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Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495) is the designation of an Interstate Highway half-beltway
Beltway

A beltway, loop , ring road, or orbital motorway is a Circumferential Highway found around or within many cities.Beltway, orbital motorway, perimeter loop, beltline, and similar terms refer to an expressway/motorway/freeway style standard road that often originally enclosed the built up area and was later...
 in Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
. It was the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway of its kind – measuring in at 120.74 miles (194.40 kilometers) – until 1996, when the PA Route 9 section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
 was redesignated as Interstate 476, making it about longer than I-495. I-495 has its northern terminus at Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Interstate 95 is a highway in length in the state of Massachusetts. The highway enters from the state of Rhode Island in Attleboro, Massachusetts and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with Route 128 in Canton, Massachusetts....
 in Salisbury
Salisbury, Massachusetts

Salisbury is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer beach resort town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston, Massachusetts on the New Hampshire border....
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Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495) is the designation of an Interstate Highway half-beltway
Beltway

A beltway, loop , ring road, or orbital motorway is a Circumferential Highway found around or within many cities.Beltway, orbital motorway, perimeter loop, beltline, and similar terms refer to an expressway/motorway/freeway style standard road that often originally enclosed the built up area and was later...
 in Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
. It was the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway of its kind – measuring in at 120.74 miles (194.40 kilometers) – until 1996, when the PA Route 9 section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
 was redesignated as Interstate 476, making it about longer than I-495. I-495 has its northern terminus at Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Interstate 95 is a highway in length in the state of Massachusetts. The highway enters from the state of Rhode Island in Attleboro, Massachusetts and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with Route 128 in Canton, Massachusetts....
 in Salisbury
Salisbury, Massachusetts

Salisbury is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer beach resort town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston, Massachusetts on the New Hampshire border....
. The highway, forming an arc approximately from Boston, intersects eight major radial expressways along its route: Interstate 93
Interstate 93

Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95 in Massachusetts ; its northern terminus is near St....
, U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3

U.S. Route 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus in Cambridge, Massachusetts through New Hampshire to its terminus near Third Connecticut Lake at the Canada?United States border, where the road continues north as Quebec Route 257....
, Route 2
Route 2 (Massachusetts)

Route 2 is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. Along with Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 to the South, these highways are the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/Interstate 90 in Massachusetts toll highway....
, Interstate 290
Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)

Interstate 290 runs for from Auburn, Massachusetts to Marlborough, Massachusetts. It is a continuation of Interstate 395 North of Interstate 90 and runs through downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, I-190 splits off, and I-290 runs across Lake Quinsigamond and east to Interstate 495 in Marlborough....
, Interstate 90
Interstate 90

Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S....
 (The Massachusetts Turnpike
Massachusetts Turnpike

The Massachusetts Turnpike is the easternmost 138-mile stretch of Interstate 90. The Turnpike begins at the western border of Massachusetts in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts connecting with the New York State Thruway#Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway....
), Route 24
Route 24 (Massachusetts)

Route 24 is a freeway south of Interstate 93 in southeastern Massachusetts, linking Fall River, Massachusetts with the Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
 and Interstate 95 (twice). It has its southern terminus in Wareham
Wareham, Massachusetts

Wareham is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,335.For geographic and demographic information about specific parts of the town of Wareham, please see the articles about Onset, Massachusetts, Wareham Center, Massachusetts, West Wareham, Massachusetts, and Weweantic,...
, where Interstate 195 and Route 25
Route 25 (Massachusetts)

Route 25 is a freeway providing access to Cape Cod. Route 25 is long, and is an eastward continuation of Interstate 495 South, beginning at the junction with Interstate 195 in Wareham, Massachusetts....
 meet. Originally, the stretch from Route 24 to Interstate 195 was signed as Route 25; that status now only begins south of I-195.

I-495 is often regarded as the outermost boundary of the Greater Boston
Greater Boston

Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston to that of the city's combined statistical area which includes the metro areas of Providence,...
 region (see the quote below): its northern extremity is close to the New Hampshire
New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....
 border; its southern end is just north of Cape Cod
Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States....
; west of I-495 is the Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States. A 2006 estimate put the population at 175,898, making it the estimated second-largest city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts....
 area and Central Massachusetts. In a more restricted sense, The Yankee Division Highway (Route 128
Route 128 (Massachusetts)

Route 128, also known as the Yankee Division Highway , and originally the Circumferential Highway, is a partial beltway around Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
 and the first of Interstate 93
Interstate 93

Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95 in Massachusetts ; its northern terminus is near St....
), which is parallel to I-495 but closer to the city, is sometimes regarded as the outer boundary of Boston's immediate suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
s.

The stretch of 495 north and east of Route 2
Route 2 (Massachusetts)

Route 2 is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. Along with Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 to the South, these highways are the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/Interstate 90 in Massachusetts toll highway....
 until its terminus at Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Interstate 95 is a highway in length in the state of Massachusetts. The highway enters from the state of Rhode Island in Attleboro, Massachusetts and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with Route 128 in Canton, Massachusetts....
 in Salisbury is also the main limited access highway connecting the communities of the more urbanized Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley

The Merrimack Valley is the area surrounding the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. The area on either side of the Merrimack in New Hampshire is named the Merrimack Valley Region by the NH Division of Travel and Tourism Development....
 region, separate from its purpose as a beltway for Boston. This stretch of expressway closely follows Route 110.

Exit list

CountyLocationMileExit #DestinationsNotes
Plymouth
Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 472,822. Its county seats are Plymouth, Massachusetts and Brockton, Massachusetts....
Wareham
Wareham, Massachusetts

Wareham is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,335.For geographic and demographic information about specific parts of the town of Wareham, please see the articles about Onset, Massachusetts, Wareham Center, Massachusetts, West Wareham, Massachusetts, and Weweantic,...
0.001
I 195
I-195
Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)

Interstate 195 is an Interstate Highway running a combined 40.1 miles in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It travels from a junction with Interstate 95 in Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island east to a junction with Interstate 495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts....
 West – New Bedford, Providence, RI
Mainline continues as
Ma Route 25
MA-25
Route 25 (Massachusetts)

Route 25 is a freeway providing access to Cape Cod. Route 25 is long, and is an eastward continuation of Interstate 495 South, beginning at the junction with Interstate 195 in Wareham, Massachusetts....
2.482
Ma Route 58
MA-58 – Carver
Carver, Massachusetts

Carver is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,163 at the 2000 census....
, Plymouth
Signed on overhead signs erroneously as MA-58 North; MA-58 South not marked on signs at end of both off-ramps; this is not the southern terminus of MA-58.
Middleborough
Middleborough, Massachusetts

Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,941 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Middleborough Center, please see the article Middleborough Center, Massachusetts....
10.313
Ma Route 28
MA-28
Route 28 (Massachusetts)

Route 28 is a nominally north-south route in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, running from the town of Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod via Boston, Massachusetts to the New Hampshire state line in Methuen, Massachusetts....
  – Rock Village, South Middleborough
13.424
Ma Route 105
MA-105 – Middleborough Center, Lakeville
14.335
Ma Route 18
MA-18
Route 18 (Massachusetts)

Route 18 is a south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....
 – NB: Bridgewater, Plymouth; SB: Lakeville, New Bedford
MA-18 North to US-44 East
14.786
Us 44
US-44
U.S. Route 44

U.S. Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 237 miles through four states in the Northeastern United States region of the United States....
 – NB: Taunton, Providence, RI; SB: Middleborough, Plymouth
Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
19.357
Ma Route 24
MA-24
Route 24 (Massachusetts)

Route 24 is a freeway south of Interstate 93 in southeastern Massachusetts, linking Fall River, Massachusetts with the Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
 – Boston, Fall River
Split into 7A and 7B
Bristol
Bristol County, Massachusetts

Bristol County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, adjacent to the state of Rhode Island. As of 2005, the population was estimated at 546,331....
Raynham
Raynham, Massachusetts

Raynham is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,739 at the 2000 census. It has one village, Raynham Center, Massachusetts....
21.718
Ma Route 138
MA-138
Route 138 (Massachusetts)

Route 138 is a north-south state highway in Massachusetts. From Milton, Massachusetts, Route 138 runs south through the following towns/cities:...
 – Stoughton, Taunton
Taunton
Taunton, Massachusetts

Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is the county seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area....
24.829Bay Street
Bay Road (Bristol County, Massachusetts)

Bay Road is a 17+ mile north-south road in southeastern Massachusetts that begins at the town line of Canton, Massachusetts and Sharon, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts just north of an intersection with Massachusetts Route 27 at Cobb's Corner and ends in Taunton, Massachusetts as Bay Street....
 – Taunton, Easton
Norton
Norton, Massachusetts

Norton is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and comprises the village of Norton Center, Massachusetts....
26.9010
Ma Route 123
MA-123 – Norton, East Mansfield, Easton
To Route 140
Route 140 (Massachusetts)

Route 140 is a long state highway which passes through parts of southeastern and central Massachusetts. The highway follows a southeast-northwest trajectory, running from US 6 in New Bedford, Massachusetts just north of Buzzards Bay northwest to an intersection with Massachusetts Route 12 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, a few miles south of...
 South
Mansfield
Mansfield, Massachusetts

Mansfield is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population is 22,191....
29.911
Ma Route 140
MA-140
Route 140 (Massachusetts)

Route 140 is a long state highway which passes through parts of southeastern and central Massachusetts. The highway follows a southeast-northwest trajectory, running from US 6 in New Bedford, Massachusetts just north of Buzzards Bay northwest to an intersection with Massachusetts Route 12 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, a few miles south of...
 South – Norton
Partial interchange: SB exit/NB entrance only.
30.812
Ma Route 140
MA-140
Route 140 (Massachusetts)

Route 140 is a long state highway which passes through parts of southeastern and central Massachusetts. The highway follows a southeast-northwest trajectory, running from US 6 in New Bedford, Massachusetts just north of Buzzards Bay northwest to an intersection with Massachusetts Route 12 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, a few miles south of...
 North – Mansfield
Norfolk
Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 650,308. Its county seat is Dedham, Massachusetts....
Foxborough
Foxborough, Massachusetts

Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, approximately 22 miles southwest of Boston, Massachusetts and 18 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island....
32.8913
I 95
I-95
Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Interstate 95 is a highway in length in the state of Massachusetts. The highway enters from the state of Rhode Island in Attleboro, Massachusetts and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with Route 128 in Canton, Massachusetts....
 – Boston, Providence, RI
Split into 13A and 13B
Plainville
Plainville, Massachusetts

Plainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,683 at the 2000 census. It is formally a part of the Providence metropolitan area....
35.5414
Us 1
US-1
U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts

In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, U.S. Route 1 is a major north-south state highway through Boston, MA. The portion of US 1 south of Boston is also known as the Boston-Providence Turnpike, and portions north of the city are known as the Northeast Expressway and the Newburyport Turnpike....
 – Wrentham, North Attleborough
Split into 14A and 14B
Wrentham
Wrentham, Massachusetts

Wrentham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,554 at the 2000 census. It is Governed by a five person Board of 'Selectmen' who are elected to serve staggered three year terms....
37.3615
Ma Route 1a
MA-1A
Route 1A (Massachusetts)

Route 1A is a south-north state highway in Massachusetts. It is an alternate route to U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts with three signed sections and two unsigned sections where the highway is concurrent with its parent....
 – Wrentham, Plainville
Franklin
Franklin, Massachusetts

The Town of Franklin is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 29,560 at the 2000 census. In 2007, "Family Circle" Magazine named Franklin one of the top ten towns in the country in which to raise a family....
41.1716King Street – Franklin, Woonsocket, RI
43.1917
Ma Route 140
MA-140
Route 140 (Massachusetts)

Route 140 is a long state highway which passes through parts of southeastern and central Massachusetts. The highway follows a southeast-northwest trajectory, running from US 6 in New Bedford, Massachusetts just north of Buzzards Bay northwest to an intersection with Massachusetts Route 12 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, a few miles south of...
 – Franklin, Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham, Massachusetts

Bellingham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,314 at the 2000 census. The town sits on the southwestern fringe of Metropolitan Boston, along the rapidly growing "outer belt" that is Interstate 495 ....
45.7918
Ma Route 126
MA-126
Route 126 (Massachusetts)

Route 126 is a north-south state highway in Massachusetts....
 – Medway, Bellingham
Worcester
Worcester County, Massachusetts

Worcester County is a non-governmental county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The largest city and county seat is the Worcester, Massachusetts....
Milford
Milford, Massachusetts

Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,799 according to the United States Census, 2000....
48.3019
Ma Route 109
MA-109 – Milford, Medway
50.4720
Ma Route 85
MA-85
Route 85 (Massachusetts)

Route 85, is a north-south state highway in Massachusetts, United States.Route 85's southern terminus is at Route 16 in Milford, Massachusetts....
 – Milford, Hopkinton
Middlesex
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the most populous county in Massachusetts. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 1,465,396....
Hopkinton
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, just over west and south of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriot's Day in April, and as the home of computer storage firm EMC Corporation....
54.1421West Main Street – Hopkinton, UptonSplit into 21A and 21B
57.8722
I 90
I-90
Interstate 90

Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S....
 (Mass Pike
Massachusetts Turnpike

The Massachusetts Turnpike is the easternmost 138-mile stretch of Interstate 90. The Turnpike begins at the western border of Massachusetts in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts connecting with the New York State Thruway#Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway....
) – Boston, Albany, NY
WorcesterWestborough
Westborough, Massachusetts

Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,997 at the 2000 United States Census....
59.3923AB
Ma Route 9
MA-9
Route 9 (Massachusetts)

Route 9 is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. Along with US 20 to the south and Route 2 to the north, this highway is one of the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/Interstate 90 toll road....
 – Framingham, Worcester
MiddlesexMarlborough
Marlborough, Massachusetts

Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 36,255 at the 2000 census. The name of this town is sometimes spelled as Marlboro, rather than Marlborough, which is the official spelling....
62.0923CSimarano Drive – Marlborough, SouthboroughInterchange constructed in 2000.
63.1124
Us 20
US-20
U.S. Route 20

U.S. Route 20 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, U.S. 20 is a coast-to-coast route; however, because national park roads do not have signage for U.S....
 – Marlborough, Northborough
Split into 24A and 24B
64.8725ATo
Ma Route 85
MA-85
Route 85 (Massachusetts)

Route 85, is a north-south state highway in Massachusetts, United States.Route 85's southern terminus is at Route 16 in Milford, Massachusetts....
 – Hudson
Connection via unnumbered connector road
64.8725B
I 290
I-290
Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)

Interstate 290 runs for from Auburn, Massachusetts to Marlborough, Massachusetts. It is a continuation of Interstate 395 North of Interstate 90 and runs through downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, I-190 splits off, and I-290 runs across Lake Quinsigamond and east to Interstate 495 in Marlborough....
 – Worcester
WorcesterBerlin
Berlin, Massachusetts

Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,380 at the 2000 census.History ...
67.2626
Ma Route 62
MA-62
Route 62 (Massachusetts)

Route 62 is an east-west state highway in Massachusetts. From its western terminus at Route 32 and Route 122 in Barre, Massachusetts, Route 62 runs east through the following towns:...
 – Berlin, Hudson
Bolton
Bolton, Massachusetts

Bolton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,148 at the 2000 census....
69.9327
Ma Route 117
MA-117
Route 117 (Massachusetts)

Route 117 is an east-west state highway in Massachusetts, running from Leominster, Massachusetts to Waltham, Massachusetts. Its route passes through the following towns:...
 – Bolton, Stow
MiddlesexBoxborough
Boxborough, Massachusetts

Boxborough is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,868 at the 2000 census, although it had risen to 5,403 by April 2007....
74.5728
Ma Route 111
MA-111
Route 111 (Massachusetts)

Route 111 is both a north-south and east-west state highway in Massachusetts, though it is signed exclusively as a north-south route on newer signs....
 – Boxborough, Harvard
Littleton
Littleton, Massachusetts

Littleton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,184 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the neighborhood of Littleton Common, please see the article Littleton Common, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
77.5529
Ma Route 2
MA-2
Route 2 (Massachusetts)

Route 2 is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. Along with Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 to the South, these highways are the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/Interstate 90 in Massachusetts toll highway....
 – Leominster, Boston
Split into 29A and 29B.
79.0930
Ma Route 2a
Ma Route 110
MA-2A
Route 2A (Massachusetts)

Route 2A exists in several sections of Massachusetts, mainly as parts of former Route 2 that have been moved or upgraded. Route 2A runs from Greenfield, Massachusetts in the west to Boston in the east....
, MA-110
Route 110 (Massachusetts)

Route 110, is a southwest-northeast state highway in Massachusetts. From West Boylston, Massachusetts at Route 12 , Route 110 runs northeast to the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, where it ends at an intersection with US 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A....
 – Littleton, Ayer
80.1231
Ma Route 119
MA-119
Route 119 (Massachusetts)

Route 119, is a northwest-southeast state highway in Massachusetts. Route 119 was the first state highway designated in Massachusetts, in 1894....
 – Groton, Acton
Westford
Westford, Massachusetts

Westford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,754 at the 2000 census.History...
83.2032Boston Road – Westford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Chelmsford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is located 24 miles from Boston, Massachusetts and, bordering on the City of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is part of the Greater Lowell metropolitan area....
87.533
Ma Route 4
MA-4
Route 4 (Massachusetts)

Route 4 is an long state highway in northeastern Massachusetts. It runs south to north, serving many of Boston's western and northwestern suburbs, from an interchange with Route 2 in Lexington, Massachusetts northwest to an intersection with Route 3A in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts....
 – North Chelmsford
Partial interchange: NB exit/SB entrance only
88.134
Ma Route 110
MA-110
Route 110 (Massachusetts)

Route 110, is a southwest-northeast state highway in Massachusetts. From West Boylston, Massachusetts at Route 12 , Route 110 runs northeast to the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, where it ends at an intersection with US 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A....
 – Chelmsford, Lowell
Route 110 west to Route 4
89.135A and 35B
Us 3
US-3
U.S. Route 3

U.S. Route 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus in Cambridge, Massachusetts through New Hampshire to its terminus near Third Connecticut Lake at the Canada?United States border, where the road continues north as Quebec Route 257....
 – Burlington, Nashua, NH
Split into 35A and 35B.
Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,167....
89.335CLowell Connector
Lowell Connector

The Lowell Connector is a small freeway Connector in the Massachusetts state highway system that links nearby U.S. Highway 3 and Interstate 495 to downtown Lowell, Massachusetts....
 – Lowell
Former exit 36
91.0937Woburn Street – South Lowell, North Billerica
Tewksbury
Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Tewksbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,851 at the 2000 census....
92.1838
Ma Route 38
MA-38
Route 38 (Massachusetts)

Route 38 is a List of numbered routes in Massachusetts in Massachusetts, United States, running 27 miles from Sullivan Square in Boston north via Lowell to the state line in Dracut, where it continues as New Hampshire Route 38 in Pelham, New Hampshire....
 – Lowell, Tewksbury
94.5139
Ma Route 133
MA-133 – Dracut, Andover
Essex
Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 723,419. It has two county seats: Salem, Massachusetts and Lawrence, Massachusetts....
Andover
Andover, Massachusetts

Andover is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2000 census population was 31,247....
96.9240
I 93
I-93
Interstate 93

Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95 in Massachusetts ; its northern terminus is near St....
 – Boston, Concord, NH
Split into 40A and 40B.
99.3041
Ma Route 28
MA-28
Route 28 (Massachusetts)

Route 28 is a nominally north-south route in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, running from the town of Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod via Boston, Massachusetts to the New Hampshire state line in Methuen, Massachusetts....
 – Lawrence, Andover
Split northbound into 41A and 41B.
Lawrence
Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,043....
100.0642
Ma Route 114
MA-114
Route 114 (Massachusetts)

Route 114 is a Massachusetts state route that essentially is a Cardinal direction-Cardinal direction route, but is technically considered to go east-west....
 – Middleton, South Lawrence
North Andover
North Andover, Massachusetts

North Andover is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 27,202 at the 2000 census....
100.8443Massachusetts AvenueAlso signed northbound for Commonwealth Avenue.
101.2544Merrimack Street
Lawrence
Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,043....
101.8345Marston Street – Lawrence
Methuen
Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the United States Census, 2000....
103.0046
Ma Route 110
MA-110
Route 110 (Massachusetts)

Route 110, is a southwest-northeast state highway in Massachusetts. From West Boylston, Massachusetts at Route 12 , Route 110 runs northeast to the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, where it ends at an intersection with US 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A....
 (Merrimac Street) – Pleasant Valley
103.9347
Ma Route 213
MA-213
Route 213 (Massachusetts)

Route 213 is a short 3 1/2 mile state highway in Massachusetts. It connects Interstate 93 with Interstate 495 in Methuen, Massachusetts, just south of the New Hampshire border....
 (Loop Connector)
Haverhill
Haverhill, Massachusetts

Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 58,969 at the 2000 census. Haverhill is home to Northern Essex Community College....
105.6648To
Ma Route 125
MA-125 – Ward Hill, Bradford
Via unnumbered connector road.
106.5249
Ma Route 110
Ma Route 113
MA-110
Route 110 (Massachusetts)

Route 110, is a southwest-northeast state highway in Massachusetts. From West Boylston, Massachusetts at Route 12 , Route 110 runs northeast to the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, where it ends at an intersection with US 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A....
/MA-113
Route 113 (Massachusetts)

Route 113 is an east-west Massachusetts state route that connects Pepperell, Massachusetts and Newburyport, Massachusetts. Its western terminus is at Route 119 in Pepperell, and its eastern end is at U.S....
 (River Street)
 
107.1850
Ma Route 97
MA-97 – Haverhill, Salem, NH
108.8751
Ma Route 125
MA-125 – Haverhill, Plaistow, NH
Split into 51A and 51B.
111.0552
Ma Route 110
MA-110
Route 110 (Massachusetts)

Route 110, is a southwest-northeast state highway in Massachusetts. From West Boylston, Massachusetts at Route 12 , Route 110 runs northeast to the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, where it ends at an intersection with US 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A....
 – Haverhill, Merrimac
Merrimac
Merrimac, Massachusetts

Merrimac is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States, and on the southeastern border of New Hampshire....
114.7753Broad Street – Merrimac, Merrimacport
Amesbury
Amesbury, Massachusetts

The Town of Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862....
117.7254
Ma Route 150
MA-150 – Amesbury
118.7455
Ma Route 110
MA-110
Route 110 (Massachusetts)

Route 110, is a southwest-northeast state highway in Massachusetts. From West Boylston, Massachusetts at Route 12 , Route 110 runs northeast to the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, where it ends at an intersection with US 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A....
 East To
I 95
I-95 South – Salisbury, Boston
Partial interchange: NB exit/SB entrance only. Entrance from 110 WB only.
Salisbury
Salisbury, Massachusetts

Salisbury is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer beach resort town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston, Massachusetts on the New Hampshire border....
120.74  Northbound
I 495
I-495 merges onto northbound
I 95
I-95.
Access to southbound I-495 from southbound I-95 only.


Quotations

"I think a Bostonian would rather go north or south than east to west. There is a sense that anything west of Route 495 needs a passport
Passport

A passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder....
 and currency
Currency

A currency is a Medium of exchange, facilitating the trade of goods and/or Service s. It is coins and paper bills used as money. It is one form of money, where money is anything that serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value, and a standard of value....
 control." --John Mullin, director of the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts

The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system of the Massachusetts.The system includes University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth , University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School....
' Center for Economic Development in 1998


"...And anything west of 495 is Terra Incogneta. We've been wanting to put up a sign for years that warns you that if you go any farther, you'll fall off the end of the earth." --The Boston Handbook by John Powers.


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