There have been two state highways designated Route 17 in Massachusetts: *The first Route 17 extended from Great Barrington to the

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state line in the 1930s, and was renumbered as Route 23 in 1939. *The second Route 17 was a portion of U.S. Route 1 in the 1950s. This was due to the

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being moved to a freeway from Danvers to Salisbury at the New Hampshire border. The former U.S. Route 1 segment was designated as Route 17 to the state line and NH 17 for a short distance into Seabrook, New Hampshire. The freeway was later designated as

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, and Route 17 and NH 17 were restored to being U.S. Route 1. The Route 17 designation was in use by June 1956 and out of use by July 1959.

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1956 Highway map of Massachusetts
(includes Route 17) via davidrumsey.com
1956 House Bill 13221957 House Bill 04961957 House Bill 28471958 House Bill 2735
via archives.lib.state.ma.us

017 Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese ...

Former numbered highways in the United States U.S. Route 1

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