U.S. Route 302

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U.S. Route 302
Length:	171 mi (275 km)
Formed:	1935[1]
West end:	US 2 in Montpelier, VT
East end:	I-295/US 1/ME 100 in Portland, ME
United States Numbered Highways Spur of US 2 List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 302 is a spur of U.S. Route 2. It currently runs 171 miles (275 km) from Portland, Maine at U.S. Route 1 to Montpelier, Vermont at US 2. It passes through the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 2.1 Bannered routes 2.2 Related state highways 3 References

[edit] History

From 1922 until 1935, much of what is now US 302 was a part of the old New England Interstate road system, designated as New England Interstate Route 18 (NE-18) from Portland, Maine northwest to Littleton, New Hampshire (roughly 112 miles). From Littleton west to Montpelier in Vermont, US 302 and NE-18 took different paths. NE-18 took a more northerly route, along present day New Hampshire Route 18 and Vermont Route 18 to St. Johnsbury, Vermont (closely paralleling I-93), then along present day US 2 up to Montpelier.

Current US 302 runs along a more southerly route using other former sections of New England Interstate Routes. From Littleton, it went along former NE-10 to Woodsville, New Hampshire, then along former NE-25 to Montpelier.

[edit] See also

[edit] Bannered routes

• U.S. Route 302 Business (Bartlett, New Hampshire), a loop connecting US 302 to Lower Bartlett

[edit] Related state highways

• New Hampshire Route 18
• Vermont Route 18

[edit] References

Browse numbered routes
< VT 289	VT		VT 313 >
< I-293	NH		I-393 >
< I-295	ME		I-395 >
< Route 17	N.E.		Route 19 >