Massachusetts Route 12

Route 12 marker

Route 12

Route information

Maintained by MassDOT

Length:

64.41 mi^[1] (103.66 km)

Existed:

1922 – present

Major junctions

South end:

Route 12 in Thompson, CT

Route 16 / Route 193 in Webster
US 20 in Oxford/Auburn
I‑395 / I‑290 / I‑90 in Auburn
I‑290 in Worcester
I‑190 in Worcester, West Boylston, and Sterling
Route 2 in Leominster

US 202 in Winchendon

North end:

NH 12 in Fitzwilliam, NH

Location

Counties:

Worcester

Highway system

Massachusetts State Highway System

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Route 11

Route 13

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Massachusetts Route 12 is a north-south state highway that runs through central Massachusetts from the Connecticut state line at Dudley to the New Hampshire state line at Winchendon.

Route description

Route 12 begins at the Connecticut state line, runs north through the towns and cities of Dudley, Webster, Oxford, Auburn, Worcester, West Boylston, Sterling, Leominster, Fitchburg, Westminster, Ashburnham, and Winchendon before crossing into New Hampshire.

History

Route 12 has a junction with Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) at an interchange in Auburn that also includes Interstates 290 and 395 and US 20. Route 12 has an interchange with I-290 in Worcester, and three interchanges with I-190, in Worcester, West Boylston, and Sterling. Route 12 is a minor road in Massachusetts, having been replaced by I-395 from the Connecticut state line to Auburn, I-290 from Auburn to Worcester, and I-190 from Worcester to Leominster.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Worcester County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Dudley	0.0	0.0	Route 12 south – Thompson	Continuation into Connecticut
Dudley	1.7	2.7	Route 197 west – Dudley	Eastern terminus of Route 197
Webster	3.4	5.5	Route 16 east / Route 193 south to I‑395 – Douglas, Thompson, CT	Western terminus of Route 16; northern terminus of Route 193
Oxford	11.2	18.0	Route 56 north – Leicester	Southern terminus of Route 56
Oxford	12.0	19.3	US 20 west – Sturbridge, Springfield	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 20
Auburn	12.6	20.3	US 20 east to I‑290 – Worcester, Boston	Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 20
Auburn	13.6	21.9	I‑90 / Mass Pike / I‑290 / I‑395 – Springfield, Boston, Worcester, Norwich, CT	Exit 10 on I-90; exit 7 on I-290 / I-395
Worcester	17.6	28.3	I‑290	Exit 10 on I-290; entrance ramps only
	19.1	30.7	Route 9 west – Leicester, Ware	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 9
	20.5	33.0	Route 122 / Route 122A south – Paxton, Millbury, Grafton	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
	21.2	34.1	Route 9 east – Shrewsbury, Framingham	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 9
	22.5	36.2	Route 122A north / Grove Street – Holden, Rutland	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
	23.1	37.2	I‑190 to I‑290 – Leominster, Fitchburg, Shrewsbury, Marlborough	Exit 1 on I-190
West Boylston	26.1	42.0	I‑190 – Fitchburg, Worcester	Exit 4 on I-190
	27.9	44.9	Route 140 south to I‑290 – Shrewsbury	Beginning of concurrency with Route 140
	28.8	46.3	Route 140 north – Westminster	End of concurrency with Route 140
	29.0	46.7	Route 110 east – Clinton	Western terminus of Route 110
Sterling	33.4	53.8	Route 62 west – Princeton, Mount Wachusett	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 62
	33.7	54.2	Route 62 east – Clinton, Berlin	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 62
	35.2	56.6	I‑190 – Fitchburg, Worcester	Exit 6 on I-190
Leominster	40.1	64.5	Route 117 east – Lancaster, Waltham	Western terminus of Route 117
	40.7	65.5	Route 13 north – Lunenburg, Townsend	Southern terminus of Route 13; Access to Fitchburg Airport
	41.6	66.9	Route 2 – Concord, Boston, Athol, Greenfield	Exit 31 on Route 2
Fitchburg	46.1	74.2	Route 2A east / Route 31 north – Ashby, Lunenburg	Southern terminus of concurrency with Routes 2A / 31
Fitchburg	47.0	75.6	Route 2A west / Route 31 south – Westminster, Princeton	Northern terminus of concurrency with Routes 2A / 31
Ashburnham	53.1	85.5	Route 101 to Route 119 – Ashby, Gardner, Templeton	0.1-mile (0.16 km) long concurrency
Winchendon	59.0	95.0	Route 140 south – Gardner, Westminster	Northern terminus of Route 140
	61.4	98.8	US 202 – Baldwinville, Jaffrey, NH	0.2-mile (0.32 km) long concurrency
	64.41	103.66	NH 12 north – Fitzwilliam	Continuation into New Hampshire
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled