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Barre-Montpelier Road Looking East

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View of the Barre-Montpelier Road looking east toward Barre from the approximate location of today's Burger King. The stacked lumber is near where a large building that houses the Vermont Lottery Commission and Express Care is now located (old…

Letter to James P. Taylor

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Vermont Highway Department Commissioner Stoddard B. Bates makes arrangements to travel the T.R.I. Highway with James P. Taylor.

Route 2, Waterbury

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In 1925 the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway become Route 2, as seen here passing by Camel's Hump in Waterbury, ca. 1935.

"Roosevelt Highway" Postcard

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This postcard used the "Roosevelt Highway" label to identify this scene in Waterbury.

Faded Trail Marker

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A faded trail marker can be seen on a telephone pole in front of the Village Tavern on Route 2 in Waterbury.

Vermont T.R.I. Highway Map

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Vermont's 1921 brochure included this map of the route across the state. Although not detailed enough to be used when motoring, it shows the general path of the trail across the state over what would become U.S. Route 2.

Vermont's Brochure (Full Text)

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The brochure described the state in glowing terms and drew interesting connections to Theodore Roosevelt along the way.

Vermont's Brochure (Cover Image)

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Vermont's T.R.I. Highway organization published a brochure with this stunning cover in 1921. The brochure described the state in glowing terms.

Trail Markings Specifications

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Specifications for the bands that marked the T.R.I. Highway, as promulgated by the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Association in Duluth, Minnesota.