Massachusetts Route 122

Route 122
Route information
Length:	67.15 mi[1] (108.07 km)
Major junctions
South end:	RI Route 122 in Woonsocket, RI
	I-90 in Millbury US 20 in Worcester I-290 in Worcester Routes 9/12 in Worcester US 202 in New Salem and Orange Route 2 in Orange
North end:	Route 2A in Orange
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway Routes ← Route 121 Route 122A →

Route 122 is a southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts that is a continuation of RI Route 122. The highway is signed as south–north.

Route description

Route 122 begins in Blackstone as a continuation of Rhode Island Route 122. The route passes along the Blackstone River through Blackstone and Millville as the main street through both towns. In Uxbridge the route crosses the river before meeting Route 146A at its northern terminus, in front of Uxbridge District Court. In the center of Uxbridge the route intersects Route 16. From there, the route continues northward into Northbridge. Route 122 roughly bisects that town, crossing the Blackstone River again in the northern end of town.

From Northbridge, Route 122 enters the Worcester suburb of Grafton. In the Farnumsville section of town, Route 122A begins, splitting from its parent route and heading west into Sutton. Route 122, meanwhile, continues north, crossing through the center of town before becoming concurrent with Route 140 near Lake Ripple. The two routes split after nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km), crossing under the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) without junction just before the split. From there, Route 122 turns west, crossing the corner of Millbury (where Exit 11 of the Mass Pike meets the route) before entering the city of Worcester.

Once in Worcester, Route 122 meets U.S. Route 20 at an above-grade intersection. It then passes through the southeast corner of town before heading towards downtown. Once there, Route 122 crosses under I-290 at Exit 14. The route then splits along two one-way streets before meeting Route 122A once more at Kelly Square. The two routes head westward, splitting when Route 122A joins a concurrency with Route 9 and Route 12. Route 122 then continues westward into the town of Paxton.

In Paxton, the route runs concurrently with Route 56 from near Kettle Brook Reservoir Number 4 to the center of town, where Route 56 joins Route 31 for a brief concurrency before those two routes split. Meanwhile, Route 122 heads northwestward past Moore State Park and into the town of Rutland. In Rutland, Route 122A finally ends at its parent route, near Long Pond and Rutland State Park. Route 122 turns westward through the park into the town of Oakham, where Route 122 meets the northern end of Route 148 before turning northward into Barre.

In Barre, Route 122 becomes concurrent with Route 32, continuing through Barre Common (where Route 62 begins) and into Petersham. Near Petersham Center, Route 32 splits from Route 122, and Route 32A crosses the route shortly after. The route also crosses Turnpike Street, the former routing of Route 21 before the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. In neighboring New Salem (in Franklin County), Route 122 becomes concurrent with U.S. Route 202. Approximately a mile later, the two routes split shortly after entering Orange. Route 122 turns northwest from there, crossing Route 2 at Exit 15 before finally ending at Route 2A, just north of the Millers River in the center of town.

To celebrate Route 122 North becoming a State Scenic Byway, in October and November 2007, BJ Hill walked the 40-mile (64 km) corridor, beginning in downtown Orange and ending at Worcester State College. Along the way, he filmed the route, step by step, with a shoulder-mounted bullet cam. The video and photos can be seen at his website, www.route122.com.

Junction list

Southbound in Orange
42°35′19.9″N 72°18′34.5″W / 42.588861°N 72.309583°W / 42.588861; -72.309583

County	Location	Milepost	Roads Intersected	Notes
Worcester	Blackstone	0.00	R.I. Route 122	Northern end of R.I. Route 122. Southern end of Massachusetts Route 122.
	Uxbridge	6.7	Route 146A South	Northern terminus of Route 146A.
		7.7	Route 16	Short concurrency with Route 16.
	Grafton	15.9	Route 122A North	Southern terminus of Route 122A.
		18.7	Route 140 South	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 140
		20.1	Route 140 North Route 30 East	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 140. Western terminus of Route 30 begins concurrently with Route 140.
	Millbury	21.8	I-90	Mass Pike Exit 11.
	Worcester	22.5	US 20	Above-grade interchange
		25.6	I-290	Interstate 290 Exit 14.
		26.2	Route 122A South	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
		27.4	Routes 9/12 Route 122A North	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A.
	Paxton	33.0	Route 56 South	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 56
		34.3	Route 56 North Route 31	Northern end of concurrency with Route 56. Route 56 begins concurrency with Route 31 North.
	Rutland	39.1	Route 122A South	Northern terminus of Route 122A.
	Oakham	41.1	Route 148 South	Northern terminus of Route 148.
	Barre	47.0	Route 32	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 32.
		48.1	Route 62	Western terminus of Route 62.
	Petersham	55.4	Route 32	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 32.
		55.9	Route 32A
		59.0	Route 21	Former intersection of Routes 122 and 21.
Franklin	New Salem	63.4	U.S. Route 202 South	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 202.
	Orange	64.3	US 202 North	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 202.
		64.9	Route 2	Route 2 Exit 15.
		67.15	Route 2A	Northern terminus of Route 122.

References

1. ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2007 Road Inventory