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Less than 10 years ago, the nation's oldest Fourth of July road race was on life support. On this Independence Day, the Leonide J. Lemire Road Race in Southbridge celebrates its 75th running, not ...
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 ...
A 32.10-mile (51.66 km) stretch of Route 169, running from Rocky Hollow Road in Lisbon to the Massachusetts state line, is a designated National Scenic Byway and state scenic road known for its vibrant autumn foliage and historic communities. [5] [6] The entire route within Connecticut is also designated the General Israel Putnam Highway. [1]
Looking southbound near its northern terminus in Southbridge, MA. Route 198 begins at an intersection with US 6 in Chaplin and heads north across the Natchaug River, then northeast parallel to the river into Eastford. In Eastford, it continues north, crossing US 44 and meeting the west end of Route 244 (an old alignment of US 44) in the center ...
Route 162 was created in the 1932 state highway renumbering as a five-mile (8 km) road from Route 1 near the Orange-West Haven line to the junction between Jones Hill Road and Ocean Avenue near the Milford-West Haven line. [2] The portion in Milford was originally numbered as part of Route 122. This segment was removed from Route 122 and ...
Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 30,379 according to the 2020 census. [1] First settled in 1662 and incorporated in 1780, Milford became a booming industrial and quarrying community in the 19th century due to its unique location which includes the nearby source of the Charles River, the Mill River, the Blackstone River watershed, and large ...
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. The path of the road is now mostly covered by Route 109.
In Lenox, Route 7A splits off from the main road to serve the center of town, and US 20 splits from US 7 shortly thereafter to travel through the town of Lee to the southeast. The highway passes through Lee and has an interchange with I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) at exit 10 (formerly exit 2), south of town, near the eastern terminus of Route 102 .