U.S. Route 5 in Massachusetts
U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south U.S. Highway extending from southern Connecticut to the northernmost part of Vermont. In Massachusetts, the route travels 53.5 miles (86.1 km), paralleling the Connecticut River and Interstate 91 (I-91) through Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
Length | 53.46 mi[1] (86.04 km) | |||
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Counties | Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin | |||
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Route description
US 5 stays very close to the Connecticut River and Interstate 91. It enters the state at the town of Longmeadow on the east bank of the river going up to Springfield. In Springfield, US 5 then overlaps with Interstate 91 (I-91) for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km), then separates as its own freeway crossing the Connecticut River on the South End Bridge into Agawam. The freeway portion travels for about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) up to West Springfield. From the town of Northampton up to Bernardston, US 5 travels concurrent with Massachusetts Route 10 (Route 10 for 26 miles (42 km). US 5 also passes through Holyoke, Hatfield, Whately, Deerfield, and Greenfield. As in Connecticut, and Vermont US 5 has many interchanges with the parallel I-91.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Hampden | Longmeadow | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Continuation into Connecticut |
1.80 | 2.90 | ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 192 | ||
Springfield | 3.50 | 5.63 | ![]() | Southern terminus of concurrency with I-91; Exit 1 on I-91 | |
3.70 | 5.95 | ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 83; Exit 2 on I-91 | ||
3.90 | 6.28 | ![]() | Northern terminus of concurrency with I-91; Exit 3 on I-91 | ||
Connecticut River | South End Bridge | ||||
Agawam | 4.60 | 7.40 | ![]() | Rotary interchange; Eastern terminus of Route 57 | |
West Springfield | 5.80 | 9.33 | ![]() | Rotary interchange; Eastern terminus of Route 147, to Memorial Bridge | |
7.00 | 11.27 | ![]() | Rotary interchange | ||
9.30 | 14.97 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 10 on I-91 (formerly exit 13) | ||
10.80 | 17.38 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 45 on I-90; Exit 11 on I-91 (formerly exit 14) | ||
Holyoke | 13.80 | 22.21 | ![]() ![]() | ||
14.60 | 23.50 | ![]() | One-way eastbound | ||
14.80 | 23.82 | ![]() ![]() | One-way westbound | ||
15.00 | 24.14 | ![]() | Via Lincoln Street | ||
Hampshire | Northampton | 21.90 | 35.24 | ![]() | Exit 23 on I-91 (formerly exit 18) |
22.90 | 36.85 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 10 | ||
24.30 | 39.11 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; Exit 26 on I-91 (formerly exit 20) | ||
26.10 | 42.00 | ![]() | Northbound access via Elm Street; Exit 27 on I-91 (formerly exit 21) | ||
Hatfield | 28.65 | 46.11 | ![]() | Exit 30 on I-91 (formerly exit 22) | |
Franklin | Whately | 30.50– 31.20 | 49.08– 50.21 | ![]() | Exit 32 on I-91 (formerly exit 23) |
33.70 | 54.23 | ![]() | No access to I-91 north; exit 35 on I-91 (formerly exit 24) | ||
33.90 | 54.56 | ![]() | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 116 | ||
Deerfield | 34.80 | 56.01 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 116 | |
Deerfield River | Bridge | ||||
Greenfield | 42.50 | 68.40 | ![]() | Court Square, site of historic road marker | |
44.20 | 71.13 | ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange | ||
Bernardston | 49.00 | 78.86 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 10 | |
53.46 | 86.04 | ![]() | Continuation into Vermont | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
United States portal
U.S. Roads portal
References
- Google (2014-01-22). "U.S. Route 7 in Massachusetts" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
External links
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