Massachusetts Route 122A

Route 122A is a 26.85-mile-long (43.21 km) southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts, in the United States. It is an alternate route of Massachusetts Route 122, with a mile-long concurrency with its parent route in downtown Worcester.

Route 122A marker
Route 122A
Map
Route 122A highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of Route 122
Maintained by MassDOT
Length26.85 mi[1] (43.21 km)
Major junctions
South end Route 122 in Grafton
Major intersections
North end Route 122 in Rutland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesWorcester
Highway system
Route 122 Route 123

Route description

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Route 122A begins in the Farnumsville section of Grafton at its parent route. Route 122A heads westward, crossing the Blackstone River and following it through the northwest corner of Sutton and into Millbury. In Millbury, Route 122A crosses the river again, passing through the center of town before meeting Route 146, near the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley shopping center. The two routes travel northward, with a combined exit to U.S. Route 20 and the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) shortly after the merge, and just before the two routes enter Worcester.

 
Eastbound entering Holden

In Worcester, Route 122A leaves Route 146 at Providence Street, following it and Winthrop Street until crossing I-290 at Exit 13. Just after this, Route 122A meets Route 122 at Kelley Square, running concurrently with its parent route westward past Polar Park until the two meet Route 9 and Route 12. Route 122A then turns northward concurrently with the two routes, with Route 9 leaving the concurrency a few blocks north, before Route 122A splits from Route 12, turning northwestward and following the shores of Indian Lake near Assumption College. Route 122A then enters the town of Holden.

Route 122A passes through Chaffinville and past Chaffin Pond before intersecting Route 31 at Holden Center. It continues northward, passing Eagle Lake and Stump Pond before meeting the southern end of Route 68. Route 122A bends westward into the town of Rutland, where it shares a short concurrency with Route 56 before finally ending at its parent route once more, in Rutland State Park.

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Worcester County.

LocationmikmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
Grafton0.000.00  Route 122 – Grafton, Worcester, UxbridgeSouthern terminus
Millbury5.89.3917 
 
Route 146 south – Uxbridge, Providence, RI
Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 146
6.510.51018   I-90 / Mass Pike / US 20 – Boston, Springfield, Northboro, AuburnExit 94 on I-90 / Mass Pike
Worcester7.411.91119Millbury StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
8.012.91220 
 
 
 
 
Route 146 north (Quinsigamond Ave.) to I-290 east – Shrewsbury, Marlboro
Northern end of concurrency with Route 146
9.715.6  
 
 
I-290 to I-395 south – Shrewsbury, Marlboro, Auburn, Norwich, CT
I-290 Exit 17
9.815.8 
 
Route 122 south – Kelley Square, Uxbridge
Eastern end of concurrency with Route 122
11.117.9 
 
Route 122 north – Paxton, Barre
 
 
 
 
Route 9 west / Route 12 south – Leicester, Auburn
Western end of concurrency with Route 122; southern end of concurrency with Routes 9 & 12
11.819.0 
 
Route 9 east
Northern end of concurrency with Route 9
13.421.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Route 12 north to I-190 north / I-290 / I-395 south – West Boylston
Northern end of concurrency with Route 12
Holden19.030.6  Route 31 – Princeton, Mt. Wachusett, Paxton
21.033.8 
 
Route 68 north – Hubbardston, Gardner
Southern terminus of Route 68
Rutland24.439.3 
 
Route 56 south – Paxton, Leicester
Eastern end of concurrency with Route 56
24.539.4 
 
Route 56 north – North Rutland, Hubbardston
Western end of concurrency with Route 56
26.8543.21  Route 122 – Oakham, Barre, WorcesterNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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