{{Short description|State highway in Addison County, Vermont, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=VT |type=Town |route=23 |alternate_name=Weybridge Road |map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Vermont Route 23}}}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=VT 23 highlighted in red |maint=the Towns of Middlebury and Weybridge |length_mi=7.370 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name="VT Route Log MC" /><ref name="VT Route Log FAU" /><ref name="VTrans Hwy Map Middlebury UC" /><ref name="VTrans Hwy Map Weybridge" /> |established= |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=VT|VT|125}} in Middlebury |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=VT|VT|17}} in Weybridge |counties=Addison |previous_type=VT |previous_route=22A |next_type=VT |next_route=25 }} '''Vermont Route 23''' ('''VT 23''') is a {{convert|7.370|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} north–south state highway in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It is maintained by the towns of Middlebury and Weybridge and runs north from VT 125 in Middlebury to VT 17 in Weybridge.
==Route description== left|thumb|VT 23 signage at the junction with Snake Mountain Road in Weybridge VT 23 begins at an intersection with VT 125 (College Street) in the town of Middlebury, just a block north of VT 30 (South Main Street). VT 23, maintained locally its entire length rather than by the state of Vermont, runs northwest past some homes as a two-lane road on the western side of Middlebury. Paralleling the Otter Creek, leaving downtown Middlebury near a junction with Pulp Mill Bridge Road. The route turns rural, changing names to Weybridge Road, passing several farms. Now in the town of Weybridge, VT 23 continues northwest, reaching a junction with James Road, in the center of Weybridge, turning north until Quaker Village Road. At that junction, VT 23 turns northwest past Weybridge Cemetery, leaving the section of Weybridge with some business.<ref name="bing">{{bing maps|url=http://binged.it/1cUuI0H|title=overview map of Route 23|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}</ref>
Now in the rural sections of Weybridge again, VT 23 makes a gradual curve to the southwest near the junction with Drake Road, the route returns to a parallel with the Otter Creek. Continuing along the creek, the route and the waterway make a big turn to the north, crossing through rural Addison County. VT 23 turns away from the creek for a short distance, returning to sides at Thompson Hill Road. At Thompson Hill Road, the route changes from westward to the north again, winding through farms to a junction with Snake Mountain Road. There, the route turns northeast for a short stretch, turning northward again and reaching a junction with the state-maintained VT 17 near the line with the towns of Addison and New Haven. This junction marks the northern terminus of VT 23.<ref name="bing" />
==Major intersections== {{VTinttop|county=Addison|length_ref=<ref name="VT Route Log MC">{{cite web|url=http://vtransplanning.vermont.gov/sites/aot_policy/files/documents/trafficresearch/RLAADT-Final.pdf|title=2011 (Route Log) AADTs for Major Collectors|author=Traffic Research Unit|date=May 2012|publisher=Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="VT Route Log FAU">{{cite web|url=http://vtransplanning.vermont.gov/sites/aot_policy/files/documents/trafficresearch/2013%20FAU%20Routes%20Final-Web.pdf|title=2013 (Route Log) AADTs for Federal Aid Urban Streets|author=Traffic Research Unit|date=March 2014|publisher=Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="VTrans Hwy Map Middlebury UC">{{cite web|url=http://vtransmap01.aot.state.vt.us/Maps/TownMapSeries/ADDISON_Co/MIDDLEBURY/MIDDLEBURY_UC_MILEAGE_2014.pdf|title=Vermont General Highway Map, Urban Compact of Middlebury, Addison County|author=Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development|date=October 3, 2014|publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="VTrans Hwy Map Weybridge">{{cite web|url=http://vtransmap01.aot.state.vt.us/Maps/TownMapSeries/ADDISON_Co/WEYBRIDGE/WEYBRIDGE_MILEAGE_2014.pdf|title=Vermont General Highway Map, Town of Weybridge, Addison County|author=Division of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development|date=October 2, 2014|publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation|access-date=March 11, 2015}}</ref>|location_ref=<ref name="VT Route Log MC" /><ref name="VT Route Log FAU" />}} {{VTint |location=Middlebury |mile=0.000 |road={{jct|state=VT|VT|125|name1=College Street|VT|30|to2=yes}} |notes=Southern terminus; to VT 30 via VT 125 east }} <!-- FAU 5940 Middlebury Weybridge TL 0.770 --> <!-- MC 181 Weybridge --> {{VTint |location=Weybridge |mile=7.370 |road={{jct|state=VT|VT|17|city1=Addison|location2=New Haven Jct.|city3=Bristol|areadab3=CDP|name1=Otter Creek Highway}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
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==External links== {{Attached KML}} {{commons category-inline|Vermont Route 23}}
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