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 Route 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 (route log entry) (English). Massachusetts Route Log. neilbert.com. Retrieved on 2006-07-05.
- Moraseski, Dan. MA routes 110-119 (English). MA route log. web.mit.edu. Retrieved on 2006-07-05. (Wayback Machine archive, original site down)
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