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General Statistics

(Detailed statistics about the distribution of mileage by class, town, county, VTrans district, and regional planning commission can be found on our Mapping Section Publications page)

-- Summary Mileage Statistics --

Summary Mileage Statistics (2023)
Road Classification Sum Average Minimum Maximum
State Highway (incl. interstates) 2708.391 10.031 0.000 (Hartford) 45.462
Class 1 139.963 0.518 0.000 (Montpelier) 10.531
Class 1 Lane 23.969 0.089 0.000 (South Burlington) 5.512
Class 2 2790.551 10.335 0.000 (Milton) 33.560
Class 3 8539.86 31.63 0.000 (Hartford) 108.55
Class 4 1584.56 5.87 0.000 (Barnard) 44.47
Legal Trail 546.08 2.02 0.000 (Chittenden) 41.82
Scenic Highway 68.265 0.253 0.000 (Stowe) 19.457
sum = total mileage statewide
average = average town mileage
minimum = lowest town mileage
maximum = highest town mileage

Numbers are based on 270 towns, cities, incorporated villages, unorganized towns, and gores.


-- Public Paved and Dirt Roads --

Statewide Totals of Paved and 'Dirt' Highways
Generic Term VTrans Term 2023
Paved Pavement 7,213
  Total Paved Statewide 7,213
     
Dirt Gravel 6,051
  Graded Earth 1,513
  Unimproved/Primitive 284
  Untravelled 703
  Total Dirt Statewide 8,550
     
  Total Miles Statewide 15,763
  Mileage includes Interstate, US Highway, State Highway, Class 1, 2, 3, and 4 Town Highway.  It does not include Legal Trail mileage.
Top 5 Dirt Road Towns
Town 'Dirt' Mileage (2023)
Danville 102
Barnard 95
Bethel 88
Chester 88
Washington 83
  Mileage includes Class 2, 3, and 4 Town Highways.  It does not include Legal Trails.

-- Public Paved and Dirt Roads More Detailed Reports --

Paved and Dirt Roads Statewide Totals (years 2006-2023) Surface_Totals

Paved and Dirt Roads Report by County Surface_byCounty

Paved and Dirt Roads Report by County and Town Surface_byCountyTown

-- Mileages to Montpelier from Towns and Cities in Vermont --

Mileages_to_Montpelier