Massachusetts Route 13

Route 13 is a 14.14-mile-long (22.76 km) north–south state highway in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at Route 12 in Leominster and its northern terminus is a continuation as New Hampshire Route 13 near Brookline, New Hampshire.

Route 13
Route 13 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length	14.14 mi[1] (22.76 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 12 in Leominster
	Route 2 in Leominster Route 2A in Lunenburg Route 119 in Townsend
North end	NH 13 in Brookline, NH
Location
Counties	Worcester, Middlesex
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← Route 12 → Route 14

Route description

Rte. 13 northbound in Townsend

Route 13 begins at Route 12 north of downtown Leominster, where that route turns from Main Street to North Main Street. Route 13 continues along Main Street, crossing Route 2 near the Mall at Whitney Field, before crossing the north branch of the Nashua River and the Fitchburg Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail before turning northward towards the village of Whalom and the town of Lunenburg. In Lunenburg, the road turns eastward, running concurrently with Route 2A for approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before turning northward again. It then passes into Townsend, where it crosses the Squannacook River and through the downtown area, before continuing through the Townsend State Forest and ending at the New Hampshire state line, where the road becomes New Hampshire Route 13, running northward towards Milford.

Whalom Park, a former amusement park which stood from 1893 to 2000, was located along Route 13 in Lunenburg, just north of the Leominster town line.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Worcester	Leominster	0.00	0.00	Route 12 – Sterling, Worcester, Fitchburg, Winchendon	Southern terminus
		0.70	1.13	Route 2 – Concord, Boston, Athol, Greenfield	Exit 100 on Route 2 (formerly exit 32); access via local roads
	Lunenburg	4.90	7.89	Route 2A west – Fitchburg, Westminster	Western terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
		5.20	8.37	Route 2A east – Ayer, Littleton	Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
Middlesex	Townsend	10.90	17.54	Route 119 – Ashby, Rindge, NH, Pepperell, Groton
		14.14	22.76	NH 13 north – Brookline	Continuation into New Hampshire
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

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