Route 78 is a
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 ...
in the U.S. state of
. The highway runs from
Route 2A in
Orange north to the
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
state line in
Warwick
Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...
in northeastern
Franklin County where it continues as
New Hampshire Route 78
New Hampshire Route 78 (abbreviated NH 78) is a secondary state highway in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. A northward extension of Massachusetts Route 78, NH 78 runs entirely within the town of Winchester from the state border ...
.
Route description
Route 78 begins at
Route 2A (Orange Road) in the town of Orange just north of the Springfield Terminal railroad tracks and the
Millers River. The two-lane highway heads north as Warwick Road into the town of the same name, where its name changes to Orange Road. Route 78 passes Wheelers Pond on its way to the town center of Warwick, where its name changes to Winchester Road. The highway passes through
Mount Grace State Forest
Mount Grace State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the town of Warwick. The state forest centers around Mount Grace, which at is the third highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River after ...
and by
Mount Grace
Mount Grace, , is a prominent monadnock located in north central Massachusetts in the town of Warwick, approximately two miles south of the New Hampshire border. The mountain is rugged and largely wooded, but a firetower on the summit provides e ...
before reaching its northern terminus at the New Hampshire state line, where the highway continues as
New Hampshire Route 78
New Hampshire Route 78 (abbreviated NH 78) is a secondary state highway in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. A northward extension of Massachusetts Route 78, NH 78 runs entirely within the town of Winchester from the state border ...
into the town of
Winchester
Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ...
.
Major Intersections
References
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Transportation in Franklin County, Massachusetts