Massachusetts Route 2A

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Basic data
Overall length:  98.46  mi (158.5  km )
Starting point:  I-91 road sign I-91 / MA 2 in GreenfieldMA route 2.svg
End point:  MA route 2.svg MA 2 in Boston
Counties:  Franklin County
Worcester County
Middlesex County
Suffolk County
Important cities:  Boston , Cambridge
The Route 2A in Greenfield

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

A Route 2A sign on Massachusetts Avenue near MIT

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
Franklin Greenfield mi (0  km ) I-91 road sign I-91 / MA 2MA route 2.svg West end of Route 2 at Exit 26 of I-91
1.1 mi (1.8 km) US 5.svg US 5 / MA 10MA Route 10.svg Court Square
4.1 mi (6.6 km) MA route 2.svg MA 2 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 Route 63.svg MA 63
16.7 mi (26.9 km) MA route 2.svg MA 2 End of the undesignated identical course with route 2
orange 18.9 mi (30.4 km) MA Route 78.svg MA 78 South end of Route 78
20.2 mi (32.5 km) MA Route 122.svg MA 122 North end of Route 122
Worcester Athol 25.2 mi (40.6 km) MA Route 32.svg MA 32 West end of the same course as Route 32
25.9 mi (41.7 km) MA Route 21.svg MA 21
26.6 mi (42.8 km) MA Route 32.svg MA 32 Eastern end of the identical course with route 32
27.7 mi (44.6 km) US 202.svg US 202 / MA 2MA route 2.svg Exit 18, entry and exit only in a westerly direction
Phillipston 28.4 mi (45.7 km) US 202.svg US 202 / MA 2MA route 2.svg Exit 18, access and exit only in an easterly direction
30.7 mi (49.4 km) US 202.svg US 202 / MA 2MA route 2.svg Beginning of the identical course with US 202
Templeton 31.5 mi (50.7 km) US 202.svg US 202 End of the course identical to US 202
34.5 mi (55.5 km) MA Route 101.svg MA 101 West end of the same course as Route 101
35.5 mi (57.1 km) MA route 2.svg MA 2
36.2 mi (58.3 km) MA Route 101.svg MA 101 Eastern end of the identical course with route 101
Gardner 38.6 mi (62.1 km) MA Route 68.svg MA 68
Westminster 43.8 mi (70.5 km) MA Route 140.svg MA 140 / MA 2MA route 2.svg West end of the identical course with Route 140.
Access to and exit from Route 2 only in an easterly direction
44 mi (70.8 km) MA Route 140.svg MA 140 / MA 2MA route 2.svg Eastern end of the identical course with Route 140.
Access to and departure from Route 2 only in a westerly direction
Fitchburg 47.7 mi (76.8 km) MA Route 31.svg MA 31 West end of the same course as Route 31
48.8 mi (78.5 km) MA Route 12.svg MA 12 West end of the triple numbering of the route
49.6 mi (79.8 km) MA Route 12.svg MA 12 Eastern end of the triple numbering of the route,
continuation of the identical course with route 31
50.6 mi (81.4 km) MA Route 31.svg MA 31 Eastern end of the identical course with route 31
Lunenburg 53.4 mi (85.9 km) MA Route 13.svg MA 13 West end of the same course as Route 13
53.7 mi (86.4 km) MA Route 13.svg MA 13 Eastern end of the identical course with route 13
58.7 mi (94.5 km) MA Route 225.svg MA 225 West end of Route 225
Middlesex Ayer 63 mi (101.4 km) MA Route 111.svg MA 111 West end of the same course as Route 111
64.7 mi (104.1 km) MA Route 111.svg MA 111 / MA 110MA Route 110.svg East end of the identical course with Route 111
West end of the identical course with Route 110
Littleton 69.2 mi (111.4 km) I-495 street sign I-495
69.8 mi (112.3 km) MA Route 110.svg MA 110 / MA 119MA Route 119.svg East end of the same course as Route 110
West end of the same course as Route 119
Acton 74.8 mi (120.4 km) MA Route 27.svg MA 27
Concord 77.6 mi (124.9 km) MA Route 119.svg MA 119 / MA 2MA route 2.svg East end of the identical course with route 119
West end of the identical course with route 2
78.9 mi (127 km) MA Route 62.svg MA 62
81.1 mi (130.5 km) MA Route 126.svg MA 126
82.2 mi (132.3 km) MA route 2.svg MA 2 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 street sign I-95 / MA 128MA Route 128.svg
88.3 mi (142.1 km) MA route 4.svg MA 4 / MA 225MA Route 225.svg West end of the identical course with routes 4 and 225
88.4 mi (142.3 km) MA route 4.svg MA 4 / MA 225MA Route 225.svg Eastern end of the identical course with routes 4 and 225
Arlington 92 mi (148.1 km) US 3.svg US 3 Western end of the same course as US 3
92.2 mi (148.4 km) MA Route 60.svg MA 60 West end of the triple numbering of the route
92.3 mi (148.5 km) MA Route 60.svg MA 60 East end of the triple numbering of the route
The Route 2A and the US 3 combine with the Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge 93.7 mi (150.8 km) US 3.svg US 3 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.svg US 3 / MA 3MA route 3.svg Junction to Memorial Drive at Harvard Bridge
North end of Route 3
South end of US 3
Suffolk Boston 98.5 mi (158.5 km) US 20.svg US 20 / MA 2MA route 2.svg East end of Route 2A at the entrance to Route 2 ( Commonwealth Avenue )

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.massdot.state.ma.us

Web links

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