Touring - northern vermont

i'm thinking of doing a ride from montreal to burlington this summer. it's about 160 km, so well doable, but i have some questions.

the route i'm considering is quebec highway 233 down to the lacolle border crossing, crossing over at grouses point, ny, and following us-11 for about a mile to us-2, and then riding us-2 all the way down the islands in lake champlain to burlington.

my questions are:

1. is us-2 rideable? what is the road surface like? can i get over the bridges? i'll scout hwy 223 sometime in the next couple of weeks, but i'm waiting for my new passport to arrive before i cross the border.

2. i'm thinking of riding my road bike. it's a century length ride, which i can do without too much trouble, and i won't be taking much with me, since i'll be staying with a friend, so i figure my 11L rack pack and seat-tube rack will be sufficient. my question is whether i should worry about riding on 23c tires. like i said, i've done many centuries, so i know i can ride 160 km on 23c's...

opions? ideas? anyone wanna meet me along the way?

You will have no problems with US 11 nice an wide all the way over the bridge into VT.US 2 is ridable Once you get to the islands I have found some sections a little difficult With old train crossings an some broken up roads.You can do this ride with 23cm I have at least a couple dozen times.It is one beautiful ride along the shores of lake champlain.(Yes take your time at some of the bridges they are very old)

US2 is totally rideable from the Hero Islands down to Burlington.

I don't know about the rest of the route.

If you're interested, Route 7 N from Burlington through St. Albans is a much hillier route home.

Enjoy.

this sounds good. some clubmates and i rode quebec route 223 down past st-jean-sur-richelieu, within about 30 km of the border. outside of longueil, it's an amazing road, and we kept up a 32 km/h average from then on. the road is in very good condition; it's quiet and passes through some interesting countryside, parallelling the richelieu river.

if us-2 is similar, i think i could keep up a 27-28 km/h average for the 175 km to burlington, making it a 6.5 hour ride. does anyone know what us-2 is like from rouses point through to south alburg?

does us-7 parallel i-89, or does it merge onto i-89?

US-7 parallel I-89 until it intersects with US-2 by Junction 17 of I-89 at which point 2 and 7 are on the same road till Burlington.

Also Us-7 turns into 133 at the border which goes all the way up to Chambly (also through St-Jean like the 233)