Massachusetts Route 122

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MA Route 122.svg
Route 122
Massachusetts Route 122
Route 122 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length67.15 mi [1]  (108.07 km)
Major junctions
South endRhode Island 122.svg Route 122 the Rhode Island state line
Major intersections
North endMA Route 2A.svg Route 2A in Orange
Location
Country United States
State Massachusetts
Counties Worcester, Franklin
Highway system
MA Route 121.svg Route 121 MA Route 122A.svg Route 122A

Route 122 is a 67.15-mile-long (108.07 km) southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts that is a continuation of Rhode Island Route 122. The highway is signed as southnorth.

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Route description

Route 122 begins in Blackstone as a continuation of Rhode Island Route 122. The route passes along the Blackstone River through Blackstone and Millville as the main street through both towns. In Uxbridge the route crosses the river before meeting Route 146A at its northern terminus, in front of Uxbridge District Court. In the center of Uxbridge, the route intersects Route 16. From there, the route continues northward into Northbridge. Route 122 roughly bisects that town, crossing the Blackstone River again in the northern end of town.

From Northbridge, Route 122 enters the Worcester suburb of Grafton. In the Farnumsville section of town, Route 122A begins, splitting from its parent route and heading west into Sutton. Route 122, meanwhile, continues north, crossing through the center of town before becoming concurrent with Route 140 near Lake Ripple. The two routes split after nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km), crossing under the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) without junction just before the split. From there, Route 122 turns west, crossing the corner of Millbury (where Exit 96 of the Mass Pike (old exit 11) meets the route) before entering the city of Worcester.

Intersection with Route 122A at Kelley Square in Worcester Kelley Square (Worcester, Massachusetts).jpg
Intersection with Route 122A at Kelley Square in Worcester

Once in Worcester, Route 122 meets U.S. Route 20 at an above-grade intersection. It then passes through the southeastern corner of town before heading towards downtown. Once there, Route 122 crosses under I-290 at Exit 18 (formerly 14). The route then splits along two one-way streets before meeting Route 122A once more at Kelley Square. The two routes head westward, splitting when Route 122A joins a concurrency with Route 9 and Route 12. Route 122 then continues westward into the town of Paxton.

In Paxton, the route runs concurrently with Route 56 from near Kettle Brook Reservoir Number 4 to the center of town, where Route 56 joins Route 31 for a brief concurrency before those two routes split. Meanwhile, Route 122 heads northwestward past Moore State Park and into the town of Rutland. In Rutland, Route 122A finally ends at its parent route, near Long Pond and Rutland State Park. Route 122 turns westward through the park into the town of Oakham, where Route 122 meets the northern end of Route 148 before turning northward into Barre.

Route 122 southbound in Orange MA Route 122 southbound in Orange MA.jpg
Route 122 southbound in Orange

In Barre, Route 122 becomes concurrent with Route 32, continuing through Barre Common (where Route 62 begins) and into Petersham. Near Petersham Center, Route 32 splits from Route 122, and Route 32A crosses the route shortly after. The route also crosses Turnpike Street, the former routing of Route 21 before the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. In neighboring New Salem (in Franklin County), Route 122 becomes concurrent with U.S. Route 202. Approximately a mile later, the two routes split shortly after entering Orange. Route 122 turns northwest from there, crossing Route 2 at Exit 70 (formerly 15) before finally ending at Route 2A, just north of the Millers River in the center of town.

To celebrate Route 122 North becoming a State Scenic Byway, in October and November 2007, BJ Hill walked the 40-mile (64 km) corridor, beginning in downtown Orange and ending at Worcester State College. Along the way, he filmed the route, step by step, with a shoulder-mounted bullet cam.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Worcester Blackstone 0.000.00South plate.svg
Rhode Island 122.svg
Route 122 south Woonsocket
Continuation into Rhode Island
Uxbridge 6.710.8South plate.svg
MA Route 146A.svg
Route 146A south North Smithfield, Providence, RI
Northern terminus of Route 146A
7.712.4MA Route 16.svgTo plate.svg
MA Route 146.svg
Route 16 to Route 146  Mendon, Milford, East Douglas, Webster
Grafton 15.97025.701North plate.svg
MA Route 122A.svg
Route 122A north Millbury
Southern terminus of Route 122A
18.730.1South plate.svg
MA Route 140.svg
Route 140 south Grafton Center
Southern end of Route 140 concurrency
20.132.3East plate.svg
MA Route 30.svg
North plate.svg
MA Route 140.svg
Route 30 east / Route 140 north Shrewsbury
Northern end of Route 140 concurrency; western terminus of Route 30
Millbury 21.835.1I-90.svg I-90  / Mass Pike  Springfield, Boston Exit 96 on I-90 / Mass Pike
Worcester 22.42636.091US 20.svgTo plate.svg
MA Route 146.svg
US 20 to Route 146  Marlboro, Auburn, Sturbridge
Above-grade interchange
25.641.2East plate blue.svg
I-290.svg
I-290 east Shrewsbury, Marlboro
Exit 18 on I-290
26.242.2South plate.svg
MA Route 122A.svg
Route 122A south Kelley Square
Southern end of Route 122A concurrency
27.37044.048MA Route 9.svgMA Route 12.svgNorth plate.svg
MA Route 122A.svg
Route 9  / Route 12  / Route 122A north Leicester, Auburn
Northern end of Route 122A concurrency
Paxton 33.053.1South plate.svg
MA Route 56.svg
Route 56 south Leicester, Oxford
Southern end of Route 56 concurrency
34.355.2MA Route 31.svgNorth plate.svg
MA Route 56.svg
Route 31  / Route 56 north Rutland, Holden, Spencer, Charlton
Northern end of Route 56 concurrency
Rutland 39.162.9South plate.svg
MA Route 122A.svg
Route 122A south Holden
Northern terminus of Route 122A
Oakham 41.166.1South plate.svg
MA Route 148.svg
Route 148 south Oakham, North Brookfield
Northern terminus of Route 148
Barre 47.075.6South plate.svg
MA Route 32.svg
Route 32 south Hardwick, Ware
Southern end of Route 32 concurrency
48.177.4East plate.svg
MA Route 62.svg
Route 62 east Princeton
Western terminus of Route 62
Petersham 55.489.2North plate.svg
MA Route 32.svg
Route 32 north Petersham Center, Athol
Northern end of Route 32 concurrency
55.990.0MA Route 32A.svg Route 32A  Hardwick, Ware
59.095.0MA Route 21.svg Route 21 Former intersection
Franklin New Salem 63.4102.0South plate.svg
US 202.svg
US 202 south New Salem, Shutesbury, Holyoke, Amherst
Southern end of US 202 concurrency
Orange 64.3103.5North plate.svg
US 202.svg
US 202 north Athol, Winchendon, Gardner
Northern end of US 202 concurrency
64.9104.4MA Route 2.svg Route 2  Athol, Boston, Greenfield, North Adams Exit 70 on Route 2
67.15108.07MA Route 2A.svg Route 2A  Erving, Greenfield, Athol Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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