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List of numbered routes in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Routes
Route 2 marker
Route 28 marker
Route 140 marker
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NotesRoutes are not always state-maintained, and not all state highways are Routes, One route enters Massachusetts that is maintained by NHDOT
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InterstatesRoute I-X or Route X
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In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, the highway division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) assigns and marks a system of state-numbered routes.

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Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
Route 1A 95.12 153.08 US 1A in Pawtucket, RI NH 1A in Seabrook, NH 01927-01-01c. 1927 current
Route 2 142.29 228.99 NY 2 in Petersburgh, NY Route 28 in Boston 01927-01-011927 current Mostly follows the old New England Route 7.
Route 2A 98.5 158.5 I-91 / Route 2 in Greenfield Route 2 in Boston Mostly follows the old alignment of Route 2.
Route 3 55.70 89.64 US 6 in Bourne US 3 / Route 2A in Cambridge 01926-01-011926 current Southward continuation of US 3
Route 3A 97.00 156.11 Route 3 in Plymouth NH 3A in Hudson, NH 01926-01-011926 current Southern section is 53.39 miles; Northern section is 22.50; 21.11 miles is unsigned concurrency with Route 3 & U.S. Route 3
Route 3B 01927-01-011927 01933-01-01c. 1933 Was New England Route 6B; became Route 38 by 1933.
Route 4 18.26 29.39 Route 2 / Route 225 in Lexington Route 3A in North Chelmsford 01930-01-01c. 1930 current
Route 5A Suffield, CT Springfield 01938-01-011938 01968-01-011968 Replaced US Route 5A; Replaced by Route 159
Route 6A 62.46 100.52 US 6 in Bourne US 6 in Provincetown 01950-01-01c. 1950 current Former US 6
Route 7A 25.30 40.72 Ashley Falls Road in North Cannan, CT US 7 / US 20 in Lenox 01961-01-01c. 1961 current Southern section is 3 miles; Northern section is 2.3 miles; 22.7 miles is unsigned concurrency with US 7
Route 8 66.64 107.25 Route 8 in Colebrook, CT VT 8 / VT 100 in Stamford, VT Mostly follows the old New England Route 8
Route 8A 35.85 57.69 Route 8 / Route 9 in Dalton VT 8A in Whitingham, VT 01950-01-01c. 1950 current MassHighway denotes this highway as Route 8A-L
Route 8A 3.17 5.10 Route 8 in North Adams Route 2 / Route 8 in North Adams 01950-01-01c. 1950 current MassHighway denotes this highway as Route 8A-U
Route 9 135.5 218.1 US 20 in Pittsfield Route 28 in Boston 01933-01-01c. 1933 current
Route 9A Route 9 in Brookline US 20 in Boston
Route 10 60.69 97.67 US 202 / Route 10 in Granby, CT NH 10 in Winchester, NH 01922-01-011922 current Mostly follows the old New England Route 10
Route 11 4.4 7.1 Route 11 in Cumberland, RI (now Route 121) US 1 in Dedham 01933-01-01c. 1933 01960-12-06c. 1960 Renumbered to Route 121 in the mid 1960s, due to MA Route 1A section from Wrentham to Dedham.
Route 12 64.41 103.66 Route 12 in Thompson, CT NH 12 in Fitzwilliam, NH 01922-01-011922 current Mostly follows the old New England Route 12
Route 13 14.14 22.76 Route 12 in Leominster NH 13 in Brookline, NH 01933-01-011933 current
Route 14 18.46 29.71 Route 27 in Brockton Route 3A in Duxbury 01933-01-011933 current
Route 15 0.23 0.37 Route 15 in Pawtucket, RI Route 152 in Seekonk 01980-01-011980 current unsigned extension of RI 15
Route 15 7.7 12.4 Route 15 in Tolland, CT (now Interstate 84) I-90 in Sturbridge 01933-01-011933 01980-01-011980 Functionally replaced by Interstate 84
Route 16 59.86 96.34 Route 12 / Route 193 in Webster Route 1A / Route 60 in Revere 01933-01-011933 current
Route 17 01933-01-01c. 1933 01939-01-011939 Now part of Route 23
Route 17 Danvers Salisbury; short segment continued as NH 17 in Seabrook 01953-01-01c. 1953 01959-01-01c. 1959 Section of US 1 when US 1 was temporarily rerouted onto future I-95
Route 18 41.59 66.93 US 6 in New Bedford Route 53 in Weymouth 01933-01-011933 current
Route 19 16.54 26.62 Route 19 in Stafford, CT Route 9 / Route 67 in West Brookfield 01932-01-01c. 1932 current
Route 20A 4.15 6.68 I-91 / US 20 in Springfield I-291 / US 20 in Springfield
Route 20A US 20 in Watertown US 20 in Boston
Route 21 13.73 22.10 US 20 / Route 141 in Springfield Route 9 in Belchertown
Route 22 9.58 15.42 Route 1A / Route 127 in Beverly Route 133 in Essex
Route 23 38.43 61.85 NY 23 in Hillsdale, NY US 20 in Russell
Route 24 40.91 65.84 Route 24 in Tiverton, RI I-93 / US 1 in Randolph 01951-01-011951 current Amvets Memorial Highway / Fall River Expressway
Route 24 01933-01-011933 01951-01-01c. 1951 Now Route 124
Route 25 10.0 16.1 I-195 / I-495 in Wareham Route 28 in Bourne 01957-01-011957 current Freeway for its entire length
Route 25 01933-01-011933 01936-01-01c. 1936 Now Route 137
Route 25 01936-01-01c. 1936 01957-01-011957 Now Route 225
Route 26 Route 2 in Fitchburg Route 119 in Ashby 01933-01-011933 01939-01-011939 Became part of Route 31
Route 27 73.44 118.19 Route 106 in Kingston Route 4 in Chelmsford 01933-01-01c. 1933 current
Route 28 151.93 244.51 US 6 / Route 6A in Eastham NH 28 in Salem, NH 01922-01-011922 current Longest state route in Massachusetts
Route 28A 7.98 12.84 Route 28 in Falmouth Route 28 in Bourne
Route 30 36.4 58.6 Route 122 / Route 140 in Grafton US 20 in Boston 01933-01-01c. 1933 current
Route 31 58.8 94.6 Route 197 in Thompson, CT (via Dresser Hill Road) NH 31 in Mason, NH
Route 32 60.66 97.62 Route 32 in Stafford, CT NH 32 in Richmond, NH Mostly follows the old New England Route 32
Route 32A 12.79 20.58 Route 32 in Hardwick Route 32 in Petersham
Route 33 5.54 8.92 Route 141 in Chicopee Route 116 in South Hadley 01946-01-01c. 1946 current
Route 35 5.8 9.3 Route 114 in Peabody Route 97 in Topsfield
Route 36 5.44 8.75 Route 106 in Halifax Route 14 in Pembroke
Route 37 9.54 15.35 Route 28 in Brockton I-93 / US 1 in Braintree Prior to 1959, Route 37 continued to Boston & ended at former Route C37
Route 38 27.3 43.9 Route 99 in Boston NH 38 in Pelham, NH 01933-01-01c. 1933 current Formerly numbered Route 3B
Route 39 8.15 13.12 Route 28 / Route 124 in Harwich Route 28 in Orleans
Route 40 10.46 16.83 Route 119 / Route 225 in Groton Route 3A in Chelmsford 01940-01-01c. 1940 current Designated in late 1940s
Route 41 31.2 50.2 Route 41 in Salisbury, CT US 20 in Pittsfield 01932-01-01c. 1932 current
Route 43 15.67 25.22 NY 43 in Stephentown, NY Route 2 in Williamstown 01932-01-01c. 1932 current
Route 45 6.71 10.80 Route 1A in Boston Route 16 in Revere 01954-01-01c. 1954 01958-01-011958 Renumbered to Route 145 in 1958
Route 47 21.93 35.29 Route 116 in South Hadley Route 63 in Montague
Route 49 01930-01-011930 01946-01-011946 now Route 149
Route 49 7.44 11.97 US 20 in Sturbridge Route 9 in Spencer 01972-01-011972 current
Route 52 11.91 19.17 Route 52 in Thompson, CT I-290 in Auburn 01968-01-011968 01983-01-011983 Became I-395 in 1983
Route 53 22.14 35.63 Route 3A in Kingston Route 3A in Quincy 01963-01-011963 current Follows the old route of Route 3 after Route 3 was moved onto a freeway in 1963
Route 56 20.1 32.3 Route 12 in Oxford Route 68 in Rutland
Route 57 45.42 73.10 Route 23 / Route 183 in Monterey US 5 in Agawam 01930-01-01c. 1930 current Easternmost section of Route 57 is a freeway known as the Henry E. Bodurtha Highway
Route 58 29.86 48.06 Route 28 in Rochester Route 18 in Weymouth
Route 60 14.33 23.06 US 20 in Waltham Route 1A / Route 16 in Revere
Route 62 82.18 132.26 Route 32 / Route 122 in Barre Route 127 in Beverly
Route 63 24.04 38.69 Route 116 in Amherst NH 63 in Winchester, NH 01929-01-011929 current
Route 64 West Boylston Gardner 01933-01-01c. 1933 01939-01-01c. 1939 Became part of Route 140 in 1939
Route 66 13.65 21.97 Route 112 in Huntington Route 9 in Northampton
Route 67 24.81 39.93 US 20 in Palmer Route 32 in Barre 01933-01-011933 current
Route 68 36.14 58.16 Route 122A in Holden Route 32 in Royalston
Route 69 5.62 9.04 NY 71 in Hillsdale, NY Route 23 / Route 41 in Great Barrington 01932-01-01c. 1932 01939-01-01c. 1939 Renumbered to Route 71 in 1939 in order to match the New York route number
Route 70 20.78 33.44 Route 9 in Worcester Route 2 in Lancaster
Route 71 5.62 9.04 NY 71 in Hillsdale, NY Route 23 / Route 41 in Great Barrington 01939-01-01c. 1939 current Originally numbered Route 69 until 1939
Route 75 4.01 6.45 Route 75 in Suffield, CT Route 147 / Route 159 in Agawam 01950-01-011950 current
Route 78 9.73 15.66 Route 2A in Orange NH 78 in Winchester, NH
Route 79 18.47 29.72 I-195 / Route 138 in Fall River Route 105 in Lakeville
Route 80 6.56 10.56 Carver Road (Former US 44) in Plymouth Route 3A in Kingston 01953-01-01c. 1953 current Originally ended at US 44; until that route's relocation in 2005
Route 81 2.61 4.20 Route 81 in Tiverton, RI I-195 in Fall River
Route 83 8.09 13.02 Route 83 in Somers, CT I-91 / US 5 in Springfield 01932-01-011932 current
Route 85 21.01 33.81 Route 16 in Milford Route 117 in Bolton
Route 86 1.40 2.25 I-95 in Salisbury NH 86 in Seabrook, NH (Now Route 286) Renumbered to Route 286 after the designation of I-86 in the 1970s, which then renumbered to I-84 in 1984
Route 88 11.30 18.19 John Reed Road in Westport I-195 in Westport
Route 93 9.11 14.66 Route 93 in Woodstock, CT US 20 in Charlton 01932-01-011932 01959-01-011959 Former Route 124; Renumbered to Route 169 in 1959 after the designated of I-93
Route 96 3.26 5.25 Route 96 in Burrillville, RI Route 16 in Douglas
Route 97 24.96 40.17 Route 1A in Beverly NH 97 in Salem, NH
Route 98 3.87 6.23 Route 98 in Burrillville, RI Route 146A in Uxbridge
Route 99 6.40 10.30 Chelsea Street & New Rutherford Avenue in Boston US 1 in Saugus 01970-01-011970 current Everett-to-Saugus stretch part Former US 1
Route 101 22.55 36.29 Route 32 in Petersham Route 119 in Ashburnham 01939-01-01c. 1939 current
Route 101 Route 101 in Providence, RI Route 3 in Plymouth 01926-01-011926 01935-01-011935 Transferred to US 44 in 1935
Route 102 12.33 19.84 NY 22 in Canaan, NY (via NY 980D) I-90 / US 20 in Lee 01933-01-01c. 1933 current
Route 102 Route 101 in Taunton Route 53 in Weymouth 01926-01-011926 01933-01-011933 Renumbered to Route 18 and Route 104
Route 103 4.92 7.92 Route 103 in Warren, RI US 6 / Route 138 in Somerset 01926-01-011926 current
Route 104 12.54 20.18 US 44 in Taunton Route 106 in East Bridgewater 01933-01-01c. 1933 current
Route 104 Route 140 in Clifford Route 101 in Middleborough 01926-01-011926 01933-01-011933 Became an extension of Route 105 and renumbered to Route 18
Route 105 29.36 47.25 US 6 in Marion Route 106 in Halifax 01926-01-01c. 1926 current
Route 106 34.31 55.22 Route 1A in Plainville Route 3A in Kingston 01926-01-011926 current
Route 107 11.9 19.2 Route 16 in Revere Route 1A in Salem 01926-01-011926 current
Route 108 0.91 1.46 Route 110 in Haverhill NH 108 in Plaistow, NH
Route 108 Route 12 in Fitchburg NH 31 in Mason, NH 01926-01-011926 01933-01-011933 Renumbered to Route 31 in 1933 to match New Hampshire
Route 109 20.97 33.75 Route 16 in Milford VFW Parkway in Boston 01933-01-011933 current Formerly numbered Route 137 until 1933
Route 109 US 7 in Pittsfield Route 19 in West Brookfield 01926-01-011926 01933-01-011933 Renumbered to Route 9 in 1933
Route 109A 24.49 39.41 Route 8 in Hinsdale Route 109 in Williamsburg 01926-01-011926 01933-01-01c. 1933 Renumbered to Route 143 in 1933
Route 110 69.24 111.43 Route 12 in West Boylston US 1 / Route 1A in Salisbury 01926-01-011926 current Mostly paralleled by I-495 for most of its length
Route 110A Amesbury Salisbury
Route 111 27.28 43.90 Route 2 / Route 2A / Route 119 in Concord NH 111 in Hollis, NH 01926-01-011926 current
Route 112 54.11 87.08 US 20 in Huntington VT 112 in Halifax, VT 01926-01-01c. 1926 current
Route 113 50.53 81.32 Route 119 in Pepperell US 1 / Route 1A in Newburyport 01926-01-01c. 1926 current
Route 114 22.42 36.08 Route 28 in Lawrence Route 129 in Marblehead 01926-01-01c. 1926 current
Route 114A 3.0 4.8 Route 114A in East Providence, RI Route 114A in East Providence, RI 01960-01-01c. 1960 current Alternate route of RI Route 114 and not MA Route 114
Route 115 10.87 17.49 Route 140 in Foxborough Route 27 in Sherborn
Route 115 Route 122 in North Grafton US 20 in Boston 01926-01-011926 01933-01-01c. 1933 Renumbered to Route 30 in 1933
Route 115A Newton Boston 01926-01-011926 01933-01-01c. 1933 Beacon Street OR Commonwealth Avenue
Route 116 68.26 109.85 Route 20A in Springfield Route 8 in Adams 01926-01-011926 current
Route 117 31.07 50.00 Route 12 in Leominster US 20 in Waltham 01926-01-011926 current
Route 118 16.88 27.17 US 6 in Swansea Route 123 in Attleboro
Route 118 31.2 50.2 Route 41 in Sheffield Route 23 in Egremont 01926-01-011926 01932-01-011932 renumbered to Route 41 in 1932 to match Connecticut
Route 119 35.6 57.3 NH 119 in New Ipswich, NH Route 2 / Route 111 in Concord 01922-01-011922 current
Route 120 2.32 3.73 Route 120 in Cumberland, RI US 1 in North Attleborough
Route 120 50 80 Route 197 in Dudley Route 2 in Fitchburg 01926-01-011926 01939-01-011939 became part of Route 31
Route 121 4.4 7.1 Route 121 in Cumberland, RI Route 1A in Wrentham 01960-01-01c. 1960 current Formerly numbered Route 11 until the mid 1960s
Route 121 Route 1A in Ipswich Route 127 in Gloucester 01926-01-011926 01960-01-011960 became an extension of Route 133 so it could be used to renumber Route 11
NH 121A 0.0497 0.0800 NH 121A in Plaistow, NH Route 125 in Haverhill NH Route 121A's Southern terminus partially enters Massachusetts.
Route 122 67.15 108.07 Route 122 in Woonsocket, RI Route 2A in Orange 01926-01-011926 current
Route 122A 26.8 43.1 Route 122 in Grafton Route 122 in Rutland 01926-01-011926 current
Route 123 41.91 67.45 Route 123 in Cumberland, RI Route 3A in Scituate 01926-01-011926 current
Route 124 6.80 10.94 Route 28 / Route 39 in Harwich Route 6A in Brewster 01951-01-011951 current Formerly numbered Route 24 until 1951 when the Fall River Expressway was designated as Route 24
Route 124 6.80 10.94 Route 93 in Southbridge US 20 in Charlton 01926-01-011926 01932-01-011932 renumbered as Route 93 in 1932 to match Connecticut (it got renumbered to Route 169 upon designation of I-93)
Route 125 18.90 30.42 I-93 in Wilmington NH 125 in Plaistow, NH 01926-01-011926 current
Route 126 33.57 54.03 Route 126 in Woonsocket, RI Route 2 / Route 2A in Concord 01926-01-011926 current Northern terminus was originally in Chelmsford
Route 127 26.70 42.97 Route 1A / Route 22 in Beverly Route 128 in Gloucester 01926-01-01c. 1926 current
Route 127A 5.69 9.16 Route 127 in Gloucester Route 127 in Rockport 01950-01-01c. 1950 current
Route 128 57.8 93.0 I-93 / I-95 / US 1 in Canton Route 127A in Gloucester 01926-01-01c. 1926 current Yankee Division Highway
Route 128A Sections of old MA 128 when freeway was being built
Route 129 34.08 54.85 Route 4 / Route 110 in Chelmsford Route 114 in Marblehead 01920-01-01c. 1920 current
Route 129A 2.48 3.99 Route 129 in Lynn Route 129 in Lynn 01996-01-011996 current
Route 130 11.90 19.15 Route 28 in Barnstable Route 6A in Sandwich 01926-01-011926 current
Route 131 9.77 15.72 US 20 in Sturbridge Route 131 in Thompson, CT 01923-01-011923 current
Route 132 3.69 5.94 Route 28 in Hyannis Route 6A in West Barnstable 01926-01-01c. 1926 current
Route 133 40.87 65.77 Route 38 / Route 110 in Lowell Route 127 in Gloucester 01926-01-011926 current
Route 134 5.30 8.53 Route 28 in South Dennis Route 6A in Dennis 01926-01-011926 current
Route 135 29.53 47.52 US 20 in Northborough I-95 / Route 128 in Dedham 01927-01-011927 current Originally ended at Quincy before the late 1950s
Route 136 1.85 2.98 Route 136 in Warren, RI Davis Street in Rehoboth 01927-01-011927 current
Route 137 6.99 11.25 Route 28 in Chatham Route 6A in Brewster 01936-01-011936 current
Route 137 6.99 11.25 Route 16 in Milford US 1 in Dedham 01926-01-011926 01933-01-011933 renumbered as Route 109 in 1933
Route 138 43.58 70.14 Route 138 in Tiverton, RI Route 28 in Milton 01926-01-011926 current
Route 139 32.24 51.89 Route 27 / Route 138 in Stoughton Route 14 in Duxbury
Route 139 32.24 51.89 Route 10 in Southampton Route 21 in Belchertown 01926-01-011926 01935-01-011935 transferred to US 202 in 1935
Route 140 107.76 173.42 US 6 in New Bedford Route 12 in Winchendon 01926-01-011926 current Southernmost 19 miles of Route 140 is a freeway known as the Alfred M. Bessette Memorial Highway or the Taunton-New Bedford Expressway
Route 141 15.9 25.6 Route 10 in Easthampton US 20 in Springfield 01926-01-011926 current
Route 141 12.33 19.84 NY 22 in West Stockbridge US 20 in Lee 01926-01-011926 01933-01-011933 renumbered as Route 102 in 1933
Route 142 3.99 6.42 Route 10 in Bernardston VT 142 in Vernon, VT 01975-01-01c. 1975 current
Route 142 15.9 25.6 Route 142 in Cumberland, RI US 1 in Dedham 01927-01-011927 01933-01-011933 renumbered as Route 11 in 1933 (later renumbered to Route 121, due to MA Route 1A section from Wrentham to Dedham)
Route 143 24.49 39.41 Route 8 in Hinsdale Route 9 in Williamsburg 01933-01-01c. 1933 current Formerly numbered Route 109A
Route 145 6.71 10.80 Route 1A in Boston Route 16 in Revere 01958-01-011958 current Originally numbered Route 45 before 1958
Route 146 20.99 33.78 Route 146 in North Smithfield, RI Quinsigamond Avenue / Cambridge Street / Millbury Street in Worcester Worcester-Providence Turnpike
Route 146A 4.1 6.6 Route 146A in North Smithfield, RI Route 122 in Uxbridge 01984-01-011984 current
Route 147 4.39 7.07 Mill Street & Springfield Street in Agawam US 5 in West Springfield 01966-01-011966 current
Route 148 19.68 31.67 US 20 in Sturbridge Route 122 in Oakham
Route 149 4.83 7.77 Route 28 in Marstons Mills Route 6A in West Barnstable 01946-01-011946 current
Route 150 3.67 5.91 Beacon Street in Amesbury NH 150 in South Hampton, NH 01933-01-01c. 1933 current
Route 151 7.0 11.3 Route 28A in Falmouth Route 28 in Mashpee
Route 152 14.88 23.95 Route 152 in East Providence, RI US 1 in Plainville
Route 159 4.32 6.95 Route 159 in Suffield, CT Route 75 / Route 147 in Agawam 01968-01-011968 current Originally designated as US 5A in 1932 before 1968
Route 168 1.24 2.00 US 202 / Route 10 in Southwick Route 168 in Suffield, CT 01975-01-011975 current Originally designated as Route 190 before 1975
Route 169 9.11 14.66 Route 169 in Woodstock, CT US 20 in Charlton 01959-01-011959 current Originally numbered Route 93 until 1959 after the designation of I-93; before that was Route 124
Route 177 4.9 7.9 Route 177 in Tiverton, RI US 6 in Westport
Route 181 9.43 15.18 US 20 in Palmer US 202 / Route 21 in Belchertown
Route 183 31.94 51.40 Route 183 in Colebrook, CT US 7 / US 20 in Lenox
Route 186 2.43 3.91 Route 186 in Somers, CT Route 83 / Route 220 in East Longmeadow 01932-01-011932 current
Route 187 7.49 12.05 Route 187 in Suffield, CT US 20 in Westfield 01932-01-011932 current
Route 189 2.11 3.40 Route 189 in Granby, CT Route 57 in Granville 01932-01-011932 current
Route 190 1.24 2.00 US 202 / Route 10 in Southwick Route 190 in Suffield, CT (Now Route 168) 01932-01-011932 01975-01-011975 Renumbered to Route 168 in 1975
Route 192 2.22 3.57 Route 192 in Enfield, CT US 5 in Longmeadow 01932-01-011932 current
Route 193 2.77 4.46 Route 193 in Thompson, CT Route 12 / Route 16 in Webster 01932-01-011932 current
Route 197 3.20 5.15 Route 197 in Thompson, CT Route 12 in Dudley
Route 198 3.96 6.37 Route 198 in Woodstock, CT Route 131 in Southbridge
Route 203 5.18 8.34 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain I-93 / US 1 / Route 3 / Route 3A in Dorchester 01970-01-011970 current established in early 1970s, was previously part of Route 3
Route 204 1.66 2.67 NY 204 in Canaan, NY (Now State Route 295) Route 41 in Richmond 01930-01-01c. 1930 01938-01-01c. 1938 Became Route 295 in order to match the New York route number
Route 209 Proposed MA 109 bypass from I-95 to I-495 that was never built
Route 213 3.56 5.73 I-93 in Methuen I-495 in Methuen 01964-01-011964 current Loop Connector
Route 220 2.17 3.49 Route 220 in Enfield, CT Route 83 / Route 186 in East Longmeadow 01936-01-011936 current
Route 225 31.1 50.1 Route 2A in Lunenburg Route 2 / Route 4 in Lexington 01957-01-011957 current Formerly numbered Route 25 prior to 1957, where the freeway segment southeast of Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) was designated as Route 25
Route 228 9.4 15.1 Route 3 in Rockland George Washington Boulevard in Hull 01967-01-011967 current Originally Part of Route 128 until that route was truncated back to Braintree in 1967
Route 240 1.3 2.1 US 6 in Fairhaven I-195 in Fairhaven
Route 286 1.40 2.25 I-95 in Salisbury NH 286 in Seabrook, NH 01971-01-011971 current Formerly numbered Route 86
Route 295 1.66 2.67 NY 295 in Canaan, NY Route 41 in Richmond 01938-01-01c. 1938 current Formerly numbered Route 204
Route C1 US 1/Route 138 in Fenway US 1 in Saugus 01933-01-01c. 1933 01970-01-01c. 1970 Revere-to-Saugus segment part of current US 1
Route C9 Route 9 in Boston Route C1/Route C37 in Boston 01933-01-01c. 1933 01970-01-01c. 1970 Huntington Avenue portion is part of current Route 9
Route C28 Route 3/Route 28/Route 138 in Dorchester US 1/Route 28/Route 38 in Cambridge 01933-01-01c. 1933 01970-01-01c. 1970 Current Route 28 in-and-through Boston
Route C37 Route 3/Route 37 in Ashmont Route C1/Route C9 in Boston 01933-01-01c. 1933 01959-01-01c. 1959
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Unnumbered state roads

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These are state roads which, for the most part, do not carry a numbered designation. They are generally short in length and serve important roles as main roads or connections between other main roads.

Name Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
George Washington Boulevard 3.1 5.0 Hingham, Hull
George Washington Blvd connects Route 3A in Hingham to Hull Shore Drive and Nantasket Avenue in Hull
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway 1.5 2.4 New Bedford
The JFK Memorial Highway is a semi-limited-access highway running through the city of New Bedford, from Cove St. in the south to I-195 in the north at Exit 15. The section between U.S. Route 6 and I-195 carries the initial stretch of Route 18.
Leominster Connector 0.6 0.97 Leominster
Leominster Connector is a short road connecting the I-190/Route 2 interchange in Leominster with Mechanic Street.
Leverett Connector 1.6 2.6 Boston
The Leverett Connector is a bypass of the Zakim Bridge from Interstate 93 north of Boston to Storrow Drive.
Lowell Connector 2.88 4.63 Chelmsford, Lowell
The Lowell Connector is a freeway connection between the Northwest Expressway (US-3), I-495, and downtown Lowell.
The Connector carries the unsigned designation of I-495 Business Spur.
Plimoth Patuxet Highway 2.04 3.28 Plymouth
The Plimoth Patuxet Highway is a connector between Routes 3 and 3A in Plymouth, also servicing Plimoth Patuxet. Prior to 1957, this highway carried the southern portion of Route 3.
Boston–Providence Highway Dedham
This section starts at US 1's interchange with I-95/Route 128 (where US 1 switches to I-95/Route 128 to form a wrong-way overlap) and continues north to the Boston line, at the intersection with Route 109.
Sandwich Road 5.1 8.2 Bourne
Sandwich Road runs from the center of Bourne east to the Sandwich town line. East of the Sagamore Bridge, Sandwich Road carries Route 6A.
Soldiers Field Road 4.3 6.9 Boston
Soldiers Field Road is a parkway, running from North Beacon Street (U.S. Route 20) in Brighton east to the Boston University Bridge (Route 2), where it continues as Storrow Drive.
Storrow Drive (James Jackson Storrow Memorial Drive) 1.98 3.19 Boston
Storrow Drive is a parkway, running from Soldiers Field Road at the Boston University Bridge (Route 2) eastward to an intersection with Embankment Road (Route 28) in downtown Boston.
Originally portions of Routes C1 & C9 were routed along Storrow Drive through 1970. From 1970 through 1989, U.S. Route 1 was routed along Storrow Drive.
Wallum Lake Road 3.4 5.5 Douglas
This would be the Massachusetts extension of Rhode Island Route 100, ending just west of the intersection between Routes 16 and 96.

See also

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  • Highway Division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  • Office of Transportation Planning. "Data Resources Section". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. (Includes a road inventory and maps.)
  • Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log
  • The Roads of Massachusetts
  • Road Signs of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Roadtrips

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