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The '''Hartford and Dedham Turnpike''' was a [[turnpike]] in [[Massachusetts]]. It ran from [[Dedham (MA)|Dedham]] southwest to [[West Medway, Massachusetts|West Medway]], where it continued as the earlier [[Ninth Massachusetts Turnpike]] and [[Boston Turnpike]] to [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. |
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==History== |
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The turnpike was chartered on [[March 9]], [[1804]] to close a gap in the turnpikes that were being built to replace the [[Middle Post Road]] between Dedham and Hartford. The rest of this path consisted of the [[Ninth Massachusetts Turnpike]] to the [[Connecticut]] state line and the [[Boston Turnpike]] in Connecticut to [[East Hartford (CT)|East Hartford]]. North of Dedham, the [[Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike]] continued to [[Boston (MA)|Boston]]. |
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The turnpike, built in [[1807]], was never a success. In [[1821]] it was closed to all but local travel due to its condition; it became a free road in [[1830]], with the rest of the route to Hartford becoming free in [[1838]]. |
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The path of the road is now mostly covered by [[Massachusetts Route 109|Route 109]]. The turnpike entered Dedham center using [[High Street (Dedham)|High Street]], and in [[Westwood (MA)|Westwood]], [[Dover (MA)|Dover]] and [[Medfield (MA)|Medfield]] the old turnpike exists as Hartford Street, while Route 109 uses the older alignment with better [[Grade (slope)|grades]]. Near the west end, Route 109 turns west towards [[Milford (MA)|Milford]], and the turnpike continues southwest on Main Street to end at its merge with [[Massachusetts Route 126|Route 126]] and the [[Middle Post Road]]. |
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==External links== |
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*Francis D. Donovan, [http://medwaylib.org/History/Hdt/HartfordDedhamTurnpike.htm The Hartford & Dedham Turnpike in Medway], 1995 |
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[[category:Roads in Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Pre-freeway turnpikes in the United States]] |
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