Massachusetts Route 27

Massachusetts Route 27

Route 27 marker

Route 27
Route information
Length: 73.4403 mi[1] (118.1907 km)
Existed: by 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: MA Route 106.svg Route 106 in Kingston
  MA Route 24.svg Route 24 in Brockton
US 1.svg U.S. Route 1 in Walpole
MA Route 9.svg Route 9 in Natick
US 20.svg U.S. Route 20 in Wayland
MA Route 2.svg Route 2 in Acton
North end: MA Route 4.svg Route 4 in Chelmsford
Highway system

Massachusetts State Highway Routes

Route 25 Route 28

Route 27 is a south–north highway in eastern Massachusetts.

Contents

Route description

The Isaac Davis Monument in Acton, located along Route 27

Route 27 runs in a sweeping arc from Kingston to Chelmsford. For most of its route, it acts as an intermediate route between Interstate 95 and Interstate 495.

Route 27 begins in Kingston at Route 106, approximately 1-1/4 miles west of Route 3. It heads northwest towards Brockton, passing through Pembroke, Hanson, East Bridgewater and Whitman. In Brockton the road shares a triple concurrency with Route 28 and Route 123 Eastbound (Route 123 Westbound only intersects with the route). From the center of town, Route 27 heads northwest, past the Westgate Mall, over Route 24 at Exits 18A-B, and past Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital before passing into Norfolk County via Stoughton.

In Stoughton, the road has a brief concurrency with Route 138 in the center of town. It passes just south of the town of Canton before making a large loop through the town of Sharon. It crosses over Interstate 95 without access, between Exits 9 and 10, both of which are accessible via US Route 1 nearby. It then crosses through Walpole and Medfield before crossing the Charles River into Middlesex County and the town of Sherborn.

In Sherborn, the road begins a more northerly direction, with a short concurrency with Route 16 in the center of town. The road heads through the center of Natick, passing the town green and crossing Route 135, which carries the Boston Marathon at that point. Route 27 crosses over Route 9 with a four-way exit ramp system, just east of Lake Cochituate, the Natick Collection and the Golden Triangle retail area. Route 27 passes into Wayland and under the Massachusetts Turnpike, which it access via Route 30, just north of the Pike.

In Wayland, Route 27 has a 1.2 mile concurrency with Route 126, passing through the center of town and intersecting US Route 20. The road then crosses the Sudbury River into Sudbury. It passes into Maynard, having a short, 0.1-mile concurrency with Route 62 over the Assabet River, before heading north into Acton. It crosses Route 2 at Exit 42 before crossing through the town center, past the Isaac Davis Monument. It heads into Westford, passing through the southeast corner of town before heading into Chelmsford. The road ends at the center of town, at the intersection of Routes 4, 110 and 129, just south of Interstate 495.

History

    • Route 27's original form was identical to the modern route south of Wayland, but north of there it followed current Route 126 into Concord. It came into its current form by 1939.
    • The above is in question as US Dept. of The Interior Topo Maps from 1943 show Route 27 concurrent with US 20 from Wayland Center to Concord Road in Sudbury, then following Concord Road to Sudbury Center, where it resumed it's current alignment on Hudson Road. Further research is needed.

Junction list

Southbound entering Medfield
Junction of US 20, MA 27 & MA 126
Granite road sign in Sudbury. The left side marks Route 27.
Antique road signs in a well in Acton
County Location Milepost Roads intersected Notes
Plymouth Kingston 0.00 MA Route 106.svg Route 106
Evergreen Street
Southern terminus of Route 27
To Routes 3A south, 80 & 3 via Route 106
To Routes 3A north & 53 via Evergreen Street
Pembroke 5.6 MA Route 36.svg Route 36
Hanson 7.4 MA Route 58.svg Route 58
East Bridgewater 10.8 MA Route 14.svg Route 14
Whitman 14.4 MA Route 18.svg Route 18
Brockton 16.2 MA Route 14.svg Route 14 East Western terminus of Route 14.
18.1 MA Route 28.svg MA Route 123.svg Route 28 / Route 123 East Begin concurrency with Routes 28 & 123 Eastbound only
18.2 MA Route 28.svg MA Route 123.svg Route 28 / Route 123 East End concurrency with Route 123 Eastbound
18.3 MA Route 28.svg Route 28 North End concurrency with Route 28
20.4 MA Route 24.svg Route 24 Route 24 Exits 18A-B
Norfolk Stoughton 23.9 MA Route 138.svg MA Route 139.svg Route 138 South / Route 139 East Western terminus of Route 139; southern terminus of concurrency with Route 138.
24.0 MA Route 138.svg Route 138 North Northern terminus of Route 27/138 concurrency.
No access from Route 27 south to Route 138 north.
Sharon 31.5 I-95.svg I-95 No direct access; access to I-95 northbound exit 10 via Coney Street in Walpole.
Walpole 31.8 US 1.svg U.S. Route 1 Access to I-95 exit 9 via US 1 South.
33.7 MA Route 1A.svg Route 1A
Medfield 37.9 MA Route 109.svg Route 109
40.8 Charles River crossing
Middlesex Sherborn 43.5 MA Route 115.svg Route 115 South Northern terminus of Route 115.
43.5 MA Route 16.svg Route 16 East Southern terminus of Route 16 concurrency.
43.8 MA Route 16.svg Route 16 West Northern terminus of Route 16 concurrency.
Natick 46.7 MA Route 135.svg Route 135
48.0 MA Route 9.svg Route 9 Four-way interchange over Route 9
Wayland 49.0 I-90.svg I-90 No direct access; access via Route 30
49.3 MA Route 30.svg Route 30 Access to I-90/Mass Pike via Route 30 westbound
51.5 MA Route 126.svg Route 126 South Southern terminus of Route 27/126 concurrency.
52.6 US 20.svg U.S. Route 20
52.9 MA Route 126.svg Route 126 North Northern terminus of Route 27/126 concurrency.
Maynard 59.3 MA Route 117.svg Route 117
60.0 MA Route 62.svg Route 62 West Southern terminus of Route 27/62 concurrency.
60.1 MA Route 62.svg Route 62 East Northern terminus of Route 27/62 concurrency.
Acton 63.1 MA Route 111.svg Route 111 Additional access to Route 2 eastbound via Route 111
63.4 MA Route 2.svg Route 2 Route 2 exit 42; two-way interchange
65.7 MA Route 2A.svg MA Route 119.svg Route 2A / Route 119
Westford 68.5 MA Route 225.svg Route 225
Chelmsford 73.44 MA Route 4.svg Route 4 Northern terminus of Route 27.
To MA Route 110.svgMA Route 129.svg Route 110/129, via Route 4 North.
To I-495.svg Interstate 495, via Route 4 North and Route 110 East.

References

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

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