

The replacement of this mileage sign posted at Richmond revised the figures down by one mile for both Waterbury and Montpelier. 08/04/07

All signs for Exit 10 and Vermont 100 at Waterbury were replaced by 2011. 08/04/07

The folded cloverleaf interchange (Exit 10) with Vermont 100 lies just east of the roundabout joining the state route with U.S. 2 (Main Street) through the Waterbury business district. 08/04/07

Vermont 100 travels a scenic route north from Exit 10 to Stowe and Morrisville and south from Waterbury to Waitsfield and Warren. 08/04/07

A metric united based distance sign was posted after Exit 10 for Middlesex and Montpelier. This was replaced with a new sign using English units. 08/04/07

Interstate 89 travels by the Middlesex town center just past forthcoming Exit 9 with Center Road. 08/04/07