Massachusetts Route 119

Route 119
	Route 119 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	35.60 mi (57.29 km)
Existed	1922–present
Major junctions
West end	NH 119 in New Ipswich, NH
	Route 13 in Townsend; I‑495 in Littleton; Route 2A / Route 110 in Littleton;
East end	Route 2 / Route 111 in Concord
Location
Counties	Worcester, Middlesex
Highway system

Route 119 is a 35.60-mile-long (57.29 km) northwest-southeast state highway in Massachusetts. Its western terminus is a continuation of New Hampshire Route 119 at the New Hampshire border and its eastern terminus is at Route 2 and Route 111 in Concord. It acts as a continuation of New Hampshire Route 119, which is in turn a continuation of Vermont Route 119.

Route description

Route 119 begins in Ashburnham at the New Hampshire state line. The route passes through Ashburnham State Forest, south of Mount Watatic, and meets Route 101 at its northern end, just west of where Route 119 enters into Ashby. In Ashby, Route 119 passes through the center of town, crossing Route 31 before passing through Willard Brook State Forest into the town of Townsend. In Townsend, Route 119 follows along the Squanacook River, crossing it in the town center as well as Route 13.

Route 119 in Willard Brook State Forest, Ashby

The route continues eastward, crossing the far western corner of Groton before entering Pepperell. In Pepperell, Route 119 meets the western end of Route 113 as it heads eastward. The route joins Route 111 before the two cross the Nashua River back into Groton. Once in Groton, Route 111 leaves Route 119 as Route 225 joins it. The two routes continue southeastward, passing the western end of Route 40 before the two routes split south of Lost Lake. Route 119 continues southeastward into Littleton.

Route 119 westbound

In Littleton, Route 119 meets I-495 at Exit 31 before meeting Routes 2A and 110. Route 2A becomes concurrent with Route 119 as it crosses Route 110. The two routes continue southeastward, passing Nagog Pond as they enter Acton. The two routes cross Route 27 south of Nagog Woods. The routes head southward from the junction, passing through East Acton before turning more eastward as they enter Concord. After just a half mile, Route 119 ends at a rotary intersection with Route 2, just north of MCI - Concord and where Route 2A begins a silent concurrency with its parent route.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Worcester	Ashburnham	0.0	0.0	NH 119 – Rindge	Continuation into New Hampshire
Worcester	Ashburnham	3.1	5.0	Route 101 south – Ashburnham, Gardner	Northern terminus of Route 101
Middlesex	Ashby	8.0	12.9	Route 31 – Fitchburg, Greenville, NH
	Townsend	11.4	18.3	Route 13 – Leominster, Milford, NH
	Pepperell	17.1	27.5	Route 113 east – Pepperell, Dunstable	Western terminus of Route 113
	Pepperell	19.4	31.2	Route 111 north – Pepperell, Nashua, NH	Western end of Route 111 overlap
	Groton	21.2	34.1	Route 111 south / Route 225 west – Ayer, Lunenburg	Eastern end of Route 111 overlap; western end of Route 225 overlap
		21.7	34.9	Route 40 east – Westford, Lowell	Western terminus of Route 40
		25.1	40.4	Route 225 east – Westford	Eastern end of Route 225 overlap
	Littleton	28.2	45.4	I‑495 – Marlboro, Lowell	Exit 80 on I-495 (old exit 31)
	Littleton	28.6	46.0	Route 2A west / Route 110 – Chelmsford, Lowell, Ayer, Harvard	Western end of Route 2A overlap
	Acton	32.8	52.8	Route 27 – Chelmsford, Maynard
	Concord	35.6	57.3	Route 2 / Route 2A east / Route 111 north – Harvard, Greenfield, Cambridge, Boston	Eastern terminus; eastern end of Route 2A overlap; southern terminus of Route 111
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

"Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer." Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. First Edition, 1998.

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