Route 19 is a north–south
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 ...
located in south central
Massachusetts, United States. It runs from the
Connecticut border in
Wales north to an intersection with
Massachusetts Route 9 and
Massachusetts Route 67
Route 67 is a north–south (though geographically more northeast-southwest) highway in western and central Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Palmer and its northern terminus is at Route 32 in Barre.
Route ...
in the town of
West Brookfield.
The highway continues south of the state border as
Connecticut Route 19
Route 19 is a minor Connecticut state route running from Stafford to the Massachusetts state line. It is long and runs north–south, entirely within Stafford. The road interconnects the settlements in the eastern part of the town.
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Route description
Route 19 in Massachusetts begins when Route 19 in Connecticut crosses from
Stafford, Connecticut, into
Wales, Massachusetts
Wales is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Wales was first settled by Europeans in 1726 an ...
. The highway meanders through the town and continues north into
Brimfield, where it crosses
U.S. Route 20 in the center of town. Route 19 continues north out of the town and heads due north, eventually crossing into the town of
Warren in
Worcester County. Just after crossing into Warren, Route 19 passes underneath the
Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) without an interchange. (The nearest interchanges are at Exit 8 in
Palmer and Exit 9 in
Sturbridge
Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques.
The population was 9,867 at the 2020 census, with more ...
, both accessible from US-20.) Route 19 heads into the center of town where it meets
Route 67. Route 19 joins Route 67 northbound, and the two routes run concurrently northeast until crossing into
West Brookfield, where they intersect with
Route 9. Route 19 ends here, with Route 67 turning to join Route 9 eastbound.
History
From Brimfield south to the Connecticut state line, Route 19 was part of
New England Interstate Route 32
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The New England road marking system was a regional system of marked numbered routes in the six-state region of New England in the United States. The routes were marked by a yellow rectangular sign with black numbers and border. M ...
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Major intersections
References
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Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log
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Transportation in Hampden County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Worcester County, Massachusetts