Route 119 is a northwest-southeast
state highway
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in
. Its western terminus is a continuation of
New Hampshire Route 119
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at the
New Hampshire
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border and its eastern terminus is at
Route 2 and
Route 111 in
Concord
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Meaning "agreement"
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* Harmony, in music
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. It acts as a continuation of New Hampshire Route 119, which is in turn a continuation of
Vermont Route 119.
Route description
Route 119 begins in
Ashburnham at the New Hampshire state line. The route passes through Ashburnham State Forest, south of Mount Watatic, and meets
Route 101 at its northern end, just west of where Route 119 enters into
Ashby Ashby may refer to:
People
* Ashby (surname)
* Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (1267–1314), governor of Rockingham Castle and steward of Rockingham Forest, England
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. In Ashby, Route 119 passes through the center of town, crossing
Route 31 before passing through
Willard Brook State Forest into the town of Townsend. In Townsend, Route 119 follows along the Squanacook River, crossing it in the town center as well as
Route 13.
The route continues eastward, crossing the far western corner of
Groton before entering
Pepperell. In Pepperell, Route 119 meets the western end of
Route 113 as it heads eastward. The route joins
Route 111 before the two cross the
Nashua River
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back into Groton. Once in Groton, Route 111 leaves Route 119 as
Route 225 joins it. The two routes continue southeastward, passing the western end of
Route 40
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* European route E40
Argentina
* National Route 40
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* NSW State Route 40 (Windsor Road and Victoria Road in Sydney)
* Victorian State Route 40
* Mulligan Highway (Queensland)
Br ...
before the two routes split south of Lost Lake. Route 119 continues southeastward into
Littleton.
In Littleton, Route 119 meets
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* The Capital Beltway, a beltway around Washington, D.C., running through Virgin ...
at Exit 80 (formerly 31) before meeting
Routes 2A and
110
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*110 (number), natural number
*AD 110, a year
*110 BC, a year
*110 film, a cartridge-based film format used in still photography
*110 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route
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. Route 2A becomes concurrent with Route 119 as it crosses Route 110. The two routes continue southeastward, passing Nagog Pond as they enter
Acton Acton may refer to:
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* 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 ...
. The two routes cross
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 ...
south of Nagog Woods. The routes head southward from the junction, passing through East Acton before turning more eastward as they enter
Concord
Concord may refer to:
Meaning "agreement"
* Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony)
* Harmony, in music
* Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...
. After just a half mile, Route 119 ends at a rotary intersection with
Route 2, just north of
MCI - Concord and where Route 2A begins a silent concurrency with its parent route.
Major intersections
References
*"Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer." Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. First Edition, 1998.
External links
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 119
119
1922 establishments in Massachusetts