Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

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Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Interstate 95
Interstate 95

Interstate 95 is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Florida and serving some of the most populated urban areas in the country, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Miami....
is a highway in length in the state of 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....
. The highway enters from the state of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
in Attleboro

Attleboro, Massachusetts

Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the United States Census, 2000....
and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with 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....
in Canton

Canton, Massachusetts

Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,775 at the 2000 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston....
. As the original plans for I-95 (which would have taken it through downtown Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
) were cancelled, the highway follows the Route 128 loop around 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,...
area to Peabody

Peabody, Massachusetts

Peabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,129. Peabody is located in Boston, Massachusetts North Shore suburban area....
. From there, 95 splits from 128 and turns north towards the Merrimack River

Merrimack River

The Merrimack River is a -long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset River and Winnipesaukee River rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport, Massachusetts....
. I-95 enters 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....
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....
.

original plans called for I-95 to run through downtown Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
; however, due to pressure from local residents, all proposed Interstate Highways within Route 128

Route 128 (Massachusetts)

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
in Attleboro

Attleboro, Massachusetts

Route 128 (Massachusetts)

Canton, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

Greater Boston

Peabody, Massachusetts

Merrimack River

New Hampshire

Salisbury, Massachusetts

History

The original plans called for I-95 to run through downtown Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
; however, due to pressure from local residents, all proposed Interstate Highways within Route 128

Route 128 (Massachusetts)

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....
to Boston. The only section of I-95 completed within the Route 128 beltway by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was a segment known as the Northeast Expressway north of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Saugus, Massachusetts

Saugus is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,078 at the 2000 census....
, which is now part of U.S. 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....
.

Between 1972 and 1974, plans were to extend I-95 along a northerly extension of the Northeast Expressway to Route 128 in Danvers

Danvers, Massachusetts

Danvers is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials....
. During this time, I-95 was officially routed along Route 128 from Canton

Canton, Massachusetts

Braintree, Massachusetts

The Town of Braintree is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 33,828 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Metro Boston area with access to the MBTA Red Line but is considered by some to be part of the South Shore as a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission's South Shore Coali...
and along Route 3

Route 3 (Massachusetts)

Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Route 3 , connecting Cambridge, Massachusetts with Cape Cod. All of it, except for the northernmost end in downtown Boston and Cambridge, is a freeway....
from Braintree to intersection with the Northeast Expressway in Boston. When the extension was cancelled in 1974, I-95's route shifted to its current routing, and I-93 was extended to meet I-95 in Canton. Plans for the abandoned roadways can still be seen going from the end of the Northeast Expressway to the Saugus River in Saugus, Massachusetts

Saugus, Massachusetts

Saugus is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,078 at the 2000 census....
. Along the unbuilt alignment from Saugus to Route 128, one can see unused bridges, ghost ramps, and graded--but unpaved--roadbed that was originally intended to carry I-95.

Exit list

Town New England town The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. An institution that does not have a direct counterpart in most other U.S....		# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore ....	Destinations	Notes
Continues into Rhode Island
Attleboro Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the United States Census, 2000....	0	1		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	1	2		Signed as exits 2A (south) and 2B (north)
	4	3		Signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west) southbound
	6	4
North Attleboro North Attleborough, Massachusetts North Attleborough, commonly written North Attleboro, is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....	7	5
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....	12	6		Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north)
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....	13	7		Signed as exits 7A (south) and 7B (north)
Sharon Sharon, Massachusetts Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,408 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Sharon, please see the article Sharon , Massachusetts, Massachusetts....	17	8	South Main Street, Mechanic Street – Sharon, Foxboro
	19	9
Walpole Walpole, Massachusetts Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is located about 17.9 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts and 23.5 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island....	21	10	Coney Street – Sharon, Walpole	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Norwood Norwood, Massachusetts Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 28,587....	23	11	Neponset Street – Norwood, Canton	Signed as exits 11A (east) and 11B (west)
Canton Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,775 at the 2000 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston....			Dedham Street	Southbound entrance only
	26	12		South end of US 1/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.... overlap
Westwood Westwood, Massachusetts Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,117 at the United States Census, 2000....	27	13	University Avenue – MBTA/Amtrak Station
	28	14	Canton Street, East Street
	29	15		North end of US 1 overlap; signed as exits 15A (to Route 1A) and 15B (US 1 south)
Dedham Dedham, Massachusetts Dedham /'d?d?m/ is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,464 at the 2000 census....	30	16		Signed as exits 16A (east) and 16B (west)
	32	17
Needham Needham, Massachusetts Needham is an affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, its population was 28,911 at the United States Census, 2000....	32	18	Great Plain Avenue – West Roxbury
	35	19	Highland Avenue – Needham, Newton Highlands Newton Highlands, Massachusetts Newton Highlands is a village of Newton, Massachusetts. Newton Highlands is largely suburban outside of the village and the commercial district running along Winchester and Needham Streets....	Signed as exits 19A (east) and 19B (west)
Wellesley Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,613 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College....	36	20		Signed as exits 20A (east) and 20B (west)
Newton Newton, Massachusetts The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts,is a large residential suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, which abuts it on the east....	37	21		Signed as exits 21A (east) and 21B (west) southbound
	38	22	Grove Street – MBTA Station Riverside (MBTA station) Riverside is the western terminus of the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch light rail line. It is located at 333 Grove Street, off Exit 22 on Interstate 95 in Massachusetts , in Auburndale, Massachusetts, a village of Newton, Massachusetts....
Weston Weston, Massachusetts Weston is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The estimated population, according to 2007 U.S....	39	23	Recreation Road	Northbound exit and entrance
	39	25
	39	24
Waltham Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....	41	26
	43	27	Wyman Street, Winter Street, Totten Pond Road – Waltham	Signed as exits 27A (east) and 27B (west)
	44	28	Trapelo Road – Lincoln, Belmont	Signed as exits 28A (east) and 28B (west) northbound
Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution, in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775....	45	29		Signed as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west)
	46	30		Signed as exits 30A (east) and 30B (west)
	48	31		Signed as exits 31A (south/east) and 31B (north/west)
Burlington Burlington, Massachusetts Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census....	49	32A		South end of US 3 overlap
	50	32B	Middlesex Turnpike Middlesex Turnpike (Massachusetts) The Middlesex Turnpike was an early turnpike between Cambridge, Massachusetts and Tyngsborough, Massachusetts and the New Hampshire border, where it connected with the Amherst Turnpike and thence Nashua, New Hampshire and Claremont, New Hampshire.... – Burlington, Arlington
	51	33		North end of US 3 overlap; signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north)
	52	34	Winn Street – Burlington, Woburn
Woburn Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 37,258 at the 2000 census. Woburn is located 11 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and Interstate 95 in Massachusetts....	53	35
	54	36	Washington Street – Reading, Woburn
Reading Reading, Massachusetts Reading is a town situated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, some north of central Boston, Massachusetts. The population was 23,708 at the 2000 census....	55	37		Signed as exits 37A (south) and 37B (north)
	56	38		Signed as exits 38A (south) and 38B (north)
Wakefield Wakefield, Massachusetts Wakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 24,804 at the 2000 census....	57	39	North Avenue – Reading, Wakefield
	58	40
Lynnfield Lynnfield, Massachusetts Lynnfield is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 11,542....	59	41	Main Street – Lynnfield Center, Wakefield
Wakefield	60	42	Salem Street – Wakefield
Lynnfield	61	43	Walnut Street – Lynnfield, Saugus
Lynnfield	63	44		Signed as exits 44A (south/west) and 44B (north/east) northbound
Peabody	63	44
	64	45		North end of Route 128 overlap
	65	46		Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Danvers Danvers, Massachusetts Danvers is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts, Danvers is most widely known for its association with the 1692 Salem witch trials....	66	47		No southbound exit; signed as exits 47A (east) and 47B (west)
	67	48	Centre Street – Danvers	Southbound exit and entrance
	68	49		Southbound exit is via exit 50
	69	50
Boxford Boxford, Massachusetts Boxford is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,921 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Boxford , Massachusetts....	71	51	Endicott Road – Middleton, Topsfield
	73	52	Topsfield Road – Boxford, Topsfield
	75	53		Signed as exits 53A (south) and 53B (north)
Georgetown Georgetown, Massachusetts Georgetown is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,377 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley, Massachusetts.... , Rowley Rowley, Massachusetts Rowley is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley , Massachusetts....	77	54		Signed as exits 54A (east) and 54B (west) northbound
Newbury Newbury, Massachusetts Newbury is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,717 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island, Massachusetts and Byfield, Massachusetts, home of The Governor's Academy , a private University-preparatory school....	80	55	Central Street – Byfield Byfield, Massachusetts Byfield is a parish in the town of Newbury, Massachusetts, in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States. It borders West Newbury, Massachusetts, Georgetown, Massachusetts, and Rowley, Massachusetts.... , Newbury
West Newbury West Newbury, Massachusetts West Newbury is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,450 at the United States Census, 2006....	82	56	Scotland Road – West Newbury, Newbury
Newburyport Newburyport, Massachusetts Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, 38 miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts. The population was 17,189 at the United States Census, 2000....	85	57
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....	87	58		Signed as exits 58A (east) and 58B (west) northbound
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....	88	59		Northbound exit is via exit 58B
	89	60
Continues into New Hampshire

Rest Areas and Service Plazas

Rest Area locations on I-95:

Attleboro
Attleboro, Massachusetts

Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the United States Census, 2000....
Parking Area - MP 3 - Northbound only between exits 2 and 3 - Parking area only, no facilities.
Massachusetts Welcome Center - MP 10 - Northbound only between exits 5 and 6 - Tourist Info, Restrooms, Phones, Picnic Area.
North Attleborough
North Attleborough, Massachusetts

North Attleborough, commonly written North Attleboro, is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
Parking Area - MP 10 - Southbound only between exits 6 and 5 - Parking area, pay phone.
Westwood
Westwood, Massachusetts

Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,117 at the United States Census, 2000....
Rest Area - MP 29 - Southbound only between exits 14 and 13 - Rest rooms, Phones, Picnic Area.
Dedham
Dedham, Massachusetts

Dedham /'d?d?m/ is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,464 at the 2000 census....
Truck Turnout - Southbound only between exits 17 and 16 - Parking only, no facilities.
Dedham Parking Area - Southbound only between exits 18 and 17 - Parking area, pay phone.
Newton
Newton, Massachusetts

The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts,is a large residential suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, which abuts it on the east....
Service Plaza - Southbound only near exit 21 - 24 hour Food and Fuel.
Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution, in the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775....
Service Plaza - Northbound only near exit 30 - 24 hour Food and Fuel.
Massachusetts Welcome Center - MP 90 - Southbound only at NH State Line (Exit 60)- Tourist Info, Rest Rooms, Phones.

Weigh Stations are located on the north and southbound sides of the highway at the following locations:

NB and SB in Attleboro between exits 2 and 3.
NB and SB in Georgetown between exits 54 and 55.

External links

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