Massachusetts Route 2A
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| Basic data | |
| Overall length: | 98.46 mi (158.5 km ) |
| Starting point: |
 I-91 / MA 2 in Greenfield
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| End point: |
MA 2 in Boston
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| Counties: |
Franklin County Worcester County Middlesex County Suffolk County |
| Important cities: | Boston , Cambridge |
The Massachusetts Route 2A is a 98.46 mi (158.5 km) long state highway in the state of Massachusetts of the United States with over West (beginning in Greenfield ) to the east (end in Boston ). The route is in parts identical to the former course of Route 2 , which was repositioned or upgraded at these points. The Route 2A led by 2007 in a westerly direction as far as Shelburne Falls in Buckland , but was then to Interstate 91 in Greenfield shortened.
Route
The route begins in Greenfield at the roundabout connection to Interstate 91 or Route 2 . From there, the road leads through the city center to rejoin the main line ( Route 2 ) at the city limits to Gill . 12.6 mi (20,3 km) leaving Route 2A the route 2 and passes through Orange and Athol , where the former end of the route 21 passes, after the construction of the Quabbin reservoir until after Belchertown was shortened. The route continues through Phillipston and Westminster , crossing Route 2 several times. In Fitchburg the street also has several other numberings and in Lunenburg it is partly identical to Route 13 . In Shirley she finally crosses the border to Middlesex County .
North of Fort Devens , Route 2A meets Ayer and continues to Littleton , where it provides access to Interstate 495 . From there it turns south to Acton and Concord , then reunites with the main line. It branches off again north of Walden Pond and leads through Minute Man National Historical Park along the Great Road , which was already used by British troops during the battles at Lexington and Concord . Following the offering Route 2A access to I-95 and Route 128 and continues through Lexington and Arlington , where they identical to the US Highway 3 runs. After leaving Massachusetts Avenue on Alewife Brook Parkway , Route 2A continues through Cambridge and along Harvard Yard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . At Memorial Drive, the route crosses US Highway 3 or Route 3 and crosses the Charles River via Harvard Bridge . In Boston , Route 2A ends on Commonwealth Avenue at the junction with Route 2 or US Highway 20 .
List of exits
| county | place | distance | Connection connections | Remarks |
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| Franklin | Greenfield | 0 mi (0 km ) |
I-91 / MA 2
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West end of Route 2 at Exit 26 of I-91 |
| 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
 US 5 / MA 10
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Court Square | ||
| 4.1 mi (6.6 km) |
MA 2
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Beginning of the undesignated identical course with route 2 | ||
| Gill | 8 mi (12.9 km) | Crossing the Connecticut River over the French King Bridge | ||
| Erving | 9.1 mi (14.6 km) |
 MA 63
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| 16.7 mi (26.9 km) |
MA 2
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End of the undesignated identical course with route 2 | ||
| orange | 18.9 mi (30.4 km) |
 MA 78
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South end of Route 78 | |
| 20.2 mi (32.5 km) |
 MA 122
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North end of Route 122 | ||
| Worcester | Athol | 25.2 mi (40.6 km) |
 MA 32
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West end of the same course as Route 32 |
| 25.9 mi (41.7 km) |
 MA 21
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| 26.6 mi (42.8 km) |
MA 32
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Eastern end of the identical course with route 32 | ||
| 27.7 mi (44.6 km) |
 US 202 / MA 2
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Exit 18, entry and exit only in a westerly direction | ||
| Phillipston | 28.4 mi (45.7 km) |
US 202 / MA 2
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Exit 18, access and exit only in an easterly direction | |
| 30.7 mi (49.4 km) |
US 202 / MA 2
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Beginning of the identical course with US 202 | ||
| Templeton | 31.5 mi (50.7 km) |
US 202
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End of the course identical to US 202 | |
| 34.5 mi (55.5 km) |
 MA 101
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West end of the same course as Route 101 | ||
| 35.5 mi (57.1 km) |
MA 2
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| 36.2 mi (58.3 km) |
MA 101
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Eastern end of the identical course with route 101 | ||
| Gardner | 38.6 mi (62.1 km) |
 MA 68
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| Westminster | 43.8 mi (70.5 km) |
 MA 140 / MA 2
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West end of the identical course with Route 140. Access to and exit from Route 2 only in an easterly direction |
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| 44 mi (70.8 km) |
MA 140 / MA 2
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Eastern end of the identical course with Route 140. Access to and departure from Route 2 only in a westerly direction |
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| Fitchburg | 47.7 mi (76.8 km) |
 MA 31
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West end of the same course as Route 31 | |
| 48.8 mi (78.5 km) |
 MA 12
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West end of the triple numbering of the route | ||
| 49.6 mi (79.8 km) |
MA 12
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Eastern end of the triple numbering of the route, continuation of the identical course with route 31 |
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| 50.6 mi (81.4 km) |
MA 31
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Eastern end of the identical course with route 31 | ||
| Lunenburg | 53.4 mi (85.9 km) |
 MA 13
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West end of the same course as Route 13 | |
| 53.7 mi (86.4 km) |
MA 13
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Eastern end of the identical course with route 13 | ||
| 58.7 mi (94.5 km) |
 MA 225
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West end of Route 225 | ||
| Middlesex | Ayer | 63 mi (101.4 km) |
 MA 111
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West end of the same course as Route 111 |
| 64.7 mi (104.1 km) |
MA 111 / MA 110
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East end of the identical course with Route 111 West end of the identical course with Route 110 |
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| Littleton | 69.2 mi (111.4 km) |
 I-495
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| 69.8 mi (112.3 km) |
MA 110 / MA 119
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East end of the same course as Route 110 West end of the same course as Route 119 |
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| Acton | 74.8 mi (120.4 km) |
 MA 27
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| Concord | 77.6 mi (124.9 km) |
MA 119 / MA 2
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East end of the identical course with route 119 West end of the identical course with route 2 |
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| 78.9 mi (127 km) |
 MA 62
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| 81.1 mi (130.5 km) |
 MA 126
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| 82.2 mi (132.3 km) |
MA 2
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Eastern end of the identical course with route 2 | ||
| Lincoln | 82.6 mi (132.9 km) | Access to Minute Man National Historical Park | ||
| Lexington | 85.3 mi (137.3 km) | Marrett Road | Access to Minutemen National Historical Park | |
| 85.6 mi (137.8 km) |
 I-95 / MA 128
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| 88.3 mi (142.1 km) |
 MA 4 / MA 225
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West end of the identical course with routes 4 and 225 | ||
| 88.4 mi (142.3 km) |
MA 4 / MA 225
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Eastern end of the identical course with routes 4 and 225 | ||
| Arlington | 92 mi (148.1 km) |
 US 3
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Western end of the same course as US 3 | |
| 92.2 mi (148.4 km) |
 MA 60
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West end of the triple numbering of the route | ||
| 92.3 mi (148.5 km) |
MA 60
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East end of the triple numbering of the route The Route 2A and the US 3 combine with the Massachusetts Avenue |
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| Cambridge | 93.7 mi (150.8 km) |
US 3
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Eastern end of the course identical to US 3 at Alewife Brook Parkway | |
| 95.9 mi (154.3 km) | The Route 2A runs through the Harvard Yard and across the grounds of Harvard University | |||
| 97.8 mi (157.4 km) |
US 3 / MA 3
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Junction to Memorial Drive at Harvard Bridge North end of Route 3 South end of US 3 |
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| Suffolk | Boston | 98.5 mi (158.5 km) |
 US 20 / MA 2
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East end of Route 2A at the entrance to Route 2 ( Commonwealth Avenue ) |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Road Inventory. (No longer available online.) Massachusetts Department of Transportation , archived from the original on June 20, 2012 ; accessed on January 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
