Highway Numbering
Vermont currently observes the following Standardized Name nomenclature for Numbered Routes:
| Road Type | Standardized Name |
|---|---|
| Freeways | I-### |
| US Highways | US-### |
| State Highways | VT-### |
State Highway numbering includes spurs and loops (E.g. VT-67A).
These naming conventions should also be applied to "Old" numbered routes that have become local streets after the completion of new highway alignments. For example, "Old State Rte ##" and "Old US Hwy ##" Should be renamed "Old VT-##" and "Old US-##" respectively. In some cases, it may be necessary to research whether the old route was formerly a state or US highway.
State Highway Signage
Most state highways are maintained by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). However, some entire routes, and portions of others, are maintained by local governments, such as towns or cities, instead. These town-maintained routes are internally called "state-designated town highways" and are typically designated as "class 1 town highways".
VTrans uses a different type of signage for each:
Vermont State Route signage (maintained by VTrans)
Vermont State Route signage (maintained by local jurisdiction)
Map editors should treat both types of state highways the same when dealing with road types.
Highway Naming
See Road names/USA and Road types/USA for general guidelines for naming and classifying roads.
Regarding Local and Alternate Names:
In situations where a highway passes through a town, the road in those areas is typically named something other than the numbered route. In these situations the road should be named based on the following conditions:
- If the local street signs provide guidance with the local name, that should be used as the primary name in the Waze map. The numbered route should be added as an alternate name.
- If the local signs only indicate the route number, then that should be the primary name and the local road name should be added as an alternate name.
Locking roads
In Vermont we have a set minimum standard for locking roads based on segment type. Any road of a certain segment type must be locked at least to the rank (level) in the chart below. Roads may be locked higher for protection and special situations (areas with construction, tricky design, frequent mistakes, imaging inaccuracies, and the like), but should not be locked lower.
A great time to implement these locks is while bringing the road types of an area into compliance with the current US road type standards (FC and highway systems). Lock the roads based on type after they've been set to current US road type standards.
| Segment Type | Statewide |
|---|---|
| Freeway | 5 |
| Ramp | Highest rank of connected segments |
| Major Highway | 4 |
| Minor Highway | 3 |
| Primary Street | 1 (Auto) |
| Street | 1 (Auto) |
| Private Road | 1 (Auto) |
| • • • • Ferry • • • • | 5 |
| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| Railroad |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| | 2 |
Note: Do Not Mass Edit just to update locks to these standards, these can be adjusted as you find them while editing other aspects of the segments such as FC, speed limits, naming, etc.
Some segments still warrant higher locks and care should be taken when setting segment lock to these standards to look for and protect these special setups with higher locks. Some examples; segments which are part of BDP, U-turn prevention, or using micro-doglegs, or other complex intersection setups.
FC Upgrade
Vermont is currently in the process of upgrading the entire road network to meet the national guidance for road type classification. This will ensure a consistent, and better navigational experience to Wazers around the country. The general guidelines for implementation are in the Road Types (USA) page. Any local deviations, and special information for Vermont will be listed below.
VTrans to Waze Conversion Table
The numbers correspond to the FC type indicated on some VT maps. (e.g. Functional Class 7 road is a Major Collector)
| Highway Systems | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate | US Hwy (incl. some special routes) | US Hwy BUS, SPUR, LOOP | State Hwy (incl. some special routes) | State Hwy BUS, SPUR[a], LOOP | Locally-maintained | |||
| example>>>>> | I-95 N | US-2 | US-460 Business | SR-27 (SR-27A) | SR-400 Loop | Robertson St | ||
| F u n c t i o n a l C l a s s |
Principal Arterial Interstate (1,11) | Fw | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Principal Arterial - Freeway (12) | n/a | Fw | Fw | Fw | Fw | Fw | ||
| Principal Arterial (2,14) | n/a | Major | Major | Major | Major | Major | ||
| Minor Arterial (6,16) | n/a | Major | Minor | Minor | Minor | Minor | ||
| Major Collector (7,17) | n/a | Major | Minor | Minor | PS | PS | ||
| Minor Collector (8) | n/a | Major | Minor | Minor | PS | PS | ||
| Local Road (9,19) | n/a | Major | Minor | Minor | PS | Street | ||