Massachusetts Route 111

Route 111 is a 27.282-mile-long (43.906 km) state highway in Massachusetts, a continuation of New Hampshire Route 111. The route has a north–south component and an east–west one, though it is signed exclusively as a north–south route on newer signs. The east–west portion of the route largely follows the path of the Union Turnpike, built in the early 19th century to connect the communities of Leominster and Concord. (A few older east–west directional signs still exist east of Harvard.)

Route 111
Route 111 highlighted in red
Route information
Length27.282 mi[1] (43.906 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end Route 2 / Route 2A / Route 119 in Concord
 
North end NH 111 at Hollis, NH
Location
CountiesWorcester, Middlesex
Highway system
← Route 110A→ Route 112

Route description

Route 111 begins in Concord at the rotary junction of Route 2, Route 2A and Route 119, next to Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Concord. The route is concurrent along Union Turnpike with Route 2 for the first 2.4 miles (3.9 km) into Acton, before Route 2 heads northwestward, beginning its western highway portion. Route 111 continues along Massachusetts Avenue, having a junction with Route 27 not far from the split. The split is Exit 43.

Route 111 eastbound in West Acton

Route 111 continues relatively westward along Massachusetts Avenue through Boxborough, meeting I-495 at Exit 28, just before entering Harvard. In Harvard, the route leaves Massachusetts Avenue at its far western end, looping around until it meets Route 110 at that town's center. The two routes continue northward, crossing Route 2 at exit 38, before continuing northward, east of Fort Devens into Ayer. In Ayer, Route 111 splits from Route 110 as that route turns eastward with Route 2A Eastbound, while Route 111 turns westbound along that route, passing concurrently with it along Ayer's Main Street.

After turning northward again, Routes 111 and 2A split, just west of Moore Army Air Field, with Route 111 turning more northerly into Groton. In Groton, Route 111 joins Route 225 near the center of town, with the two of them meeting Route 119. At this point, Route 225 joins Route 119 eastbound while Route 111 joins Route 119 west bound. The two routes head northwestward and cross the Nashua River into the town of Pepperell concurrently. Once in Pepperell, Route 111 turns northward again, running in roughly the same direction as the river. It crosses Route 113 near the center of Pepperell before continuing northward as it enters Hollis, New Hampshire and becomes New Hampshire Route 111.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
MiddlesexConcord0.0000.000 Route 2 / Route 2A / Route 119 west – Littleton, GreenfieldSouthern terminus; rotary; southern end of Routes 2/Route 111 concurrency; eastern terminus of Route 119
Acton2.4003.862 Route 2 west – Athol, GreenfieldNorthern end Route 2 of concurrency; exit 117 on Route 2 (old exit 43)
2.9004.667 Route 27 – Maynard, Lowell
Boxborough7.60012.231 I‑495 – Marlboro, LowellExit 75 on I-495 (old exit 28); partial cloverleaf interchange
WorcesterHarvard10.30016.576 Route 110 west – Bolton, ClintonSouthern end of Route 110 concurrency
11.90019.151 Route 2 – Concord, Boston, Athol, GreenfieldExit 109 on Route 2 (old exit 38); cloverleaf interchange
MiddlesexAyer14.10022.692 Route 2A east / Route 110 east – LittletonNorthern end of Route 110 concurrency; southern end of Route 2A concurrency; rotary
15.80025.428 Route 2A west – Lunenburg, FitchburgNorthern end of Route 2A concurrency
Groton18.60029.934 Route 225 west – LunenburgSouthern end of Route 225 concurrency
19.20030.899 Route 225 east – Westford
Route 119 east – Groton		Northern end of Route 225 concurrency; southern end of Route 119 concurrency
Pepperell21.00033.796 Route 119 west – Townsend, AshbyNorthern end of Route 119 concurrency
23.80038.302 Route 113 – Townsend, Dunstable, Tyngsboro
27.28243.906 NH 111Continuation into New Hampshire
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  United States portal
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory
  • Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (1st ed.). DeLorme. 1998.
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