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
I395 / I290 / I90 in Auburn
I290 in Worcester
I190 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
Route 11Route 13

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 Route 12 is a minor road in Massachusetts, having been replaced by I-395 from the Connecticut state line to Auburn, I-290 from Auburn to Worcester, and I-190 from Worcester to Leominster.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.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Dudley0.00.0 Route 12 south ThompsonContinuation into Connecticut
1.72.7 Route 197 west DudleyEastern terminus of Route 197
Webster3.45.5 Route 16 east / Route 193 south to I395 Douglas, Thompson, CTWestern terminus of Route 16;
northern terminus of Route 193
Oxford11.218.0 Route 56 north LeicesterSouthern terminus of Route 56
12.019.3 US 20 west Sturbridge, SpringfieldSouthern terminus of concurrency with US 20
Auburn12.620.3 US 20 east to I290 Worcester, BostonEastern terminus of concurrency with US 20
13.621.9 I90 / Mass Pike / I290 / I395 Springfield, Boston, Worcester, Norwich, CTExit 10 on I-90; exit 7 on I-290 / I-395
Worcester17.628.3 I290Exit 10 on I-290; entrance ramps only
19.130.7 Route 9 west Leicester, WareSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 9
20.533.0 Route 122 / Route 122A south Paxton, Millbury, GraftonSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
21.234.1 Route 9 east Shrewsbury, FraminghamNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 9
22.536.2 Route 122A north / Grove Street Holden, RutlandNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
23.137.2 I190 to I290 Leominster, Fitchburg, Shrewsbury, MarlboroughExit 1 on I-190
West Boylston26.142.0 I190 Fitchburg, WorcesterExit 4 on I-190
27.944.9 Route 140 south to I290 ShrewsburyBeginning of concurrency with Route 140
28.846.3 Route 140 north WestminsterEnd of concurrency with Route 140
29.046.7 Route 110 east ClintonWestern terminus of Route 110
Sterling33.453.8 Route 62 west Princeton, Mount WachusettSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 62
33.754.2 Route 62 east Clinton, BerlinNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 62
35.256.6 I190 Fitchburg, WorcesterExit 6 on I-190
Leominster40.164.5 Route 117 east Lancaster, WalthamWestern terminus of Route 117
40.765.5 Route 13 north Lunenburg, TownsendSouthern terminus of Route 13; Access to Fitchburg Airport
41.666.9 Route 2 Concord, Boston, Athol, GreenfieldExit 31 on Route 2
Fitchburg46.174.2 Route 2A east / Route 31 north Ashby, LunenburgSouthern terminus of concurrency with Routes 2A / 31
47.075.6 Route 2A west / Route 31 south Westminster, PrincetonNorthern terminus of concurrency with Routes 2A / 31
Ashburnham53.185.5 Route 101 to Route 119 Ashby, Gardner, Templeton0.1-mile (0.16 km) long concurrency
Winchendon59.095.0 Route 140 south Gardner, WestminsterNorthern terminus of Route 140
61.498.8 US 202 Baldwinville, Jaffrey, NH0.2-mile (0.32 km) long concurrency
64.41103.66 NH 12 north FitzwilliamContinuation into New Hampshire
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

External links

Route map: Bing