Massachusetts Route 10

Massachusetts Route 10 is a 60.69-mile-long (97.67 km) north–south state highway that runs from the state line at Southwick to the state line at Northfield.

Route 10
Route 10 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length60.69 mi[1] (97.67 km)
Existed1922–present
Major junctions
South end US 202 / Route 10 in Granby, CT
  US 20 in Westfield
I90 / US 202 in Westfield
US 5 in Northampton and Bernardston
I91 in Northampton, Hatfield, and Whately
Route 2 in Greenfield
North end NH 10 in Winchester, NH
Location
CountiesHampden, Hampshire, Franklin
Highway system
Route C9 Route 11

Route description

Route 10 crosses the border from Granby, Connecticut into Southwick, Massachusetts, overlapped with U.S. 202. It runs north through the Pioneer Valley towns of Southwick, Westfield, Southampton, Easthampton, Northampton, Hatfield, Whately, Deerfield, Greenfield, Bernardston, Gill, and Northfield. Route 10 has a long concurrency with U.S. 5 for about 25 miles (40 km) from Northampton to Bernardston, where it was sometimes called the "5 & 10 Highway". During this concurrency, it closely parallels Interstate 91, with five exits from Northampton to Deerfield, with close access at Route 2 in Greenfield and another exit, solely for Route 10, in Bernardston. It crosses the Connecticut River in Northfield before entering New Hampshire.

Route 10 is concurrent with seven other routes (US 5, US 20, US 202, and Massachusetts Routes 57, 9, 116, and 63) for 43 miles (69.20 km) of its nearly 61 miles (98.17 km) in the state with three points of triple concurrency, leaving less than a third of its length as the sole road designation.

History

An "Alabama 10" sign as mistakenly posted in Easthampton

An odd sight greeted motorists in Easthampton in July 2005: standard issue Alabama state highway signs with the number 10 in a map of that state, instead of the standard Massachusetts square. This odd "Alabama 10" signage came about when a contractor mistakenly applied the sample from a federal manual. The signs have since been replaced with the correct shields.[2][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HampdenSouthwick0.00.0 US 202 south / Route 10 south Salmon BrookContinuation into Connecticut; Southern terminus of concurrency with US 202
1.93.1 Route 168 east West Suffield, CT, Suffield, CTWestern terminus of Route 168
4.36.9 Route 57 west Granville, New MarlboroughSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 57
4.97.9 Route 57 east Feeding Hills, SpringfieldNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 57
Westfield9.615.4 US 20 east Springfield, PalmerSouthern terminus of concurrency with US 20
9.915.9 US 20 west Russell, PittsfieldNorthern terminus of concurrency with US 20
11.318.2 I90 / Mass Pike Boston, Albany, NYExit 41 on I-90 / Massachusetts Turnpike
14.323.0 US 202 north Holyoke, BelchertownNorthern terminus of concurrency with US 202
HampshireEasthampton21.835.1 Route 141 east HolyokeWestern terminus of Route 141
Northampton26.142.0 Route 9 west Williamsburg, PittsfieldSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 9
26.442.5 Route 9 east / US 5 south Amherst, Worcester, Holyoke, SpringfieldNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 9; southern terminus of concurrency with US 5
27.844.7 I91 north Greenfield, Brattleboro, VTExit 26 on I-91 (formerly exit 20); northbound exit and southbound entrance
29.647.6 I91 Springfield, Brattleboro, VTExit 27 on I-91 (formerly exit 21); northbound access via Elm Street
Hatfield32.051.5 I91 south Holyoke, SpringfieldExit 30 on I-91 (formerly exit 22)
32.352.0 I91 north Greenfield, Brattleboro, VTExit 30 on I-91 (formerly exit 22)
FranklinWhately34.054.7 I91 north Greenfield, Brattleboro VTExit 32 on I-91 (formerly exit 23); northbound entrance
34.755.8 I91Exit 32 on I-91 (formerly exit 23); entrance from I-91 south
37.159.7 I91 south Holyoke, SpringfieldExit 35 on I-91 (formerly exit 24); no exit from southbound
37.460.2 Route 116 south Sunderland, AmherstSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 116
Deerfield38.361.6 Route 116 north to I91 north Conway, AshfieldNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 116
Deerfield River44.671.8Deerfield River Bridge
Greenfield46.074.0 Route 2A AtholCourt Square, site of historic road marker
47.776.8 Route 2 to I91 Boston, North AdamsInterchange
Bernardston52.584.5 US 5 north Brattleboro VT, White River Jct., VTNorthern terminus of concurrency with US 5
52.985.1 I91 Greenfield, Springfield, Brattleboro, VT, White River Jct., VTExit 50 on I-91 (formerly exit 28)
Gill55.589.3 Route 142 north Northfield, Vernon, VTSouthern terminus of Route 142
Connecticut River56.891.4Bennett's Meadow Bridge
Northfield57.592.5 Route 63 south Millers Falls, AmherstSouthern terminus of concurrency with Route 63
59.996.4 Route 63 north  Hinsdale, NHNorthern terminus of concurrency with Route 63
60.797.7 NH 10 north KeeneContinuation into New Hampshire
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
  2. Daniel, Mac (July 26, 2005). "Word to road crews: Tuscaloosa is over 1,000 miles thataway". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  3. "Alabama road signs in Massachusetts?". WSFA-TV. Retrieved 2009-12-31.

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