Route 122A is a southeast-northwest
state highway
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in
, in the United States. It is an alternate route of
Massachusetts Route 122
Route 122 is a southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts that is a continuation of Rhode Island Route 122. The highway is signed as south–north.
Route description
Route 122 begins in Blackstone as a continuation of Rhode Island R ...
, with a mile-long concurrency with its parent route in downtown
Worcester
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** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Englan ...
.
Route description
Route 122A begins in the Farnumsville section of
Grafton at
its parent route. Route 122A heads westward, crossing the
Blackstone River
The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...
and following it through the northwest corner of
Sutton
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In alphabetical order by county:
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* S ...
and into
Millbury. In Millbury, Route 122A crosses the river again, passing through the center of town before meeting
Route 146, near the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley shopping center. The two routes travel northward, with a combined exit to
U.S. Route 20
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and the
Massachusetts Turnpike
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(I-90) shortly after the merge, and just before the two routes enter Worcester.
In Worcester, Route 122A leaves Route 146 at Providence Street, following it and Winthrop Street until crossing
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*Interstate 290 (Illinois), a highway from Chicago, Illinois, to Rolling Meadows, Illinois
*Interstate 290 (Massachusetts), a highway in Massachusetts that connects ...
at Exit 13. Just after this, Route 122A meets Route 122 at
Kelley Square
Kelley Square is a square located in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Route 122 and 122A, with ramp access to and from Interstate 290. It is named for Sgt. Cornelius F. Kelley, who died of wounds received in battle i ...
, running concurrently with its parent route westward past
Polar Park until the two meet
Route 9 and
Route 12. Route 122A then turns northward concurrently with the two routes, with Route 9 leaving the concurrency a few blocks north, before Route 122A splits from Route 12, turning northwestward and following the shores of Indian Lake near
Assumption College. Route 122A then enters the town of
Holden
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.
Route 122A passes through Chaffinville and past Chaffin Pond before intersecting
Route 31 at Holden Center. It continues northward, passing Eagle Lake and Stump Pond before meeting the southern end of
Route 68. Route 122A bends westward into the town of Rutland, where it shares a short concurrency with
Route 56 before finally ending at its parent route once more, in Rutland State Park.
Major intersections
References
External links
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 122A
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