Massachusetts Route 183 (MA 183) is a north–south
state highway
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in
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Berkshire County (pronounced ) is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in ...
. The entire route travels from a continuation of
Connecticut Route 183
Route 183 is a state highway in northwestern Connecticut, running from Torrington to the Massachusetts state line in Norfolk.
Route description
Route 183 begins at the junction with Route 4 (New Harwinton Road) in the Litchfield Cou ...
by
Colebrook, Connecticut
Colebrook is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2020 census. Colebrook was named after Colebrooke in the English county of Devon; the reason is now unknown.
Geography
Colebrook is in northeas ...
to
U.S. Route 7
U.S. Route 7 (US 7) is a north–south United States highway in western New England that runs for through the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. The highway's southern terminus is at Interstate 95 (I-95) exit 15 ...
(US 7) and
US 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
in
Lenox.
Route description
Route 183 begins at the
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
state line in
Colebrook, Connecticut
Colebrook is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2020 census. Colebrook was named after Colebrooke in the English county of Devon; the reason is now unknown.
Geography
Colebrook is in northeas ...
as a northern continuation of that state's
Route 183.
's Route 183 runs northwest through the town of
Sandisfield as Sandy Brook Road. The route runs northwest through the wooded sections of Sandisfield, soon crossing into the town of
New Marlborough, changing monikers to New Marlborough Road. Reaching downtown New Marlborough, Route 183 intersects with
Route 57 (New Marlborough Sandisfield Center Road).
Route 183 and Route 57 become concurrent through downtown New Marlborough, changing names to Hartsville New Marlborough Road. After downtown, the two routes meander to the northwest as a two-lane rural road through
Berkshire County, reaching the village of
Hartsville. Route 183 and Route 57 crosses into the town of
Monterey
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and parallel the shores of Lake Buel. Now known as Pixley Road, the routes reach a junction with
Route 23 (Main Road).
Route 57 terminates while Route 183 joins Route 23 along Monterey Road, running westward before changing names to State Road. Entering the town of
Great Barrington, Route 23 turns southwest into downtown while Route 183 runs north onto a concurrency with
U.S. Route 7 (US 7) along Stockbridge Road. Route 183 and US 7 run north along the winding
Housatonic River
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. At the junction with Old Stockbridge Road, Route 183 forks to the northwest from US 7.
Route 183 soon changes names to Park Street, entering the village of
Risingdale. In Risingdale, Route 183 turns north along the shoreline of the Housatonic. After a voyage along the riverside, the route crosses the Housatonic and enters the village of
Housatonic. Now on the western shore of the river, Route 183 runs north along the riverside on Front Street along tracks owned by the
Housatonic Railroad
The Housatonic Railroad ( ) is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England and eastern New York. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and ...
. Crossing into the town of
Stockbridge, Route 183 begins winding eastward along the riverside for several miles.
At Butler Road, the river bends southeast while Route 183 continues northeast through Stockbridge, crossing a junction with
Route 102 (West Stockbridge Road). A short distance north, the route crosses under the
Mass Pike (
I-90
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) and enters the community of
Interlaken
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, twintowns = Scottsdale (USA), Ōtsu (Japan), Třeboň (Czech Republic)
Interlaken (; lit.: ''between lakes'') is a Swiss town and mun ...
. Route 183 wanders north through Stockbridge before entering the town of
Lenox, where it gains the name of West Street. Running into downtown Lenox, Route 183 reaches a junction with
Route 7A (Main Street).
Route 183 and Route 7A become concurrent through downtown Lenox along Walker Street, but it is short lived as Route 7A forks to the southeast less than a mile later. Route 183 continues east along Walker Street out of downtown Lenox and into an intersection with US 7 and
US 20, which connect to
Pittsfield
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfield ...
.
Major intersections
References
External links
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 183
183
Transportation in Berkshire County, Massachusetts