Massachusetts Route 135
Route 135 | ||||
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 Route 135 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.53 mi[1] (47.52 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
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| West end |  US 20 in Northborough | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | Worcester, Middlesex, Norfolk | |||
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Route 135 is a 29.53-mile-long (47.52 km) east-west state highway in eastern Massachusetts. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 20 in Northborough and the eastern terminus is at I-95 and Route 128 in Dedham.
The first 13 miles (21 km) of the Boston Marathon, from Hopkinton to Wellesley, follow Route 135.
Route description
Route 135 begins at
History
Route 135 is one of the state's earliest highway routes established circa 1927. The eastern terminus was originally located at Route 128, at what is now Exit 35 (formerly Exit 19[2]). Route 135 traveled west and south on Highland Avenue into downtown Needham, then west onto Great Plain Avenue and its current routing. Streets along this route include Great Plain and Wellesley Avenues in Needham, Central Street in Wellesley, East and West Central Streets in Natick, Waverly Street in Framingham, Union and West Union Streets in Ashland, Main Street and Wood Street in Hopkinton, and Hopkinton Road and Milk Street in Westborough.[3] The western terminus was originally located in Westborough at Route 115, which is now Route 9.
In 1931 the route was extended further west along Milk Street and onto South Street in Southborough and Northborough to US 20.[4]
In 1932 the route was extended east taking over the original routing of Route 128 from Needham to the intersection of Route 3 (now
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Worcester | Northborough | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 20 (West Main Street / Main Street) – Marlborough, Sudbury, Shrewsbury | Western terminus |
Boston | Partial interchange; access between Route 9 west/Route 135 east and Route 9 east/Route 135 west via Milk Street (at-grade). | ||||
| 4.2 | 6.8 |    North Grafton, Southborough | Rotary | ||
| Middlesex | Hopkinton | 10.0 | 16.1 |    West Main Street to I-495 / Route 140 – Upton | |
| 10.5 | 16.9 |   Route 85 (Cedar Street / Grove St) to Route 16 – Southborough, Marlborough, Milford | |||
| Framingham | 17.3 | 27.8 |  Route 126 (Concord Street / Irving Street) – Saxonville, Ashland, Holliston, Wayland | ||
| Natick | 21.0 | 33.8 |  Route 27 (Main Street / South Main Street) – Wayland, Sudbury, Sherborn, Medfield | ||
South Natick, Holliston | Western end of concurrency with Route 16 | ||||
| 24.2 | 38.9 |  Wellesley Hills, Cambridge | Eastern end of concurrency with Route 16 | ||
West Street - Dedham Square | Eastern terminus; exit 32 on I-95 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
- ^ MassDOT. "Interstate 95 Exit Renumbering Plan" (PDF). MA Dept of Transportation. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works. 1929 Route Map and Detour Bulletin
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works. 1931 Road Map and Detour Bulletin
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works. 1932 Road Map and Detour Bulletin
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