Massachusetts Route 47

Route 47
Route information
Length:	21.93 mi[1] (35.29 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 116 in South Hadley
	Route 9 in Hadley Route 116 in Sunderland
North end:	Route 63 in Montague
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway Routes ← US 44 Route 49 →

Route 47 is a north–south state highway in the Pioneer Valley region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Route description

Route 47 begins at Route 116 in South Hadley near the northwest corner of the Mount Holyoke College campus. It heads northwestward towards the southwest corner of Hadley, crossing into that town near the Hockanum Flat, a bend in the Connecticut River. It then follows within half a mile of the river before turning onto Middle Street, crossing through the town center and intersecting Route 9 just over a mile east of the Calvin Coolidge Bridge into Northampton.

Route 47 turns right when Middle Street meets the river again, following the river's path into the North Hadley section of town, passing the Porter-Phelps-Huntington House and the Hadley Sugar House along the way. It then passes into the town of Sunderland. In Sunderland it continues along the east banks of the river, intersecting Route 116 once more in that town's center, just east of the Sunderland Bridge. It then bends northeastward, and ends just a half-mile into the Montague Center village of Montague at Route 63.

Junction list

The Porter-Phelps Huntington House lies along Route 47 in Hadley.

Southbound on Route 47 in Sunderland Center

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Hampshire	South Hadley	0.0	Route 116	Southern end of Route 47.
	Hadley	7.7	Route 9	Route 9 West to Calvin Coolidge Bridge across Connecticut River. Route 9 East to UMass Amherst.
Franklin	Sunderland	17.1	Route 116	Route 116 West to Sunderland Bridge across Connecticut River.
	Montague	21.93	Route 63	Northern end of Route 47.

References

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