Special welcome mats are being rolled out in a string of towns that serve as "waypoint communities" along the 500-mile-long Connecticut River Byway as it follows the river in both New Hampshire and Vermont. With their origins as early bridge sites, cross roads and railroad hubs, these towns have been welcoming travelers since the days of flat boats, stage coaches, and steam engines.

Today, these communities are among the larger population and commercial centers in the Byway region. They are constructing new waypoint interpretive centers - or adapting historic buildings - to provide Byway travelers with amenities and information about dining, lodging, things to see and do, as well as the natural and social history of their special place in the Connecticut River Valley.

The designated routes of the Connecticut River Byway are as follows:

In Vermont ... Route 102 (Canaan -Lunenburg), Route 2 (Lunenburg - St. Johnsbury), I93 (St. Johnsbury - Littleton), Route 18 (Waterford - Littleton), Route 5 (St. Johnsbury - Brattleboro), Route 142 (Vernon).

In New Hampshire ... Route 3 (Pittsburg - Lancaster), Route 145 (Clarksville - Colebrook), Route 135 (Lancaster - Woodsville), Route 302 (Bath), Route 10 (Woodsville - Lebanon), Route 12A (Lebanon - Charlestown) Route 12 (Charlestown -Westmoreland), Route 63 (Westmoreland - Hinsdale).

 

 

 

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