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This is a list of turnpike roads, built and operated by nonprofit turnpike trusts or private companies in exchange for the privilege of collecting a toll, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, mainly in the 19th century. While most of the roads are now maintained as free public roads, some have been abandoned.
The Massachusetts Turnpike is informally divided into two sections by MassDOT: the original 123-mile (198 km) "Western Turnpike" extending from the New York state border through the interchange with I-95 and Route 128 at exit 123 in Weston, and the 15-mile (24 km) "Boston Extension" that continues beyond exit 123 through Boston. [4]
Route 2A (Massachusetts Avenue) – Cambridge, Roxbury: Interchange: 135.028: 217.307: Exeter Street: Split of eastbound and westbound lanes into Stuart Avenue and Avenue of the Arts: 135.055: 217.350: I-90 west / Mass Pike west – New York: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 133 on I-90 / Mass Pike: 135.310: 217.760: Route 28 south ...
Numbering on the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) increased from 1 to 26; however, exits 11 and 11A were almost 10 miles (16 km) apart, exits 14 and 15 were the same exit, exit 15B was a westbound-only off-ramp, exits 18 and 20 were the same exit, exit 19 was a mainline toll plaza until 2016, and exits 21 and 23 were westbound on-ramps only. This ...
Interstate 290 (I-290) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Massachusetts, maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Spanning approximately 20 miles (32 km), it is signed as an east–west spur route of I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) in Central Massachusetts.
(Includes a road inventory and maps.) Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log; The Roads of Massachusetts; Road Signs of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Roadtrips; Road jurisdiction maps: Interactive road jurisdiction map; District 1 Road Jurisdiction PDF map (Berkshires and western Pioneer Valley) District 2 Road Jurisdiction PDF map (west-central)
AUBURN — An overturned tractor-trailer is forcing a Wednesday morning detour of traffic from the Interstate 290 ramp to the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound.
The turnpike was used by stagecoaches and mail carriers for decades, but toll collection ceased in 1847 as parallel railroads attracted more use. Several sections were rebuilt to accommodate automobile traffic in the early 20th century, but it saw decreased use following the completion of I-95.