Massachusetts Route 1A
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North end | NH 1A in Seabrook, NH | |
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Country | United States | |
State | Massachusetts | |
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Route 1A is a north–south
Route description
Rhode Island border to Attleboro
A short segment of Route 1A, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) in length, in Attleboro runs from U.S. Route 1A at the Rhode Island border through a junction with Interstate 95, before heading north and merging with Route 1. The entire length of this segment is known as Newport Avenue.
North Attleborough to Dedham
This segment of Route 1A extends roughly north from
Boston to Salisbury
This segment of Route 1A extends from
The highway starts from US 1 (which is on the
The road continues as a
History
Initially, Route 1A ran along part of its present-day route between the New Hampshire state line and Revere. It then turned west along present-day Route 16 until it ended at US 1 (now Route 99) in Everett.[3] Then, in 1931, an interchange in Revere was built over Route 107 (Broadway).[4] In 1933, another, disconnected portion of Route 1A appeared between Attleboro and the Rhode Island state line.[5] In 1934, two changes were made to the route. In Revere, the route was realigned to turn west smoothly. Between Boston and North Attleborough, a huge portion of Route 11 and all of Route 150 were replaced by Route 1A.[6] The new portion soon got truncated to Dedham in 1936.[7] It then got truncated even further to end at US 1/Route 128.[8]
Later history
After Route C1 was decommissioned in 1971 in favor of a new alignment of US 1, Route 1A was truncated to a roundabout interchange in Revere. As a result, Route 16 extended eastward along the then-former route.[9] After all unbuilt Boston freeways were cancelled by 1973, US 1 was rerouted onto the Northeast Expressway (formerly proposed I-95). As a result of that, Route 1A was extended south towards the Sumner/Callahan Tunnels and then north along Central Artery towards US 1 (Storrow Drive).[10] In 1989, US 1 was rerouted from Storrow Drive onto I-93's Southeast Expressway, causing "signed" Route 1A to get truncated.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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US 1A south – Pawtucket | Continuation into Rhode Island | ||||||
0.412 | 0.663 | Providence, RI | Exits 2A-B on I-95 | ||||
1.637 | 2.634 | Valley Falls, RI | |||||
1.728 | 2.781 | US 1 south | Southern terminus of unsigned concurrency with US 1 | ||||
See US 1 mileposts 2.4–7.0 | |||||||
Boston | Northern terminus of unsigned concurrency with US 1 | ||||||
Norfolk | Plainville | 7.981 | 12.844 | Route 106 east to US 1 – Mansfield, West Bridgewater | Western end of Route 106 | ||
Cape Cod, Lowell | Exit 38 on I-495 | ||||||
11.375 | 18.306 | Woonsocket, RI | Northern end of Route 121 | ||||
12.840 | 20.664 | Foxboro, Taunton | |||||
Walpole | 19.70 | 31.70 | Route 27 – Walpole, Sharon, Stoughton | ||||
Providence, RI | Formerly US 1, south end of silent concurrency with Providence Highway and then US 1 | ||||||
See Route 128 exits 29-26 and I-93 exits 1-17B | |||||||
Government Center | Northern terminus of silent concurrency with US 1; exit 17B on Central Artery | ||||||
Haymarket Square | Northbound entrance only | ||||||
Sumner (southbound) / Callahan (northbound) Tunnels | |||||||
49.482 | 79.634 | East Boston | Access via Porter Street | ||||
49.677 | 79.947 | Logan Airport | |||||
50.023 | 80.504 | I-93 south – Williams Tunnel | Eastern end of I-90; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
50.305 | 80.958 | Route 145 north (Bennington Street) – Winthrop, Chelsea | Interchange, southern end of Route 145 | ||||
Revere | 52.487 | 84.470 | Route 145 | Interchange, northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
52.852 | 85.057 | Route 16 west / Route 60 west – Malden, Lynn, Revere Beach, Chelsea | Eastern end of Routes 16 and 60; To US 1 via Route 60 and Route 145 via Route 16 | ||||
Essex | Lynn | 55.843 | 89.871 | Lynnway east – Nahant, Swampscott | |||
58.018 | 93.371 | Route 129 west – Lynnfield | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 129 | ||||
59.167 | 95.220 | Route 129 east – Swampscott, Marblehead | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 129 | ||||
Salem | 62.554 | 100.671 | Route 114 east – Marblehead | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 114 | |||
63.326 | 101.913 | Route 114 west | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 114 | ||||
64.250 | 103.400 | Route 107 south – Lynn, Malden | North end of Route 107 | ||||
Danvers River | 64.933 | 104.500 | Essex Bridge | ||||
Beverly | 65.447 | 105.327 | Route 22 north / Route 127 north | South end of Routes 22 and 127 | |||
66.242 | 106.606 | Route 62 – Danvers, Beverly Farms | |||||
67.699 | 108.951 | Route 97 north – Topsfield | South end of Route 97 | ||||
67.897 | 109.270 | Boston | Exits 45A-B on Route 128; cloverleaf interchange | ||||
Ipswich | 75.603 | 121.671 | Route 133 east – Essex | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 133 | |||
Rowley | 79.754 | 128.352 | Route 133 west – Georgetown | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 133 | |||
Newburyport | 88.395 | 142.258 | Route 113 west – West Newbury, Groveland | East end of Route 113 | |||
88.588 | 142.569 | Boston | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 1, southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
Salisbury Beach | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 1, east end of Route 110 | ||||||
95.120 | 153.081 | NH 286 – Hampton | Continuation into New Hampshire | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. 2012. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Executive Office of Transportation - Office of Transportation Planning Roads - June 2008 The older tunnels to and from East Boston have interchanges with I-93 and surface roads north of the point at which unsigned Route 1A "exits" Route 1 in downtown Boston. Unsigned Route 1A along the Fitzgerald Expressway does not directly connect to those tunnels; a direct connection requires using I-90 and the newer Ted Williams Tunnel, which is not concurrent with Route 1A at any point.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1929". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1931 (through April)". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1933". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1934". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1936". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1938". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1971". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Massachusetts Road Map, 1975". www.arcgis.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.