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It is concurrent with the entirety of Interstate 90 (I-90) within the state, and is the longest Interstate Highway in Massachusetts, spanning 138 miles (222 km) along an east–west axis. The turnpike opened in 1957, and it was designated as part of the Interstate Highway System in 1959.
The privilege of building and operating turnpikes was conferred by the state legislature to "turnpike corporations". Turnpikes were constructed using private capital, were privately owned, and were operated for revenue from toll collection. The turnpike era in Massachusetts began in 1796, when the first act of incorporation for a turnpike was ...
The Northwest Tollway, Chicago Skyway, Indiana Toll Road, Ohio Turnpike, New York State Thruway, and Massachusetts Turnpike all predate I-90 and were incorporated into the route. [75] This also meant that portions of the route did not adhere to Interstate Highway standards , but they were either deemed adequate or rebuilt to conform by the ...
Sen. Robyn Kennedy of Worcester, a city that the Mass. Turnpike skirts to the south, sparked Thursday's mini-debate on tolls when she gave a brief speech on an amendment the Senate had rejected in ...
I-90 / Mass Pike: 138.1 222.3 I-90 / Berkshire Connector – New York state line ... Kentucky Turnpike — tolls removed in 1975, always had been part of I-65;
I-90 Toll / Mass Pike west to I-93 south – Williams Tunnel: Eastern end of I-90; southbound exit and northbound entrance: 50.305: 80.958: Route 145 north (Bennington Street) – Winthrop, Chelsea: Interchange, southern end of Route 145: Revere: 52.487: 84.470: Route 145: Interchange, northbound exit and southbound entrance: 52.852: 85.057
For residents of certain Boston ZIP Codes, a discount is in effect using an E-ZPass transponder, costing $0.20. On November 14, 2008, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority voted in favor of a proposed toll hike which would double the toll to $7.00 for non-commercial vehicles (at the time, the toll was $3.50 in the southbound direction only).
Toll booth at the junction of I-84 and the Mass Pike (exit 9). The original electronic toll collection system in Massachusetts was called MassPass and was installed at the Ted Williams Tunnel. This system was scrapped and replaced by the current E-ZPass-compatible system in 1998 for the Ted Williams Tunnel and the Massachusetts Turnpike Boston ...