Berlin: Barre-Montpelier Road

This collection documents the development of US Route 302 between Barre and Montpelier, Vermont, known as the Barre-Montpelier Road. What was once a country road linking the two cities through the town of Berlin, Vermont, became a commercial strip during the mid-20th century.

The collection also includes images of Barre's North Main Street and Montpelier's River Street, which are located at either end of Berlin's Barre-Montpelier Road. Historic images of these roads are paired with photographs taken by intern Emma Norman in August 2021.

This collection is divided into three parts: the 1975 black-and-white photographs of Kenneth Brown, postcards of motels and restaurants along the strip, and other historic images of the road.

Image courtesy of Resort Maps, Inc., 1990.

• Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, Barre, Vermont