Massachusetts Route 7A
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Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
Length | 25.30 mi[1] (40.72 km) | |||
Existed | ca. 1961–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Massachusetts | |||
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Massachusetts Route 7A (MA 7A) is a state highway and alternate to U.S. Route 7 (US 7) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It has two posted segments, with a total length of 5.83 miles (9.38 km). Between these segments, Route 7A is coextensive with US 7.[1]
Both segments of Route 7A follow former alignments of US 7.
Route description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/MA_Route_7A_northbound%2C_Lenox_MA.jpg/220px-MA_Route_7A_northbound%2C_Lenox_MA.jpg)
From its southern terminus to its northern one, Route 7A spans 25.3 miles (40.7 km). However, its "signed" sections only add up to approximately 5.6 miles (9.0 km), with the connection made via US 7.
Southern segment
The southern segment begins at the
Northern segment
About 19 miles (31 km) north by way of US 7, Route 7A's northern segment begins at an intersection with its parent route just south of a junction with
History
The bypass routing of US 7 around Lenox Village, which gave way to the northern segment of Route 7A, was made as part of a failed attempt to make that route a freeway to Lanesborough.[citation needed]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Berkshire County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Ashley Falls | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Connecticut state line; access via SR 832 | |||
Sheffield | 2.98 | 4.80 | ![]() | ||||
See US 7 | |||||||
Town of Lenox | 22.58 | 36.34 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Community of Lenox | 23.96 | 38.56 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of Route 183 concurrency | |||
24.11 | 38.80 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 183 concurrency | ||||
25.30 | 40.72 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Road Inventory 2020". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. December 12, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Google (July 11, 2021). "Massachusetts Route 7A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ Google (July 11, 2021). "Massachusetts Route 7A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 11, 2021.