Massachusetts Route 113
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| Route 113 |
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| Length: | 50.53[1] mi (81.32 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | by 1930 | ||||||||
| West end: |  Route 119 in Pepperell |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 3 in Tyngsborough  I-93/Route 110 in Methuen Route 213 in Methuen I-495 in Haverhill I-95 in Newburyport |
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| East end: |   US 1/Route 1A in Newburyport |
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Route 113 is an east-west Massachusetts state route that connects Pepperell and Newburyport. Its western terminus is at Route 119 in Pepperell, and its eastern end is at US 1 and Route 1A in Newburyport.
Route 113 has several concurrencies along its route. A brief concurrency with Route 3A occurs on the Tyngsborough Bridge when it crosses the Merrimack River. In addition, the route has a longer concurrency with Route 110 near Haverhill, the two routes also have a short concurrency in the vicinity of the rotary where they meet Interstate 93. Another concurrency exists in Haverhill with Route 97.
US 3, I-93, Route 213, I-495, and I-95 have interchanges at Route 113. Route 213 also has an interchange that indirectly serves the route. Route 113's access to US 1 is also indirect.
[edit] Towns along the route
Route 113 passes through the following towns:
- Pepperell, Massachusetts
- Dunstable, Massachusetts
- Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Dracut, Massachusetts
- Methuen, Massachusetts
- Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Groveland, Massachusetts
- West Newbury, Massachusetts
- Newburyport, Massachusetts
[edit] History
While Route 113's western terminus has never changed, its eastern end has. It originally ended somewhere in Tyngsborough, likely at or near US 3. It was extended to the Methuen area by 1933, and by 1939 it was extended to its present end, inheriting this section from Route 125.
[edit] References
- Kelley, Neil. MA 113 (English) (route log entry). Massachusetts Route Log. neilbert.com. Retrieved on July 5, 2006.
- Moraseski, Dan. MA routes 110-119 (English). MA route log. web.mit.edu. Retrieved on July 5, 2006. (Wayback Machine archive, original site down)
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