Route 132 is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the town of
Barnstable, Massachusetts, part of
Cape Cod. The entire length of the highway is also locally signed as part of Iyannough Road. Route 132 is the main link between greater
Barnstable and the village of
Hyannis, in fact, all of Route 132 lies within the Barnstable city limits, and connects Routes
28 and
6A via an almost straight northwest-southeast course.
Route description
The southern terminus is at the
Airport Rotary in
Hyannis, at the intersection of Route 28. Iyanough Road itself begins further east on Route 28 at the Barnstable/
Yarmouth
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*Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
**Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
**Municipality of the District of Yarmouth
**Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)
**Yarmouth (electoral district)
* Yarmouth Township, Ontario
*New ...
border. The southernmost mile contains an immense number of
malls and other large shopping centers along the route, such as the
Christmas Tree Shops Plaza,
Cape Cod Mall, the Capetown (
K-Mart) Plaza, the Independence Plaza, and the Festival In Hyannis shopping center. Other restaurants, hotels, car dealerships, and
strip malls dot the road densely until the intersection with Phinney's Lane. At Mile 3.0, it crosses underneath Route 6 at Exit 68. Cape Cod's only freeway
service plaza is at this intersection. North of the intersection is
Cape Cod Community College
Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "Four Cs", is a public community college in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachu ...
. The northern terminus of Route 132 is at Route 6A in the village of
West Barnstable
West Barnstable is a seaside village in the northwest part of the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential and historic. Originally founded in 1639 as part of its neighbori ...
.
Traffic
Route 132 is notorious for its heavy traffic, especially during summer months. Originally 2 lanes on its entire length when first built, development has necessitated about half of the road's length to be widened to 4 lanes, with another stretch (between Phinney's Lane and US 6) constructed as a divided highway. Part of the original Route 132 was bypassed around Phinney's Lane in the 1960s to straighten out the road and keep traffic moving at a reasonable pace. Locally, the old section is simply known as "Old Route 132," and is officially designated as part of Attucks Lane by the town of Barnstable. The old road grade is on the right and it currently being used as a staging area for construction equipment.
Major intersections
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132 132 may refer to:
*132 (number)
*AD 132
*132 BC
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Transportation in Barnstable County, Massachusetts