Interstate 495 North - Westborough (I-90) to Littleton (Route 2)

Route 9 crosses paths with the beltway at Exits 59 A/B in two miles by the Marlboro and Southboro town line.

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The towns of Westboro and Southboro are located within an eastern notch of Worcester County.

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Interstate 495 crosses over I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike), the Sudbury River and a CSX Railroad line ahead this northbound confirming marker.

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Upcoming Route 9 constitutes a 135.5 mile long highway from U.S. 20 at Pittsfield far to the west and central Boston just north of the Mass Pike and Copley Place.

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Like many other exchanges along the beltway, a cloverleaf interchange (Exits 59 A/B) joins I-495 with Route 9.

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Exit 59 A departs for Route 9 (Turnpike Road) east through Southborough to Framingham.

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Route 9 follows Boston Worcester Turnpike west from Exit 59 B between a pair of business parks along a controlled access route toward Route 30 (Main Street) and the Westborough town center.

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Interstate 495 advances north from Mt. Nebo into a broad valley containing the Wachusett Aqueduct.

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The city of Marlboro lies nine miles ahead along U.S. 20, followed by Lowell in 33 miles. Portsmouth at 77 miles appears for the first time for motorists headed north to New Hampshire.

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Jericho Hill rises to the north on the Marlboro town line beyond this former reassurance shield for I-495 north.

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A directional T interchange (Exit 62) is one mile ahead for Simarano Drive and Marlborough Corporate Center.

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I-495 advances north 0.75 miles to Exit 62 with Joseph A. Ferrecchia Connector Road, an access road linking the beltway with Simarano Drive in west Marlboro.

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Simarano Drive connects Marlborough Corporate Center with Ames and Forest Streets in Marlboro to the north and Cedar Hill street in Southborough to the south. Apartments, hotels and retail also line Simarano drive in addition to several office buildings.

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Simarano Drive was reconstructed between October 2014 and Fall 2015. The $3 million project widened and regraded portions of the road, replaced the drainage system and added sidewalks and bike lanes.¹

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Flyovers connects I-495 with Joseph A. Ferrecchia Connector Road at Exit 62. The exchange cost $13 million and took one year to build. It opened after a ribbon cutting ceremony took place on the morning of January 2, 2001.¹

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The second Marlboro exit off Interstate 495 joins the beltway with U.S. 20 (Lakeside Avenue) in one mile.

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Interstate 495 travels between Marlborough Corporate Center and Crane Meadow ahead of the Forest Street overpass.

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Exit 63 A leaves I-495 in a quarter mile for U.S. 20 (Lakeside Avenue) east. U.S. 20 encircles Williams Lake east to Main Street and Downtown Marlborough.

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A cloverleaf interchange joins I-495 and U.S. 20 at Exit 63. The beltway has another cloverleaf (Exits 65 A/B) two miles further north at Interstate 290 west and the Route 85 Connector.

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U.S. 20 leads west from Exit 63 B as a commercial arterial to the Northboro town line.

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Interstate 495 curves northwest from the Elm Street overpass west of Sligo Hill.

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Beginning at Exit 65 B, I-290 runs west along a retail corridor anchored by Solomon Pond Mall. The retail center was constructed at the site of an abandoned gravel pit between March 1995 and August 8, 1996. Coinciding with work on the mall was a $5.2 million public-privately funding project adding two ramps from I-290 to Solomon Pond Road.³

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Interstate 290 travels 20.1 miles overall between Marlborough and I-90 (Mass Pike) and I-395 at Auburn. The loop winds through the central Worcester along an urban freeway.

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The Route 85 Connector constitutes a controlled access spur from the end of I-290 to Fitchburg Street by Assabet Valley Regional H.S., and Route 85 (Washington Street) at Technology Drive.

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Exit 65 A leaves I-495 north for Route 85 Connector east to the town of Hudson. Construction of the connector in the mid 1970s included the revision of the cloverleaf interchange to include a left side ramp from I-290 east to I-495 north.⁴ Previously mainline stubs were located near the beltway on I-290 at Wheeler Hill.

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I-290 weaves 12.4 miles west through Northborough and Shrewsbury to meet Interstate 190 in the city of Worcester. Paralleling the I-495 corridor to the west, I-190 leads north to Leominster.

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Progressing north, Interstate 495 crosses the Assabet River ahead of this shield assembly.

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Interstate 495 reenters Worcester County on the mile preceding Route 62 (Central Street) in the town of Berlin

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The Berlin town center is 1.9 miles southwest from Exit 67 along Route 62. Route 2, a freeway between Orange and South Acton, is 13 miles to the northeast.

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Traveling 82.2 miles overall, Route 62 begins at Route 32 in Barre east to the west and ends to the east at Route 127 in the coastal city of Beverly.

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Entering the folded diamond interchange (Exit 67) with Route 26 (Central Street) on I-495 north. Route 26 passes by South Bolton east to follow Coolidge Street to Route 85 at Downtown Hudson. The route west follows a rural course to the Berlin town center.

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The westernmost extent of Interstate 495 bypasses Hudson. The remainder of the freeway turns northeast toward Lawrence in 36 Miles and I-95 in the town of Salisbury in 55 miles.

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A second reassurance marker stands along I-495 north as the freeway runs between Hog Swamp and Pine Hill in the town of Bolton.

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Route 117 joins I-495 with the Bolton town center in one mile at Exit 70.

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A 31.07 mile long highway, Route 117 stretches northwest to Leominster and east southeast to Waltham.

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Interstate 495 north at the parclo A2 interchange (Exit 70) with Route 117. The state route meanders east through a valley fed by Great Brook to Brockaway Corner and the Middlesex County town of Stow.

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I-495 plies across an area of wetlands east of Powder House Hill and west of Rattlesnake Hill.

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The town of Boxborough is the next destination along the beltway north in six miles. Haverhill is 39 miles to the northeast.

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This reassurance marker for I-495 north follows as the freeway crosses the Harvard town line.

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A third I-495 shield appears at milepost 73.4 as the beltway nears the Boxborough town line.

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Interstate 495 leaves Worcester County for good as the route reenters Middlesex County for the third and final time.

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One mile south of the parclo A2 interchange (Exit 75) with Route 111 (Massachusetts Avenue) on Interstate 495 north.

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27.31 miles in length, Route 111 originates from Route 2 at Concord and concludes at the New Hampshire state line in the town of Pepperell. NH 111 extends the route east 50 miles to NH 1A on the Atlantic coast.

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Route 111 (Massachusetts Avenue) crosses the town of Boxboro to the east en route to South Acton. The route curves across hilly terrain west to combine with Route 110 north at the Harvard town center.

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Interstate 495 straddles a hillside northeast by Beaver Brook to the Littleton town line.

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Lowell is 18 miles to the north via I-495 north. Salisbury and the east end of the beltway are 47 miles to the east.

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A cloverleaf interchange (Exits 78 A/B) joins Interstate 495 with the freeway along Route 2 in one mile. Construction in 2014/15 expanded the exchange with a c/d roadway along I-495 northbound.

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Route 2 runs west through Harvard to the Fort Devens Army Reserve base. The state route parallels or follows the historic Mohawk Trail between Millers Falls and the New York state line.

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Route 2 angles southeast to become an controlled access expressway between Route 111 in Action and Interstate 95 at Lexington. The freeway resumes east from I-95 to the city of Cambridge.

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Measuring 142.42 miles in length, Route 2 east concludes at Route 28 in Beacon (Route 28) at Charles Street in Boston Common park in Boston.

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Traveling west, Route 2 extends as a freeway to Leominster and the north end of I-190, Garner, Templeton and Orange. The state route becomes NY 2 west of Williamstown en route to Troy and I-87 at Latham.

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