Editing Vermont (section)

==Transportation==
The [[Vermont Agency of Transportation]] (VTrans) is responsible for transportation infrastructure. The principal mode of travel in Vermont is via [[car]], with 93.4% of Vermont households owning a car in {{As of|2021|bare=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Many Vehicles Are There In The U.S.? – Forbes Advisor |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/car-ownership-statistics/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=www.forbes.com|date=March 3, 2023 }}</ref> Four car ferry routes operate across [[Lake Champlain]]. Passenger rail is provided by [[Amtrak]]'s daily [[Vermonter (train)|''Vermonter'']] and ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'' trains. Intercity bus operators include [[Vermont Translines]], [[Greyhound Lines]], and [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]]. A number of public transit agencies operate bus service at the local, county, and regional levels. [[Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport]] is the state's primary airport.
[[File:Vermont 2017 License Plate.jpg|thumb|Vermont's license plate]]

===Road===
[[File:Vermont fall covered bridge 2009.JPG|thumb|The [[West Dummerston Covered Bridge|West Dummerston Bridge]], the longest [[covered bridge]] in Vermont]]
[[File:SnakeMT 20151011 (23945838081).jpg|thumb|[[Vermont Route 17]] in [[Addison, Vermont|Addison]] with [[Snake Mountain (Vermont)|Snake Mountain]] at right]]
{{See also|List of state highways in Vermont}}
In 2012, there were 605,000 vehicles registered, nearly one for every person. This is similar to average car ownership nationwide.<ref>{{cite news|first=Art |last=Woolf |title=Vehicle registration declines with population in Vt. |url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130718/BUSINESS08/307180002/Vehicle-registration-declines-in-Vermont |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718191122/http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20130718/BUSINESS08/307180002/Vehicle-registration-declines-in-Vermont |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |location=[[Burlington, Vermont]] |pages=2C |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2013 }}</ref> In 2012, about half of [[greenhouse gas emissions]] in the state were from vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Candace | last=Page | title=Riding Green | newspaper=[[The Burlington Free Press]] | location=[[Burlington, Vermont]] | pages= 1C | date=July 28, 2013}}</ref>

In 2010, Vermont owned {{convert|2840|mi}} of highway. This was the third smallest quantity among the 50 states. 2.5% of the highways were listed as "congested", the fifth lowest in the country. The highway fatality rate was one per {{convert|100000000|mi}}, tenth lowest in the nation. The highways cost {{convert|28669|$/mi}} to maintain, the 17th highest in the states. 34.4% of its 2,691<ref>{{cite news|title = State to inspect bridges similar to Minn. span|newspaper = Burlington Free Press|date = August 4, 2007}} page 1B</ref> bridges were rated deficient or obsolete, the eighth worst in the nation.<ref>{{cite news| title=Roadwork:Vermont highways don't measure up | newspaper=Burlington Free Press | location=Burlington, Vermont | pages= 1B | date=September 7, 2010}}</ref> A 2005–06 study ranked Vermont 37th out of the states for "cost-effective road maintenance", a decline of thirteen places since 2004–05.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reason.org/ps360.pdf |title=Microsoft Word—ps360final.doc |publisher=Reason.org |date=June 1, 2007 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025064914/http://www.reason.org/ps360.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2007 }}</ref>

In 2007, Vermont was ranked the third safest state for highway fatalities.<ref>[https://archive.today/20080422081240/http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Vermont Vermont information] Times Daily. Retrieved October 14, 2007.</ref> One third of these fatal crashes involved a drunken driver.<ref>{{Cite book|author = Sutkowski, Matt |title = Mixed drinks, mixed feelings|publisher = Burlington Free Press|date = December 7, 2008}}</ref> On average, 20–25 people die each year from drunk driving incidents, and 70–80 people are in fatal car crashes in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoinsurancetips.com/vermont-dui-laws|title=Vermont DUI Laws|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114050550/http://autoinsurancetips.com/vermont-dui-laws|archive-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref> Collisions with [[moose]] constitute a traffic threat, particularly in northern Vermont, and cause several deaths per year.<ref>[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/NEWS02/305110002/-1/MULTIMEDIA Burlington Free Press]{{Dead link|date=October 2009}}. Retrieved June 30, 2008.</ref> In 2009, 93% of Vermont motorists were insured, tying with Pennsylvania for the highest percentage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ircweb.org/news/ircum2011_042111.pdf |title=Date |access-date=January 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902084352/http://www.ircweb.org/News/IRCUM2011_042111.pdf |archive-date=September 2, 2011 }}</ref> In 2008, Vermont was the fifth best state for fewest uninsured motorists at 6%.<ref>{{Cite book|author = staff, wire reports |title = Vt. has few uninsured motorists|publisher = Burlington Free Press|date = January 23, 2009}}</ref>

Trucks weighing less than {{convert|80000|lb}} can use Vermont's interstate highways. The limit for state roads is {{convert|99000|lb}}. This means that vehicles too heavy for the interstates can legally use only secondary roads.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Office of Senator Patrick Leahy|title=Pilot program will route heavy trucks onto interstate| work=the Chronicle|location=Barton, Vermont|page= 33|date=December 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Tena|last=Starr |title=Leahy tries again, to move trucks to the interstate| work=the Chronicle|location=Barton, Vermont|page= 10|date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

In 1968, Vermont outlawed the use of [[billboard]]s for advertisement along its roads. It is one of only four states in the U.S. to have done this, along with [[Hawaii]], [[Maine]], and [[Alaska]], and is a source of pride among Vermonters. The consensus from the state's [[Act 250 (Vermont law)|Act 250]] commission was that billboards obstruct and distract from scenic views of countryside, critical to Vermont's pastoral image.<ref>{{cite web|title=Communities Prohibiting Billboards|url=http://www.scenic.org/billboards-a-sign-control/tools-for-action/33-communities-prohibiting-billboards|website=Scenic America|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004223755/http://www.scenic.org/billboards-a-sign-control/tools-for-action/33-communities-prohibiting-billboards|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/07/17/hawaii-fact-15-of-50-no-billboards-in-the-50th-state/|title=Hawaii Fact 15 of 50: No Billboards In The 50th State|date=July 17, 2009|website=Go Visit Hawaii}}</ref>

====Major north–south routes====
{{Anchor|North-South routes}}
* [[File:I-89.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 89]] runs a northwest–southeast path through Vermont, beginning in [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]] and heading northwest to serve the cities of [[Montpelier, Vermont|Montpelier]], [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], and [[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]] en route to the Canada–U.S. border. I-89 intersects I-91 in White River Junction and has a short spur route, [[Interstate 189]], just outside of Burlington.
* [[File:I-91.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 91]] runs a north–south path from the Massachusetts state line to the Canada–U.S. border, connecting the towns of [[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]], [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]], [[St. Johnsbury, Vermont|St. Johnsbury]], and the city of [[Newport (city), Vermont|Newport]]. I-91 intersects I-89 in White River Junction, and I-93 in St. Johnsbury.
* [[File:I-93.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 93]] runs a short, {{convert|11|mi|km|adj=on}} distance from the New Hampshire state line to its northern terminus in St. Johnsbury, where it intersects I-91. I-93 connects the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont with the White Mountains region of New Hampshire, and points south.
* [[File:US 5.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 5]] runs a north–south path in eastern Vermont from the Massachusetts state line to the Canada-U.S. border. U.S. Route{{nbsp}}5 is a surface road that runs parallel to I-91 for its entire length in the state, and serves nearly all the same towns. The two routes also parallel the New Hampshire state line between Brattleboro and St. Johnsbury.
* [[File:US 7.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 7]] runs a north–south path in western Vermont from the Massachusetts state line to the Canada-U.S. border. U.S. Route{{nbsp}}7 connects the cities and towns of [[Bennington, Vermont|Bennington]], [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]], [[Middlebury, Vermont|Middlebury]], [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]], and [[St. Albans (city), Vermont|St. Albans]]. Between Bennington and Dorset, U.S. Route{{nbsp}}7 runs as a [[two-lane expressway|Super{{nbsp}}2 freeway]]. It also parallels I-89 between Burlington and the Canada–U.S. border.
* [[File:Vermont 30.svg|20px]] [[Vermont Route 30]] is a 111.870-mile-long north–south road that runs from [[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]] to [[Middlebury, Vermont|Middlebury]]. [[Vermont Route 30]] runs through the state's historic West River Valley, where it passes through the colonial towns of Newfane, Townshend, West Townshend, East Jamaica, Jamaica, Rawsonville and Bondville.
* [[File:Vermont 100.svg|20px]] [[Vermont Route 100]] runs a north–south path directly through the center of the state, along the length of the Green Mountains. VT Route 100 generally parallels both U.S. Route{{nbsp}}5 (which runs to its east) and U.S. Route{{nbsp}}7 (which runs to its west). Many of the state's major ski areas are located either directly on, or very close to, VT Route 100. The largest town by population along VT Route 100 is [[Morristown, Vermont|Morristown]].

====Major east–west routes====
{{Anchor|East-West routes}}
* [[File:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2]] runs a generally east–west path across central and northern Vermont, from [[Alburgh, Vermont|Alburgh]] (on the New York state line) to [[Guildhall, Vermont|Guildhall]] (on the New Hampshire state line). U.S. Route{{nbsp}}2 connects the Lake Champlain Islands and the [[Northeast Kingdom]] to the population centers of Burlington, Montpelier, and St. Johnsbury. U.S. Route{{nbsp}}2 runs parallel to I-89 between [[Colchester, Vermont|Colchester]] and Montpelier. Although the portion of the road from Alburgh to Burlington follows a north–south orientation, U.S. Route{{nbsp}}2 in Vermont is entirely signed as east–west.
* [[File:US 4.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 4]] runs east–west across south-central Vermont from [[Fair Haven, Vermont|Fair Haven]] (on the New York state line) to White River Junction (on the New Hampshire state line). U.S. Route{{nbsp}}4 also connects the city of Rutland and the towns of [[Killington, Vermont|Killington]] and [[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]]. Between Fair Haven and Rutland, U.S. Route{{nbsp}}4 runs as a four-lane freeway that is mostly up to Interstate design standards.
* [[File:US 302.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 302]] runs an east–west path from its western terminus in Montpelier to the village of [[Wells River, Vermont|Wells River]], where it intersects both I-91 and U.S. Route 5, and then crosses into New Hampshire. U.S. Route 302 is one of the main roads connecting Montpelier and [[Barre (city), Vermont|Barre]] in central Vermont.
* [[File:Vermont 9.svg|20px]] [[Vermont Route 9]] runs an east–west path across the southern part of the state. VT Route{{nbsp}}9 connects the towns of Bennington, [[Wilmington, Vermont|Wilmington]], and Brattleboro.
* [[File:Vermont 105.svg|20px]] [[Vermont Route 105]] runs a generally east–west path across the northernmost parts of Vermont (sometimes within a few miles of the Canada–U.S. border) from St. Albans to [[Bloomfield, Vermont|Bloomfield]] (on the New Hampshire state line). VT Route 105 ultimately connects the cities of St. Albans and Newport.

===Ferry===
[[File:LCTC ferry Cumberland in winter 1 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The ''Cumberland'' [[Icebreaker|ice-breaking]] ferry headed toward [[Grand Isle, Vermont|Grand Isle]] in winter]]
There is a year-round ferry service to and from New York State across [[Lake Champlain]] from Charlotte to [[Essex, New York|Essex]] and [[Grand Isle, Vermont|Grand Isle]] to [[Plattsburgh (town), New York|Plattsburgh]]. Operated by the [[Lake Champlain Transportation Company]] (LCTC),<ref>{{cite web |title=Ferry Routes to/from New York |url=https://www.connectingcommuters.org/information-and-schedules/lake-champlain-ferries/ferries/ |website=Go! Vermont |publisher=[[Vermont Agency of Transportation]] |access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref> the Grand Isle - Plattsburgh ferry operates 24 hours a day, while the Charlotte ferry serves a limited schedule.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Isle, VT – Plattsburgh, NY schedule |url=https://ferries.com/vt-ny-ferry-routes/grand-isle-vt-to-plattsburgh-ny/special-schedule-grand-isle-vt-plattsburgh-ny/ |website=Lake Champlain Ferries |date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=August 29, 2023}}</ref>

Seasonal service from [[Shoreham, Vermont|Shoreham]] to [[Ticonderoga, New York|Ticonderoga]] is provided by the [[Fort Ticonderoga Ferry]].

===Rail===
[[File:Amtrak and bike trail (cropped).jpg|thumb|The ''[[Ethan Allen Express]]'' alongside the [[Island Line Trail]] in Burlington]]
{{See also|List of Vermont railroads}}

Passenger service is provided by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]]'' and ''[[Ethan Allen Express]],'' while freight service is provided by the [[New England Central Railroad]], the [[Vermont Railway]], and the [[Green Mountain Railroad]].

The ''Ethan Allen Express'' serves [[Burlington Union Station]], {{amtk|Ferrisburgh–Vergennes}}, {{amtk|Middlebury}}, {{amtk|Rutland}}, and {{amtk|Castleton}},<ref name="Amtrak Ethan Allen Express">{{cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/ethan-allen-express-train|website=Amtrak|title = Ethan Allen Express}}</ref> while the ''Vermonter'' serves [[St. Albans station (Vermont)|St. Albans]], [[Essex Junction station|Essex Junction]], [[Waterbury station (Vermont)|Waterbury]], [[Montpelier station (Vermont)|Montpelier]], [[Randolph station (Vermont)|Randolph]], [[White River Junction station|White River Junction]], [[Windsor station (Vermont)|Windsor]], [[Bellows Falls station|Bellows Falls]], and [[Union Station (Brattleboro, Vermont)|Brattleboro]].<ref name="Amtrak Vermonter">{{cite web|url= https://www.amtrak.com/vermonter-train |website=Amtrak |title=Vermonter Train}}</ref>

===Intercity bus===
[[Greyhound Lines]] stops in Bennington, Bellows Falls, [[Brandon, Vermont|Brandon]], Burlington, Colchester, Ferrisburgh, Manchester, Middlebury, Montpelier, Rutland, Wallingford, and White River Junction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greyhound Destinations, Bus Tickets, and Bus Stations |url=https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/destinations |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=www.greyhound.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Vermont Translines]], an intercity bus company founded by Premier Coach in 2013 partnering with Greyhound and starting service on June 9, 2014, serves Milton, Colchester, Burlington, Middlebury, Brandon, Rutland, Wallingford, Manchester and Bennington. Additionally, Bennington hosts the weekday-operating [[Albany, New York|Albany]]-Bennington Shuttle, an intercity bus operated by Yankee Trails World Travel.<ref>[http://charter.yankeetrails.com/Corporate/Bennington.aspx Bennington, VT Bus Service] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123222214/http://charter.yankeetrails.com/Corporate/Bennington.aspx |date=November 23, 2015 }}, Yankee Trails World Travel. Retrieved November 11, 2015.</ref>

===Local bus===
[[File:The Bus Rutland (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Marble Valley Regional Transit District|MVRTD's]] "The Bus" in [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]]]]
{{See also|List of bus operators in Vermont}}
A patchwork of transit providers operate local [[Public transport bus service|bus service]] in every Vermont county, though route frequency and coverage are often limited outside major cities. Many operators also provide [[paratransit]] and regional [[express bus service|express bus]] services. [[Green Mountain Transit]] is the largest operator in the state, with weekday ridership of {{American transit ridership|VT Burlington total daily}} as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.{{American transit ridership|dailycitation}} Other major systems are [[Marble Valley Regional Transit District]] (The Bus), [[Southeast Vermont Transit]] (MOOver), [[Tri-Valley Transit]], [[Rural Community Transportation]], [[Advance Transit]], and [[Green Mountain Community Network]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Bus Routes |url=https://www.connectingcommuters.org/information-and-schedules/bus-info/bus-providers/ |website=Go! Vermont |publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation |access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>

===Air===
[[File:E. F. Knapp State Airport.jpg|thumb|[[Edward F. Knapp State Airport]] in [[Berlin, Vermont|Berlin]]]]
{{See also|List of airports in Vermont}}

[[Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport]] is the largest in the state, with regular flights to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Chicago O'Hare|Chicago]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Dulles Airport|Washington Dulles]], [[JFK Airport|JFK]], [[LaGuardia Airport|LaGuardia]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando]], and [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]]. Airlines serving the airport include [[American Airlines|American]], [[Breeze Airways|Breeze]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[Sun Country Airlines|Sun Country]], and [[United Airlines|United]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/february/08/btv-secures-second-denver-direct-flight|title=BTV secures second Denver direct flight|last=Staff|date=February 8, 2019|website=Vermont Business Magazine|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523165602/https://vermontbiz.com/news/2019/february/08/btv-secures-second-denver-direct-flight|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Beta Technologies]] operates an [[eVTOL]] manufacturing and testing facility at the airport. Additionally, the airport houses the 134th fighter squadron of the 158th fighter wing. Known as the "[[Green Mountain Boys]]", the squadron is armed with the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] and is tasked with protecting the Northeastern United States from the air.

[[Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport|Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional Airport]] has three daily flights to [[Boston]] via [[Cape Air]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) – Connecting Southern Vermont to the World |url=https://flyrutlandvt.com/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=flyrutlandvt.com}}</ref>