Massachusetts Route 43

Route 43 marker

Route 43
Route information
Length: 15.67 mi[1] (25.22 km)
Existed: ca. 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: NY Route 43 in Hancock
  US 7 in Williamstown
North end: Route 2 in Williamstown
Location
Counties: Berkshire
Highway system
Route 41US 44

Route 43 is the extension of New York State Route 43 into Massachusetts. Unlike the route it continues, which is signed east-west, Massachusetts Route 43 is a north-south route.

Route description

Massachusetts Route 43 begins at the eastern end of New York State Route 43 in Hancock. It turns northward through the Kinderhook Creek valley in the Taconic Mountains, passing near Jiminy Peak, and passing through the northern half of Hancock before entering Williamstown. In Williamstown, the road continues north-northeastward, and crosses U.S. Route 7 in the southern part of town. After crossing U.S. 7, the road turns right onto Green River Road, which follows its namesake (a tributary of the Hoosac River) around the south and east sides of Stone Hill, before ending at Route 2 just east of the Williams College campus.

Junction list

Southbound in Williamstown, just south of Route 2.

The entire route is in Berkshire County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Hancock0.000.00 NY 43 westContinuation into New York
Williamstown10.917.5 US 7
15.6725.22 Route 2Northern terminus of Route 43.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

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  1. Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
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