U.S. Route 4
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{{Infobox U.S. Route
|article_route=4
|map=US 4 map.png
|length_mi=249.84<!--NY = 79.75, VT = 63.261, NH = 106.834-->
|length_round=2
|length_ref=<ref name="droz">[http://www.us-highways.com/us1830.htm US Highways From US 1 to US 830] Robert V. Droz.</ref>
|yrcom=1926<ref name="droz"/>
|direction_a=West
|from=[[Image:US 9.svg|20px]][[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|US 9]]/[[US 20 (NY)|US 20]] near [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]
|junction=[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 (New York)|I-90]] near [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]<br>[[Image:US 7.svg|20px]] [[US 7 (VT)|US 7]] in [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, VT]]<br>[[Image:I-89.svg|20px]][[Image:I-91.svg|20px]][[Image:US 5.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 89 (Vermont)|I-89]]/[[Interstate 91 (Vermont)|I-91]]/[[U.S. Route 5|US 5]] in [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction, VT]]<br>[[Image:I-89.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 89 (New Hampshire)|I-89]] in [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon, NH]]<br>[[Image:I-93.svg|20px]][[Image:US 3.svg|20px]][[Image:US 202.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 93 (New Hampshire)|I-93]]/[[U.S. Route 3|US 3]]/[[U.S. Route 202|US 202]] in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord, NH]]
|direction_b=East
|to=[[Image:I-95.svg|20px]][[Image:US 1 Bypass.svg|20px]][[Image:NH Route 16.svg|20px]] [[I-95 (NH)|I-95]]/[[U.S. Route 1 Bypass (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)|US 1 Bypass]]/[[New Hampshire Route 16|NH 16]] in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth, NH]]
}}
'''U.S. Route 4''' is a 253 mile (407 km) long [[United States highway]] that runs from [[East Greenbush (town), New York|East Greenbush, New York]], in the west to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], in the east, traversing through [[Vermont]].
In [[New York]], US 4 is signed north-south to reflect its alignment in the state. In Vermont and [[New Hampshire]], the route is signed east-west, the standard direction for even-numbered US highways.
==Route description==
{|class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf; float:right;"|<big>Major cities</big>
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*[[Troy, New York]]
*[[Mechanicville, New York]]
*[[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, Vermont]]
*[[White River Junction, Vermont]]
*[[Lebanon, New Hampshire]]
*[[Concord, New Hampshire]]
*[[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]
|}
US 4 passes through the following states:
===[[New York]]===
{{main|U.S. Route 4 in New York}}
In the state of New York, US 4 begins at the concurrency of [[U.S. Route 9 in New York|US 9]] and [[U.S. Route 20|US 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 4 then heads downhill, passing the historic [[South End Tavern]] as Burden Avenue, named for the historic [[Burden Iron Works]]. Later, US 4 assumes Fourth Street, which splits into parallel one-way streets (Third Street handles southbound traffic from downtown). Once through 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 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 32]] to head north together west of the Hudson. After [[Mechanicville, New York|Mechanicville]], US 4 and NY 32 split, and US 4 passes by the [[Saratoga Battlefield|Battle of Saratoga]] and the [[Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery|Saratoga National Cemetery]]. NY 32 joins again to pass through [[Schuylerville, New York|Schuylerville]], after which US 4 splits off to cross the Hudson one last time.
Runinng parallel to the [[Champlain Canal]], US 4 passes through villages including [[Fort Edward (town), 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 22]], US 4 heads eastward into [[Vermont]].
In New York, US 4's length is 79.75 miles (128.32 kilometers).
===[[Vermont]]===
{{main|U.S. Route 4 in Vermont}}
In the state of Vermont, US 4 immediately becomes a four-lane divided expressway. The historic routing of US 4 runs nearby as [[Vermont Route 4A|VT 4A]], which later becomes Business US 4 as it enters [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]]. South of Rutland, US 4 meets [[U.S. Route 7|US 7]] and overlaps it into downtown, meeting the east end of its business route. East of Rutland, US 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 [[Ottauquechee River|Quechee Gorge]], and meeting [[U.S. Route 5|US 5]], [[Interstate 89|I-89]], and [[Interstate 91|I-91]] at [[White River Junction, Vermont|White River Junction]]. Crossing the [[Connecticut River]], US 4 enters New Hampshire.
In Vermont, US 4's length is 66.04 miles (106.26 kilometers).
===[[New Hampshire]]===
In the state of New Hampshire, US 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 3]] before joining [[Interstate 93 (New Hampshire)|I-93]] into [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. Turning east, US 4 briefly overlaps [[Interstate 393|I-393]] and for a longer stretch with [[U.S. Route 202 (New Hampshire)|US 202]]. Passing through [[Durham, New Hampshire|Durham]], US 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]].
In New Hampshire, US 4's length is 106.83 miles (171.90 kilometers).
==History==
Prior to being designated US 4, the road from [[Whitehall (village), New York|Whitehall, New York]] eastward through Vermont was [[New England Interstate]] Route 13 (NE-13). From the Vermont-New Hampshire state line to [[Franklin, New Hampshire]], it was the eastern extension of [[Route 14 (New England)|NE-14]]. From Franklin to [[Concord, New Hampshire]] it used NE-6 (now [[US 3]]), and from Concord to [[Northwood, New Hampshire]] it used NE-9 (now [[New Hampshire Route 9|NH-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 NE-16 (now [[New Hampshire Route 16|NH-16]]).
===History of termini===
1926-1930: [[Glens Falls, New York]] at the point where [[U.S. Route 9|US 9]] split into [[U.S. Route 9W|US 9W]] and [[U.S. Route 9E|9E]], to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]].<br>1930-present: [[East Greenbush (town), New York|East Greenbush, New York]], following former [[U.S. Route 9E|US 9E]], through its former west terminus, to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]].
==See also==
===Related routes===
*''[[U.S. Route 104]]'' became [[New York State Route 104]] in 1972. While never directly connected to US 4, it was so designated as it was on the same latitude as US 4.
==External links==
*[http://www.geocities.com/usend0009/End004/end004.htm US-4 endpoint photos]
==References==
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