Massachusetts Route 122A

Route 122A is a 26.85-mile-long (43.21 km) southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts, in the United States. It is an alternate route of Massachusetts Route 122, with a mile-long concurrency with its parent route in downtown Worcester.

Route 122A
Route 122A highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of Route 122
Maintained by MassDOT
Length26.85 mi[1] (43.21 km)
Major junctions
South end Route 122 in Grafton
 
North end Route 122 in Rutland
Location
CountiesWorcester
Highway system
← Route 122→ Route 123

Route description

Route 122A begins in the Farnumsville section of Grafton at its parent route. Route 122A heads westward, crossing the Blackstone River and following it through the northwest corner of Sutton and into Millbury. In Millbury, Route 122A crosses the river again, passing through the center of town before meeting Route 146, near the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley shopping center. The two routes travel northward, with a combined exit to U.S. Route 20 and the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) shortly after the merge, and just before the two routes enter Worcester.

Eastbound entering Holden

In Worcester, Route 122A leaves Route 146 at Providence Street, following it and Winthrop Street until crossing I-290 at Exit 13. Just after this, Route 122A meets Route 122 at Kelley Square, running concurrently with its parent route westward until the two meet Route 9 and Route 12. Route 122A then turns northward concurrently with the two routes, with Route 9 leaving the concurrency a few blocks north, before Route 122A splits from Route 12, turning northwestward and following the shores of Indian Lake near Assumption College. Route 122A then enters the town of Holden.

Route 122A passes through Chaffinville and past Chaffin Pond before intersecting Route 31 at Holden Center. It continues northward, passing Eagle Lake and Stump Pond before meeting the southern end of Route 68. Route 122A bends westward into the town of Rutland, where it shares a short concurrency with Route 56 before finally ending at its parent route once more, in Rutland State Park.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Worcester County.

LocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Grafton0.000.00 Route 122 – Grafton, Worcester, UxbridgeSouthern terminus
Millbury5.89.39 Route 146 south – Uxbridge, Providence, RISouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 146
6.510.510 I‑90 / Mass Pike / US 20 – Boston, Springfield, Northboro, AuburnExit ramp to access road to both routes; exit 94 Mass Pike
Worcester7.411.911Millbury StreetNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
8.012.912 Route 146 north (Quinsigamond Ave.) to I‑290 east – Shrewsbury, MarlboroNorthern end of concurrency with Route 146
9.715.6 I‑290 – Shrewsbury, Marlboro, AuburnI-290 Exit 17 (old exit 13)
9.815.8 Route 122 south – Kelley Square, UxbridgeEastern end of concurrency with Route 122
11.117.9 Route 122 north – Paxton, Barre
Route 9 west / Route 12 south – Leicester, Auburn		Western end of concurrency with Route 122; southern end of concurrency with Routes 9 & 12
11.819.0 Route 9 eastNorthern end of concurrency with Route 9
13.421.6 Route 12 north to I‑190 / I‑290 – West BoylstonNorthern end of concurrency with Route 12
Holden19.030.6 Route 31 – Princeton, Mt. Wachusett, Paxton
21.033.8 Route 68 north – Hubbardston, GardnerSouthern terminus of Route 68
Rutland24.439.3 Route 56 south – Paxton, LeicesterEastern end of concurrency with Route 56
24.539.4 Route 56 north – North Rutland, HubbardstonWestern end of concurrency with Route 56
26.8543.21 Route 122 – Oakham, Barre, WorcesterNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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