Massachusetts Route 213

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Route 213
Length:	3.56[1] mi (5.73 km)
Formed:	1950s[2]
West end:	Interstate 495 in Methuen
Major junctions:	Route 28 in Methuen Route 113 in Methuen
East end:	Interstate 93 in Methuen
Massachusetts State Highway Routes < Route 203 Route 220 >

Route 213 is a short Massachusetts state highway, which connects Interstate 93 with Interstate 495 in Methuen, Massachusetts, just south of the New Hampshire border. It is a four-lane, controlled access highway along its entire length. Route 213 is also known locally as The Loop, due to its semicircular routing between I-93 and I-495.

Signs for Route 213 on both I-93 and I-495 designate Route 213 as "LOOP CONNECTOR" (in all caps).

Guide sign assembly on southbound I-93, referring to Route 213 as "LOOP CONNECTOR."

[edit] Cities and towns

Route 213 is located entirely within the city of Methuen.

[edit] List of interchanges

Exits are numbered from west to east.

Location	Exit	Mile	Intersecting roads	Notes
Methuen	1	0	I-93	I-93 exit 48
Methuen	2	?	Route 28	Downtown Methuen
Methuen	3	?	Route 113 / Pleasant Street
Methuen	4	?	Route 113 / Pleasant Valley Street	The Loop Mall
Methuen	5	?	I-495	I-495 exit 47

[edit] References

1. ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
2. ^ The Roads of Massachusetts

• "Street Atlas of Metro Boston and Eastern Massachusetts." Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Arrow Map, Inc. 2003 Edition.

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