Route 62 is an east–west
state route
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in
. The route crosses four of the Bay State's 13 interstates (
I-190 Interstate 190 may refer to the following Interstate Highways in the United States related to Interstate 90:
* Interstate 190 (Illinois), a spur into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
*Interstate 190 (Massachusetts), a spur from Worcester to L ...
,
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* The Capital Beltway, a beltway around Washington, D.C., running through Virgin ...
,
I-93
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, and
I-95
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), as well as
U.S. Route 1
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(US 1),
US 3
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,
Route 2 and Highway
128 as it heads from the northern hills of
Worcester County through the northern portions of
Greater Boston
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, ending in the
North Shore city of Beverly at
Route 127.
Route description
Route 62 begins in
Barre
Barre or Barré may refer to:
* Barre (name) or Barré, a surname and given name
Places United States
* Barre, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Barre (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town
* Barre, New York, a town
* Barre (ci ...
, in the north central hills of
Worcester County, at
Routes 32 and
122, at the town's commons and center. It heads northeastward into the town of
Hubbardston, intersecting
Route 68 before heading into
Princeton
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. In Princeton, Route 62 has a short concurrency with
Route 31. It then crosses into Sterling, intersecting with
Route 140
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* Hamilton Highway
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 140
* Ontario Highway 140
* Prince Edward Island Route 140
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and passing underneath
Interstate 190 without interchange, before passing through the town's center concurrently with
Route 12.
From Sterling, Route 62 passes through the southern end of the town of
Lancaster before entering
Clinton. In Clinton, it is concurrent with
Route 70 for most of the town, with a short section being triply concurrent with
Route 110
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Australia
* Nepean Highway
* Bellarine Highway
Bangladesh
*
Brazil
* BR-110
Canada
* Manitoba Highway 110
* New Brunswick Route 110
* Prince Edward Island Route 110
China
* China ...
. Routes 62 and 70 pass through the center of town and pass the dam on the
Nashua River
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which creates the
Wachusett Reservoir
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before Route 62 heads eastward again, splitting with Route 70 at the
Boylston Boylston may refer to the following communities:
;Canada
* Boylston, Nova Scotia
;United States
* Boylston, Massachusetts
* Boylston, New York
* Boylston, Wisconsin
* Boylston Junction, Wisconsin
It may also refer to:
* Helen Dore Boylston, au ...
town line. After crossing through the town of
Berlin
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, it has an interchange with
Interstate 495 at Exit 67 (formerly 26) before crossing into
Middlesex County and the town of
Hudson
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* Henry Hudson, English explorer
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.
In Hudson, Route 62 has a junction and short concurrency with
Route 85 as it heads eastward, crossing the
Assabet River
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before entering northward into the town of
Stow
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* Stow, Lincolnshire or Stow-in-Lindsey, a village
* Stow of Wedale or Stow, Scottish Borders, a village
* Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, a small town
* Stow, Shropshire or Stowe, a village
* Stow ...
. At the center of Stow, Route 62 turns eastward again, becoming concurrent with
Route 117 for two miles into the town of
Maynard. In Maynard, the route crosses the Assabet River twice more, the second time concurrently with
Route 27
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Australia
* Burke Developmental Road (Queensland)
* Zeehan Highway (Tasmania)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 27
* British Columbia Highway 27
* Manitoba Highway 27
* Prince Edward Island Route 27
* Saskatchew ...
. Following the path of the Assabet, it then passes through the southern corner of
Acton Acton may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Mount Acton
Australia
* Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Acton, Tasmania, a suburb of Burnie
* Acton Park, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, formerly known as Acton
Canada ...
before heading into
Concord
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Meaning "agreement"
* Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony)
* Harmony, in music
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. In Concord, Route 62 joins the town's Main Street, passing the
West Concord Depot, a commuter rail stop along the
Fitchburg Line
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. As Main Street, Route 62 intersects
Route 2and crosses the
Sudbury River
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Originati ...
before leaving that road at Concord's town common, just south of the site of the
Battle of Concord.
Route 62 continues northeastward into Bedford, where it shares a three-way concurrency with
Routes 4 and
225, passing the historic Fitch Tavern before splitting from those roads. It then has a junction with
U. S. Highway 3at Exit 73 (formerly 26) before entering
Burlington
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* Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Burlington, Nova Scotia
* Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington"
* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
. It crosses the old
Middlesex Turnpike before arcing northward to meet
Route 3A just south of the
Billerica
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History
In the early 1630s, a Praying India ...
town line. It becomes concurrent with Route 3A southward for half a mile before turning northward, heading into the town of
Wilmington. In Wilmington it crosses
Routes 38 and
129 just south of the
Wilmington Station along the
Lowell Line
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of the
MBTA Commuter Rail
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line. It then has a junction with
Interstate 93
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at Exit 34 (formerly 40) just east of Route 62's intersection with the southern end of
Route 125. After crossing I-93, Route 62 heads eastward into
North Reading
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History
The area was first settled in 1651 when the town of Reading received a special ...
. It shares a quarter-mile long concurrency with
Route 28 before continuing eastward into
Essex County and the town of
Middleton.
In Middleton, Route 62 heads north one final time, sharing a short
wrong-way concurrency
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with
Route 114 before turning eastward, crossing the
Ipswich River
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before finally turning southeastward into the town of
Danvers. In Danvers, the route has consecutive interchanges with
U.S. Route 1
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(along the Newburyport Turnpike) and
I-95
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, just north of the former
Danvers State Hospital
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site. It continues eastward, crossing
Route 35 and
Highway 128 (at Exit 43, formerly exit 22) before entering
Beverly. In Beverly, Route 62 crosses
Routes 1A and
22 before finally ending at
Route 127, just a tenth of a mile north of Mackerel Cove, Beverly Harbor and
Massachusetts Bay
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Description
The bay extends from Cape Ann on the north to Plymouth Harbor on the south, a distance of about . Its ...
.
Major intersections
References
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 62
*"Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer." Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. First Edition, 1998.
The Roads of Massachusetts
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Transportation in Essex County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Worcester County, Massachusetts