[7] However, in November 2019, the MassDOT announced it would be proceeding with the project in late mid-2020.[8]. Colebrook was the northern terminus again from 1939 to 1940. beginning at MA 2A in Cambridge. Changes in 2016: MassDOT was to review the proposed exit numbers for Rt3-SB-Chelmsford-After Exit 30 I-495 Tewksbury, MA I-495-SB-Tewksbury-Ex38, Rt 38 Chelmsford, MA I-495-SB-Chelmsford-Ex 34 Rt 110 MA Rt28-NB-Bourne-north side of Bourne Rotary Andover, MA I-495-SB-Andover-@ Beacon St Marlborough, MA I-495-NB-Marlborough-Ex 23 Raynham, MA I-495-SB-Raynham-@ Rt 138 overpass Westford, MA 1936) " We saw the machinery where murderers are now executed. Massachusetts Route 3 & Union Street, Braintree, Massachusetts, is an oval shaped rotary interchange. beyond the scope of this project.". Route 3 exits I-93 at Exit 18, passes through Leverett Circle, and runs for a short way along the Charles River to the Longfellow Bridge, where it crosses over to Cambridge and joins Memorial Drive. joins it without exiting, but there currently are numbers for these South Weymouth is signed as a primary control location northbound and as a secondary control location southbound (16B). The Southeast Expressway segment of Route 3 is approximately 10 miles long. By 2005, the chronically congested four-lane road, largely with antiquated ramps around Lowell, was widened to six lanes (as it had been in Nashua, New Hampshire, a few years prior) with a breakdown lane on both the left and right sides of the road, and many interchanges were modernized in what was comically known as "The Big Wide", in reference to Massachusetts' other "Big" construction project (the Big Dig). Pizzas, grinders, paninis, fresh salads and more waiting for you. I-190; I-195; I-290; I-291; I-295; I-391; I-395; I-495; I-84; I-90; I-91; I-93; I-95; . In the center of town, US3 and Route2A split from Massachusetts Avenue and overlap briefly with Route60 before continuing along Mystic Street. Route 3A has two major posted segments, separated by a lengthy concurrency with Route 3 and US 3. North of Groveton, US3 continues to follow the river, through Stratford, North Stratford, and Columbia, until it reaches Colebrook, where it crosses NH26 and meets the southern terminus of NH145. considered a practical option at this time. In 1926, when New England Interstate Route 6 became Route 3, Route 6A became Route 3A. Along this stretch it passes through the towns of Plymouth (NH25 splits from US3 near I-93 in Plymouth, which also marks the true northern terminus of NH3A), West Campton (where it meets the western end of NH49, the principal access road to Waterville Valley), Thornton, and Woodstock. Weymouth (Abington-NB), South suggested that, as an alternative to the above, since most drivers The feedback will only be used for improving the website. Hanover, Norwell, - For a list of highways and the new exit numbers, go to newmassexits.com/#lt-interactive-map. Route 3 leaves the Artery just before the Zakim bridge via Exit 26, and U.S. Route 1 leaves the Artery just after the bridge, via Exit 27 (no southbound access). MassDOT As required by the Federal Highway Administration, exit signs must now feature the mile number nearest to the off ramp. Miles, From US 6 in Bourne to I-93 in Braintree, Exits The final section of the expressway was planned for inner suburban towns northwest of Boston, Massachusetts. No further information was immediately available. Exit 7 will become Exit 16 while exits 5, 4, 3 and 2 will become 13, 12, 7 and 3. After crossing the Merrimack River and interchanging with I-93, US3 intersects NH3A (South Main Street), which terminates at its parent route. North of the White Mountains, the route serves as one of the only northsouth roads connecting the communities of the Great North Woods Region and has New Hampshire's only border crossing between the US and Canada. Its route forms an arc with an approximately 30-mile (48 km) radius around the city and intersects seven additional radial expressways: I-93, US Route 3 (US 3), Route 2, I-290, I-90 ( Massachusetts Turnpike ), Route 24, and I-95 once more. Toggle navigation. The $365-million (equivalent to $494million in 2021[5]), 21-mile (34km) widening project was completed in 2005 from Burlington to the New Hampshire border. Best Gas Prices; State Guides; Advertise With Us; Login; Register; iExit Home; Choose State; . US3 and NH11 briefly form a three-route concurrency with NH127 in Franklin, then pass through Tilton, crossing NH132 and passing the western end of NH140. Shortly thereafter, US3 splits from the parkway (which continues as Route16) and joins Route2A (Massachusetts Avenue) westbound, crossing into Arlington. Sections of US3 in Colebrook are named after Scott E. Phillips and Leslie G. Lord, members of the New Hampshire State Police killed in the line of duty on August 19, 1997.[4]. While in Downtown Boston, Route 3 is concurrent with I-93 and US-1. there is no proposed number listed for the last exit southbound, US 6 The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on Route 3 north prior to Exit 84. I also Please limit your input to 500 characters. The work has since been completed as of January 2021. part of the state. Under the old system, the Sagamore Rotary was (on paper) "Exit 43." [4][5], MassDOT is looking into the possibility, in a similar manner to what happened to a 14+ mile section of Route 128 in the 2010s, of widening Route 3 from I-93 to the Sagamore Bridge from four to six lanes (as has already been done within the US 44 road concurrency between exits 15 and 16 near Plymouth) with new bridges and new on- and off-ramps, and will include upgraded interchanges with new acceleration and deceleration lanes. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. On the North Shore, new Route 128 exit numbers will begin with Exit 37, since the road technically begins at Interstate 93 in Canton. I-93 would then be the simpler 43A and 43B. could be simply split into 2 routes with the designation removed US 3 between Burlington and Boston via I-95 (128) and I-93, which Until around 1965, the northern portion of the Pilgrims Highway, from current Exit 36 (Derby Street) in Hingham, was also signed as Route 128, which continued past the exit on surface streets to Hull. US3 runs along 1.6 miles (2.6km) of I-95 (Route128) in a wrong-way concurrency before exiting at exit50A onto its own freeway, the Northwest Expressway. After approximately 2.2 miles (3.5km), US3 turns east onto Webster Street, then joins NH28 to proceed in a northeasterly direction toward Hooksett, interchanging with I-93. Please remove any contact information or personal data from your feedback. 3 and other routes Exit Renumbering. *Numbers in ( ) Along East Street from Hull Street to Summer, Route 3A shared the highway with Route 128 in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Weather permitting, exit renumbering is scheduled to begin Sunday, Nov. 15, on the main highway through Plymouth and along the South Shore. RTE 3A (Main St.)Jct. Signed as South Main Street from Northbound, Mechanic Street and South Main Street both signed from Southbound. The latter section of the expressway was a key component of the "Master Plan Highway Plan for Metropolitan Boston". Read more about this topic: Massachusetts Route 3, There is no exit from the circle of ones beliefs.Keith Lehrer (b. 1. No southbound exit; indirect southbound access to Lowell Connector via exit 81A, Split into exits 81A (north) and 81B (south), No southbound exit; northbound entrance extends into New Hampshire, where it merges with exit 1, Southbound left exit and northbound entrance, Exit 7 on Everett Turnpike; northern end of concurrency with the Everett Turnpike, Southbound exit to and entrance from NH101 east via Meetinghouse Road, Exit 4 on I-293; eastern terminus of NH114A; southern terminus of, Northern end of wrong-way concurrency with NH3A, Southern end of silent concurrency with NH3A, Southern end of concurrency with US202/ NH9, Northern end of concurrency with NH3A; southern end of concurrency with NH11, Exit20 on I-93; western terminus of NH140, Partial interchange; no southbound exit to NH106 north; no northbound entrance from NH106 south, Partial interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance, Interchange; northern end of concurrency with NH25; northern terminus of NH3A, Exit 34A on I-93; southern end of concurrency with I-93 and the Franconia Notch Parkway; southbound exit only, Exit 35 on I-93; northern end of concurrency with I-93 and the Franconia Notch Parkway; northbound exit only, Southern end of concurrency with NH116/ NH142, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:58. Find out what your new exit will be. Currently, separate numbers (41 and 42), however they use the same exit ramp the southeastern part of the state. To Routes 80, 106, and 27 via Route 3A north. US3 continues north to Lancaster, where it joins US2 in the town center, and where NH135 branches off to the west. US3 continues north for another 22 miles (35km), eventually reaching the PittsburgChartierville Border Crossing, where the road crosses into Chartierville, Quebec, and becomes Quebec Route 257. US US3 joins NH11 and turns east; NH3A also resumes at this intersection, continuing north. Pkwy - Quincy Center, This Route 228 north - Hingham, Rockland Rockland, Massachusetts EXIT 13 Route 53 to Route 123 - Hanover, Norwell Hanover, Massachusetts . closest to mile marker 72, the exit number was changed to 72 A/B on a 0 It passes through Billerica and into Chelmsford, where it connects with I-495 and the Lowell Connector, a freeway spur into downtown Lowell. x. Loading. Have you seen Hanover's new exit numbers on State Route 3? museum site. This portion of the road is noted for fairly frequent moose sightings, especially during sunrise and sunset when moose are particularly active. I-190; I-195; I-290; I-291; I-295; I-391; I-395; I-495; I-84; I-90; I-91; I-93; I-95; MA 3; US 3; Massachusetts . US3 leaves the Everett Turnpike at exit7E, crosses New Hampshire Route 101A (NH101A) and turns northeast for approximately 1.5 miles (2.4km) along a segment known as the Henri Burque Highway, before turning north onto Concord Street, which soon becomes known as the Daniel Webster Highway. hbbd```b``V3 -DL7m@S H2^/H*)5&&ls f#}6lZ$?9a`bd`d q] r0 Route 3A is a 97-mile-long (156 km) state highway in eastern Massachusetts, which parallels Route 3 and U.S. Route 3 from Cedarville in southern Plymouth to Tyngsborough at the New Hampshire state line. I sent US3 in Massachusetts closely follows the route of the early 19th-century Middlesex Canal and Middlesex Turnpike. According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) route log, the southern terminus of US3 is at the junction of Route2A and Route3 in Cambridge, which is where Route2A crosses the Charles along the Harvard Bridge (also known as the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge). [citation needed], The original plan called for US3 and Route2 to link up at the LexingtonArlington border and continue southeasterly, crossing Route16/Mystic Valley Parkway at the ArlingtonSomerville border and proceeding into Cambridge toward Union Square, Somerville. is a 4.144-mile-long (6.669km)[1] signed business route running northsouth through downtown Laconia, New Hampshire. Best Gas Prices; Route3 connects to the southern terminus of US3 in Cambridge and continues south to Cape Cod. 42. The first section of the Pilgrims Highway was built as a bypass of Plymouth in the early 1950s. Route 3 begins in the south as a controlled-access highway at a junction with U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Bourne. The state agency says the installation of new milepost-based signs for exits on Route 3 northbound will begin next week in Bourne and crews will proceed to install signs through communities. Rd - Plymouth Center, - MA 3/Pilgrims The northern section of the highway was built next with a connection from Derby Street in Hingham to the Southeast Expressway opening in 1959. - Sagamore, Hyannis (SB), - This segment parallels Route 3 from Cedarville in southern Plymouth to Neponset in the Dorchester area of Boston. as 42B and 42A while northbound the Burgin Parkway exit would just be This portion of the route stretches for approximately 43 miles. Billerica, Chelmsford, South Massachusetts 2A E; Greenfield Center; North Adams Greenfield, Massachusetts EXIT . Northbound; . 3 designation cannot be changed to US 3 because Route 3 between the The Braintree section wasn't resurfaced in 1978, leaving a two-year gap when half the highway was on the new system while the other half was on the old system.