Massachusetts Route 117
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Route 117 highlighted in red | ||||
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Length | 31.0718 mi[1] (50.0052 km) | |||
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Counties | Worcester, Middlesex | |||
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Route 117 is a 31.0718-mile-long (50.0052 km) east–west state highway in Massachusetts, running from Route 12 in Leominster in northeast Worcester County to U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Waltham in central Middlesex County.
Route description[]
Route 117 begins in the city of Leominster, near the city center, and passes southeast along Lancaster Street before having an interchange with Interstate 190's Exit 7, just over the city line into Lancaster. In Lancaster the route heads eastward, crossing two branches of the Nashua River while having a short, quarter-mile concurrency with Route 70 south of Fort Devens. The route then crosses into Bolton, crossing Route 110 near the Bolton Flats State Wildlife Management Area. It then passes through the center of town before crossing I-495 at Exit 27. It serves as the northern terminus of Route 85 before crossing into Middlesex County and the town of Stow.
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In Stow, the route passes through the countryside before meeting Route 62 at the center of town. The two routes head eastward concurrently, entering into Maynard. The routes split just after crossing the Assabet River, with Route 117 heading in a more southeastern direction. The route crosses Route 27 before entering Sudbury. It crosses through the southern tip of Concord and enters the town of Lincoln over the Sudbury River.
In Lincoln, Route 117 passes through the southwest end of town, intersecting Route 126 and the Fitchburg Line south of the Lincoln station before crossing into Weston. In Weston the route bends southeastward through the Silver Hill, Hastings and Kendal Green sections of town before entering Waltham. Serving as the city’s Main Street, the route crosses I-95 and it’s concurrent route Highway 128 without an interchange before ending at U.S. Route 20, which in turn continues Main Street through Waltham’s downtown.
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Worcester | Leominster | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Western terminus |
Lancaster | 3.0 | 4.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 17 on I-190; to Route 2 via I-190 north; diamond interchange | |
5.8 | 9.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of Route 70 concurrency | ||
6.1 | 9.8 | ![]() | Eastern end of Route 70 concurrency | ||
Bolton | 7.1 | 11.4 | ![]() | ||
11.1 | 17.9 | ![]() | Exit 70 on I-495; partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
11.5 | 18.5 | ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 85 | ||
Middlesex | Stow | 16.1 | 25.9 | ![]() | Western end of Route 62 concurrency |
Maynard | 18.1 | 29.1 | ![]() | Eastern end of Route 62 concurrency | |
19.3 | 31.1 | ![]() | |||
Lincoln | 25.0 | 40.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | To Routes 2 and 2A via Route 126 north | |
Waltham | 31.07 | 50.00 | ![]() | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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