Route 13 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 14.14 mi[1] (22.76 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | Route 12 in Leominster | |||
Route 2 in Leominster Route 2A in Lunenburg Route 119 in Townsend |
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North end: | NH Route 13 in Brookline, NH | |||
Highway system | ||||
Massachusetts State Highway Routes
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Route 13 is a 14.1-mile north–south highway in north-central Massachusetts.
Route 13 begins at Route 12 north of downtown, where that route turns from Main Street to North Main Street. Route 13 continues along North Main Street, crossing Route 2 near the Mall at Whitney Field, before crossing the north branch of the Nashua River and the Fitchburg Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail before turning northward towards the village of Whalom and the town of Lunenburg. In Lunenburg, the road turns eastward, running concurrently with Route 2A for approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before turning northward again. It then passes into Townsend, where it crosses the Squanacook River and through the downtown area, before continuing through the Townsend State Forest and ending at the New Hampshire state line, where the road becomes New Hampshire Route 13, running northward towards Milford.
Whalom Park, a former amusement park which stood from 1893 to 2000, was located along Route 13 in Lunenburg, just north of the Leominster town line.
County | Location | Milepost | Roads Intersected | Notes |
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Worcester | Leominster | 0.00 | Route 12 | Southern terminus of Route 13. |
0.7 | Route 2 | Route 2 Exit 32. | ||
Lunenburg | 4.9 | Route 2A West |
Western terminus of Route 2A/13 concurrency. | |
5.2 | Route 2A East |
Eastern terminus of Route 2A/13 concurrency. | ||
Middlesex | Townsend | 10.9 | Route 119 | |
14.14 | NH Route 13 | Northern terminus of MA Route 13. Southern terminus of NH Route 13. |