Route 127A (Massachusetts)
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Route 127A is a north–south Massachusetts
state route that runs from Gloucester
to Rockport
. All of the route is in Cape Ann
, and it serves as an alternate to Route 127. Route 127A was commissioned in the early 1950s.
The route starts in Gloucester at Route 127, soon after, it meets the northern terminus of Route 128. The first part of Route 127A heads in a northeast direction, then northwest into Rockport. Just northwest of downtown, Route 127A rejoins Route 127.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
state route that runs from Gloucester
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
to Rockport
Rockport, Massachusetts
Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,952 at the 2010 census. Rockport is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula...
. All of the route is in Cape Ann
Cape Ann
Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester, and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and...
, and it serves as an alternate to Route 127. Route 127A was commissioned in the early 1950s.
The route starts in Gloucester at Route 127, soon after, it meets the northern terminus of Route 128. The first part of Route 127A heads in a northeast direction, then northwest into Rockport. Just northwest of downtown, Route 127A rejoins Route 127.