Vermont Route 116 (VT 116) is a 40.759-mile-long (65.595 km) state highway in Vermont. It travels north from U.S. Route 7 (US 7) in Middlebury, where it almost immediately intersects VT 125, then runs concurrently with VT 17 through much of the town of Bristol. VT 116 then continues north through the towns of Starksboro and Hinesburg before passing through the eastern portion of Shelburne, and Williston before ending in South Burlington at an intersection with US 2.
VT 116 and VT 17 reassurance shields through Bristol
U.S. Route 7 (US 7) is a north–south highway extending from southern Connecticut to the northernmost part of Vermont. In Vermont, the route extends for 176 miles (283 km) along the western side of the state as a mostly two-lane rural road, with the exception of an expressway section between Bennington and East Dorset. US 7 is known as the Ethan Allen Highway for its entire length through the state, named after the US Revolutionary War general. US 7 ends at an interchange with Interstate 89 (I-89) in the town of Highgate, just south of the Canada–United States border. I-89 continues to the border crossing.
Original-style Vermont US 7 shield with embossed features
US 7 northbound at Historic VT 7A in Bennington
US 7 northbound at exit 1 in Bennington
Split of US 7 northbound and VT 279 westbound in Bennington