Editing U.S. Route 4

{{Short description|Southwest-northeast U.S. route from New York State to Vermont}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 4
| map = {{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 4.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US&nbsp;4 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 252.62
| established = 1926<ref name="1926map1">{{cite map |author1= [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |author2= [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] |date= November 11, 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= November 7, 2013 |via= [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style= amp}}</ref>
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=NY|US|9|US|20}} in [[East Greenbush, New York|East Greenbush, NY]]
| junction = {{plainlist|
*{{jct|state=NY|I|90}} in [[East Greenbush, New York|East Greenbush, NY]]
*{{Jct|state=VT|US|7}} in [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, VT]]
*{{Jct|state=VT|I|89}} in [[Hartford, Vermont|Hartford, VT]]
*{{jct|state=VT|I|91|US|5}} in [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction, VT]]
*{{Jct|state=NH|I|89}} in [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon, NH]]
*{{Jct|state=NH|I|93|US|3|US|202}} in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord, NH]]
}}
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NH|I|95|Turnpike|Blue Star|Turnpike|Spaulding|US-Byp|1|NH|16|dab4=Portsmouth}} in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth, NH]]
| states = [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Vermont]], [[New Hampshire]]
| browse = {{Us browse|previous_type=US|previous_route=3|next_type=US|next_route=5|route=[[List of United States Numbered Highways|US]]}}{{New England browse|previous_route=12B|next_route=14}}
}}
'''U.S. Route&nbsp;4''' ('''US&nbsp;4''') is a {{convert|253|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} [[United States Numbered Highway]] that runs from [[East Greenbush, New York]], in the west to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], in the east, traversing [[Vermont]].

In [[New York (state)|New York]], US&nbsp;4 is signed north–south to reflect its alignment in the state. In Vermont and [[New Hampshire]], the route is signed east–west, the conventional direction for even-numbered U.S. Routes.

==Route description==
{{lengths table}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 4 in New York|NY]]
|{{convert|79.67|mi|km|disp=table}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 4 in Vermont|VT]]
|{{convert|66.059|mi|km|disp=table}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 4 in New Hampshire|NH]]
|{{convert|106.834|mi|km|disp=table}}
|-
|Total
|{{convert|252.62|mi|km|disp=table}}
|}
[[Image:US4WesternBegin.jpg|right|thumb|US&nbsp;4's western terminus at US&nbsp;9 and US&nbsp;20 in East Greenbush, New York, a suburb of Albany]]

===New York===
{{Main|U.S. Route 4 in New York}}
In the state of [[New York (state)|New York]], US&nbsp;4 begins at the concurrency of [[U.S. Route 9|US&nbsp;9]] and [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] in [[East Greenbush (CDP), New York|East Greenbush]]. Heading northward, it has an interchange with [[Interstate 90]] (I-90), continuing northward into [[Troy, New York|Troy]]. In Troy, it passes by [[Hudson Valley Community College]] as well as the headquarters of the [[42nd Infantry Division (United States)|42nd Infantry Division]]. US&nbsp;4 then heads downhill, passing the historic South End Tavern as Burden Avenue, named for the historic [[Burden Iron Works]]. Later, US&nbsp;4 assumes Fourth Street, which splits into [[One-way pair|parallel one-way streets]] (Third Street handles southbound traffic). Once through [[Central Troy Historic District|Troy's historic downtown]], the streets meet and pass by the [[Green Island Bridge]], later passing under the [[Collar City Bridge]] and into [[Lansingburgh, New York|Lansingburgh]].

After Lansingburgh, US&nbsp;4 turns left to cross the [[Hudson River]] on the [[Troy–Waterford Bridge]], entering [[Waterford (village), New York|Waterford]], joining with [[New York State Route 32]] (NY&nbsp;32) to head north together west of the Hudson. After [[Mechanicville, New York|Mechanicville]], US&nbsp;4 and NY&nbsp;32 split, and US&nbsp;4 passes by the [[Battles of Saratoga]] and [[Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery]]. NY&nbsp;32 joins again to pass through [[Schuylerville, New York|Schuylerville]], after which US&nbsp;4 splits off to cross the Hudson River one last time.

Running parallel to the [[Champlain Canal]], US&nbsp;4 passes through villages including [[Fort Edward (village), New York|Fort Edward]], [[Hudson Falls, New York|Hudson Falls]], [[Fort Ann (village), New York|Fort Ann]], and [[Whitehall (village), New York|Whitehall]]. After a concurrency with [[New York State Route 22|NY&nbsp;22]], US&nbsp;4 heads eastward into [[Vermont]].

===Vermont===
{{Main|U.S. Route 4 in Vermont}}
In the state of [[Vermont]], US&nbsp;4 immediately becomes a four-lane divided expressway. The historic routing of US&nbsp;4 runs nearby as [[Vermont Route 4A]] (VT&nbsp;4A), which later becomes [[U.S. Route 4 Business (Rutland, Vermont)|US&nbsp;4 Business]] as it enters [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]]. South of Rutland, US&nbsp;4 meets [[U.S. Route 7|US&nbsp;7]] and overlaps it into downtown, meeting the east end of its business route. East of Rutland, US&nbsp;4 is a two-lane highway, meandering through the [[Green Mountains]], passing by [[Killington, Vermont|Killington]], going through [[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]] and [[Quechee, Vermont|Quechee]], crossing the [[Quechee Gorge]], and meeting [[U.S. Route 5|US&nbsp;5]], [[Interstate 89|I-89]], and [[Interstate 91|I-91]] at [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]]. Crossing the [[Connecticut River]], US&nbsp;4 enters New Hampshire.

===New Hampshire===
{{Main|U.S. Route 4 in New Hampshire}}
In the state of [[New Hampshire]], US&nbsp;4 passes through [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]], meeting I-89 again. It then heads southeast to [[Boscawen, New Hampshire|Boscawen]], where it briefly overlaps [[U.S. Route 3|US&nbsp;3]] before joining [[Interstate 93|I-93]] into [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. Turning east, US&nbsp;4 briefly overlaps [[Interstate 393|I-393]] and for a longer stretch with [[U.S. Route 202|US&nbsp;202]]. Passing through [[Durham, New Hampshire|Durham]], US&nbsp;4 joins the [[Spaulding Turnpike]] at [[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover Point]] and travels southeast to its eastern terminus in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]] at the [[Portsmouth Traffic Circle]].

==History==
[[Image:New England 13.svg|left|50px]] Prior to being designated US&nbsp;4, the road from [[Whitehall (village), New York|Whitehall, New York]], eastward through Vermont was [[New England Route 13]] (Route&nbsp;13). From the Vermont–New Hampshire state line to [[Franklin, New Hampshire]], it was the eastern extension of [[New England Route 14|Route&nbsp;14]]. From Franklin to [[Concord, New Hampshire]], it used [[New England Route 6|Route&nbsp;6]] (now [[U.S. Route 3|US&nbsp;3]]), and, from Concord to [[Northwood, New Hampshire]], it used [[New England Route 9|Route&nbsp;9]] (now [[New Hampshire Route 9]] [NH&nbsp;9]). Between Northwood and [[Dover, New Hampshire]], it used a road that was previously not numbered. From Dover to its eastern terminus at [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], the road used to be known as [[New England Route 16|Route&nbsp;16]] (now [[New Hampshire Route 16|NH&nbsp;16]]).

===History of the terminuses===
1926–1930: [[Glens Falls, New York]], at the point where [[U.S. Route 9|US&nbsp;9]] split into [[U.S. Route 9W|US&nbsp;9W]] and [[U.S. Route 9E|US&nbsp;9E]], to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Automobile Blue Book |publisher=Automobile Blue Book, Inc |location=Chicago |edition=1927 |year=1927 |volume=1}} This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.</ref><br>1930–: [[East Greenbush (town), New York|East Greenbush, New York]], following former US&nbsp;9E, through its former west terminus, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.<ref>''Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book'', 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the [[1930 renumbering (New York)|1930 renumbering]]</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dickinson |first=Leon A. |title=New Signs for State Highways |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 12, 1930 |page=136}}</ref>

==Major intersections==
;New York
:{{jct|country=USA|US|9|US|20}} in [[East Greenbush, New York|East Greenbush]]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|90}} north of East Greenbush
;Vermont
:{{jct|country=USA|US|7}} in [[Rutland (town), Vermont|the Town of Rutland]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Rutland (city), Vermont|the City of Rutland]].
:{{jct|country=USA|I|89}} in [[Hartford, Vermont|Hartford]]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|5}} in Hartford. The highways travel concurrently to [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]].
;New Hampshire
:{{jct|country=USA|I|89}} in [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|89}} in Lebanon
:{{jct|country=USA|US|3}} in [[Boscawen, New Hampshire|Boscawen]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:{{jct|country=USA|I|93}} in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
:{{jct|country=USA|I|93|I|393|US|202}} in Concord. I-393/US&nbsp;4 travel concurrently to [[Pembroke, New Hampshire|Pembroke]]. US&nbsp;3/US&nbsp;202 travel concurrently to [[Northwood, New Hampshire|Northwood]].
:{{jct|country=USA|I|95}} in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]

==See also==
* [[East–West Highway (New England)]]

===Special routes===
{{main|Special routes of U.S. Route 4}}

===Related routes===
* ''[[U.S. Route 104]]'' became [[New York State Route 104|NY&nbsp;104]] in 1971. It never directly connected to US&nbsp;4.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://usends.com/4.html Endpoints of US 4]

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