Route 60 is a east–west
state highway running through the northern suburbs of
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
. Its western terminus is at
U.S. Route 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 ...
(US 20) in
Waltham and its eastern terminus is at
Route 1A and
Route 16 in
Revere.
Route description
Route 60 begins at
U.S. Route 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
Waltham, just east of downtown. It then heads eastward, passing through the center of
Belmont before intersecting in
Arlington with
Route 2 at that route's Exit 59 eastbound, continuing as Pleasant Street. From there, Route 60 joins
U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–US border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257.
Massachusetts Route 3 connects to ...
and
Route 2A for a brief concurrency, starting at
Massachusetts Avenue. It then turns eastward off of that route, crossing the
Mystic River
The Mystic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in Massachusetts, in the United States. In Massachusett, means "large estuary," alluding to t ...
into
Medford.
![Looking northeast on MA Route 60, Belmont MA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Looking_northeast_on_MA_Route_60%2C_Belmont_MA.jpg)
In Medford it passes the
West Medford commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Downtown, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter r ...
station before intersecting
Route 38
The following highways are numbered 38:
Australia
* A38 (Sydney)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 38
* Ontario Highway 38 (former)
* Saskatchewan Highway 38
Czech Republic
* I/38 Highway; Czech: Silnice I/38
Germany
* Bundesautobahn 38
India
* N ...
at Winthrop Square. From there Route 60 heads into downtown Medford, splitting at Main Street (just north of the
Mystic Valley Parkway and
Route 16) before rejoining at Medford City Hall to pass under
Interstate 93 at Exit 32. Route 60 continues eastward, crossing
Route 28 (the
Fellsway West) at Stevens Square before entering
Malden. In Malden, Route 60 passes through the west end past Highland Avenue and downtown, passing the
Malden Center MBTA station, which has access to both the
Orange Line and the
Haverhill Line
The Haverhill Line (formerly named the Haverhill/Reading Line) is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the cities and towns of
Malden, Melrose, Wakefield, Reading, Wilmington, And ...
. Route 60 intersects
Route 99, and goes through Linden Square in the eastern part of town before entering the city of
Revere.
In Revere, the route intersects
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
at Copeland Circle, where the
Northeast Expressway was planned to continue northward to carry
Interstate 95 to its current path north of
Route 128
The following highways are numbered 128:
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 128
* Ontario Highway 128 (former)
* Prince Edward Island Route 128
Costa Rica
* National Route 128
India
* National Highway 128 (India)
Japan
* Japan National Route 128 ...
. (The route was never completed due to opposition, but the
ramp stubs are visible crossing the northeastern part of the circle.) From Copeland Circle, Route 60 continues eastward, south of the Rumney Marsh Reservation. It crosses
Route 107 at Brown Circle, where 107 continues northward as a
limited access highway
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, limited access freeway, and partial controlled access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which ...
towards
Lynn. Route 60 then turns southward as American Legion Highway, finally ending at the intersection of
Route 1A and the eastern end of
Route 16, at Mahoney Circle. Route 60's right of way continues through the circle and links directly to that of Route 1A's.
The state reconstructed the section from Trapelo Road to Brighton Road in 2007. The state will reconstruct the section from Pleasant Street to the Waltham city line in 2012.
Major intersections
References
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