Massachusetts Route 25

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Route 25

Length:

10.00^[1] mi (16.09 km)

Formed:

1957

West end:

I-195/I-495 in Wareham

East end:

Route 28 in Bourne

Massachusetts State Highway Routes
< Route 24		Route 27 >

Route 25 is a freeway providing access to Cape Cod. Route 25 is 9.3 miles long, and is an eastward continuation of Interstate 495 South, beginning at the junction with Interstate 195 in Wareham. It ends in Bourne at Route 28, the Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

The eastern end of Route 25 is notable for lengthy delays, often exceeding 5 miles, caused by tourist traffic, on summer weekends.

1 History
2 Exit List
3 References
4 See also

[edit] History

Route 25 was opened in stages from 1957 to 1987, but the earliest segment, between Route 24 in Raynham and I-195, has been redesignated as I-495.

Until 1987, Route 25 ended at its current Exit 2 interchange with US 6 and Route 28. The final segment runs through land where much of the state's cranberry harvest is located, which led to lengthy litigation and delay of construction. Farmers were concerned that salt runoff from winter ice removal would destroy their crop. Business owners along US 6 in Buzzards Bay also opposed the project, claiming traffic, and much of their revenue, would completely bypass the town. A deal with local farm owners, where the state would provide sand to absorb runoff, as well as a slight realignment to the freeway, led to the approval and later construction of its current alignment to the Bourne Bridge. Interchanges in Buzzards Bay and Wareham ensured traffic flow to those communities.

[edit] Exit List

Exit #	Mile	Destinations	Notes
1	0.1	Junction I-195/I-495 – I-195 West: New Bedford, Providence; I-495 North: Boston	Main line continues as northbound I-495. Formerly no exit number, changed January 2007.
2	2.6	US 6, MA-28 – Onset, Wareham	Formerly Exit 1, changed January 2007.
2A	7.15	Bourne Road	New exit that will serve the future Plymouth Rock Studios
3	9.4	US 6, MA-28 – Bourne, Sagamore and Hyannis, Provincetown (alternating signage)	Formerly Exit 2, changed January 2007.
	9.9	Junction MA-28 South – Bourne Bridge, Falmouth, The Islands	Main line continues as southbound MA-28 onto Bourne Bridge/Cape Cod.