Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

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Interstate 95
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

92 mi (148 km)

Formed:

1957

South end:

Rhode Island border in Attleboro

Major
junctions:

I-295 in Attleboro

I-495 in Mansfield

I-93/MA 128 in Canton

I-90 in Weston

Route 2 in Lexington

US 3 in Burlington

I-93 in Reading

US 1 in Peabody

MA 128 in Peabody

I-495 in Salisbury

North end:

New Hampshire border in Salisbury

Massachusetts State Highway Routes
< I-93		Route 96 >

Interstate 95 is 92 miles in the state of Massachusetts. The highway enters from the state of Rhode Island in Attleboro and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with Route 128 in Canton. As the original plans for I-95 (which would have taken it through downtown Boston) were cancelled, the highway follows the Route 128 loop around the Greater Boston area to Peabody. From there, 95 splits from 128 and turns north towards the Merrimack River. I-95 enters New Hampshire in Salisbury.

1 History
2 Exit list
3 Rest Areas and Service Plazas
4 External links

[edit] History

The original plans called for I-95 to run through downtown Boston; however, due to pressure from local residents, all proposed interstate highways within Route 128 were cancelled in 1972 by Governor Francis Sargent with the exception of Interstate 93 to Boston. The only section of I-95 completed within the Route 128 beltway by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was a segment known as the Northeast Expressway north of Boston to Saugus, which is now part of U.S. Route 1.

Original 1955 Yellow Book plan showing the southwestern routing of I-95 to the Inner Belt. The modern I-95 follows the outer belt shown on this map (now considered the "inner" Route 128 compared to the "outer" I-495 which is not shown).

Between 1972 and 1974, plans were to extend I-95 along a northerly extension of the Northeast Expressway to Route 128 in Danvers. During this time, I-95 was officially routed along Route 128 from Canton to Braintree and along Route 3 from Braintree to intersection with the Northeast Expressway in Boston. When the extension was cancelled in 1974, I-95's route shifted to its current routing, and I-93 was extended to meet I-95 in Canton. Plans for the abandoned roadways can still be seen going from the end of the Northeast Expressway to the Saugus River in Saugus, Massachusetts. Along the unbuilt alignment from Saugus to Route 128, one can see unused bridges, ghost ramps, and graded--but unpaved--roadbed that was originally intended to carry I-95.

[edit] Exit list

Town	Mile ^{[citation needed]}	#	Destinations	Notes
Attleboro	0	1	US 1 south (Broadway) – Pawtucket	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	1	2	Route 1A (Newport Avenue) to US 1 – South Attleboro, Pawtucket	Signed as exits 2A (south) and 2B (north)
	4	3	Route 123 – South Attleboro, Attleboro, Norton	Signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west) southbound
	6	4	I-295 south – Woonsocket, Warwick
North Attleboro	7	5	To Route 152 – North Attleboro, Attleboro
Mansfield	12	6	I-495 – Worcester, Cape Cod	Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north)
Foxborough	13	7	Route 140 – Foxboro, Mansfield	Signed as exits 7A (south) and 7B (north)
Sharon	17	8	South Main Street, Mechanic Street – Sharon, Foxboro
Sharon	19	9	US 1 to Route 27 – Walpole, Wrentham, Foxboro
Walpole	21	10	Coney Street – Sharon, Walpole	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Norwood	23	11	Neponset Street – Norwood, Canton	Signed as exits 11A (east) and 11B (west)
Canton			Dedham Street	Southbound entrance only
Canton	26	12	I-93 north / US 1 north – Braintree, Boston	South end of US 1/Route 128 overlap
Westwood	27	13	University Avenue – MBTA/Amtrak Station
	28	14	Canton Street, East Street
	29	15	US 1 south to Route 1A – Norwood, Dedham	North end of US 1 overlap; signed as exits 15A (to Route 1A) and 15B (US 1 south)
Dedham	30	16	Route 109 – Westwood, Dedham	Signed as exits 16A (east) and 16B (west)
Dedham	32	17	Route 135 – Natick, Needham
Needham	32	18	Great Plain Avenue – West Roxbury
Needham	35	19	Highland Avenue – Needham, Newton Highlands	Signed as exits 19A (east) and 19B (west)
Wellesley	36	20	Route 9 – Framingham, Worcester, Brookline, Boston	Signed as exits 20A (east) and 20B (west)
Newton	37	21	Route 16 – Wellesley, Newton, West Newton, Waban	Signed as exits 21A (east) and 21B (west) southbound
Newton	38	22	Grove Street – MBTA Station
Weston	39	23	Recreation Road	Northbound exit and entrance
	39	25	I-90 (Mass Pike)
	39	24	Route 30 – Wayland, Newton
Waltham	41	26	US 20 – Weston, Waltham
	43	27	Wyman Street, Winter Street, Totten Pond Road – Waltham	Signed as exits 27A (east) and 27B (west)
	44	28	Trapelo Road – Lincoln, Belmont	Signed as exits 28A (east) and 28B (west) northbound
Lexington	45	29	Route 2 – Acton, Fitchburg, Arlington, Cambridge	Signed as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west)
	46	30	Route 2A – Concord, Hanscom Field, East Lexington	Signed as exits 30A (east) and 30B (west)
	48	31	Route 4 / Route 225 – Bedford, Lexington	Signed as exits 31A (south/east) and 31B (north/west)
Burlington	49	32A	US 3 north – Lowell	South end of US 3 overlap
	50	32B	Middlesex Turnpike – Burlington, Arlington
	51	33	US 3 south / Route 3A north – Burlington, Winchester	North end of US 3 overlap; signed as exits 33A (south) and 33B (north)
	52	34	Winn Street – Burlington, Woburn
Woburn	53	35	Route 38 – Wilmington, Woburn
Woburn	54	36	Washington Street – Reading, Woburn
Reading	55	37	I-93 – Concord, NH, Boston	Signed as exits 37A (south) and 37B (north)
Reading	56	38	Route 28 – Reading, Stoneham	Signed as exits 38A (south) and 38B (north)
Wakefield	57	39	North Avenue – Reading, Wakefield
Wakefield	58	40	Route 129 – Wilmington, Wakefield Center
Lynnfield	59	41	Main Street – Lynnfield Center, Wakefield
Wakefield	60	42	Salem Street – Wakefield
Lynnfield	61	43	Walnut Street – Lynnfield, Saugus
Lynnfield	63	44	US 1 / Route 129 – Danvers, Boston	Signed as exits 44A (south/west) and 44B (north/east) northbound
Peabody	63	44	US 1 / Route 129 – Danvers, Boston
	64	45	Route 128 north – Gloucester	North end of Route 128 overlap
	65	46	US 1 south – Boston	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Danvers	66	47	Route 114 – Middleton, Peabody	No southbound exit; signed as exits 47A (east) and 47B (west)
	67	48	Centre Street – Danvers	Southbound exit and entrance
	68	49	Route 62 – Middleton, Danvers	Southbound exit is via exit 50
	69	50	US 1 – Topsfield
Boxford	71	51	Endicott Road – Middleton, Topsfield
	73	52	Topsfield Road – Boxford, Topsfield
	75	53	Route 97 – Georgetown, Topsfield	Signed as exits 53A (south) and 53B (north)
Georgetown, Rowley	77	54	Route 133 – Georgetown, Rowley	Signed as exits 54A (east) and 54B (west) northbound
Newbury	80	55	Central Street – Byfield, Newbury
West Newbury	82	56	Scotland Road – West Newbury, Newbury
Newburyport	85	57	Route 113 – West Newbury, Newburyport
Amesbury	87	58	Route 110 – Amesbury, Salisbury	Signed as exits 58A (east) and 58B (west) northbound
Salisbury	88	59	I-495 south – Worcester	Northbound exit is via exit 58B
Salisbury	89	60	Route 286 – Salisbury, Beaches

[edit] Rest Areas and Service Plazas

Rest Area locations on I-95:

Attleboro Parking Area - MP 3 - Northbound only between exits 2 and 3 - Parking area only, no facilities.
Massachusetts Welcome Center - MP 10 - Northbound only between exits 5 and 6 - Tourist Info, Restrooms, Phones, Picnic Area.
North Attleborough Parking Area - MP 10 - Southbound only between exits 6 and 5 - Parking area, pay phone.
Westwood Rest Area - MP 29 - Southbound only between exits 14 and 13 - Rest rooms, Phones, Picnic Area.
Dedham Truck Turnout - Southbound only between exits 17 and 16 - Parking only, no facilities.
Dedham Parking Area - Southbound only between exits 18 and 17 - Parking area, pay phone.
Newton Service Plaza - Southbound only near exit 21 - 24 hour Food and Fuel.
Lexington Service Plaza - Northbound only near exit 30 - 24 hour Food and Fuel.
Massachusetts Welcome Center - MP 90 - Southbound only at NH State Line (Exit 60)- Tourist Info, Rest Rooms, Phones.