Familypedi… Editing (section) Massachusetts 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Road</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">There are a total of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C31300%7Cmi%7Ckm%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​31,300 miles (50,400 km)​</span> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22interstates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20highway%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20highway%7Cinterstates%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate highway (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV9oaWdod2F5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">interstates</a> and highways in Massachusetts.<span data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.sec.state.ma.us%5C%2Fcis%5C%2Fciswel%5C%2Fweltomas.htm%23trans%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20Transportation%20%7C%20publisher%3DSecretary%20of%20the%20Commonwealth%20of%20Massachusetts%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DMay%2031%2C%202010%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-8265699896010bf5189477%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ74cd54ee45025f3c-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-8265699896010bf5189477%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ74cd54ee45025f3c-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2238%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2239%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Interstate%2090%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%2090%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%2090%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 90 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV85MD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Interstate 90</a>, also known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Massachusetts%20Turnpike%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Massachusetts%20Turnpike%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMassachusetts%20Turnpike%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Massachusetts Turnpike (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0c19UdXJucGlrZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Massachusetts Turnpike</a>, is the longest interstate in Massachusetts. The route runs <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C136%7Cmi%7Ckm%7Cabbr%3Don%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​136 mi (219 km)​</span> generally west to east from the New York state line near the town of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22West%20Stockbridge%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22West%20Stockbridge%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWest%20Stockbridge%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="West Stockbridge (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2VzdF9TdG9ja2JyaWRnZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">West Stockbridge</a> and passes just north of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Springfield%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Springfield%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpringfield%2C%20Massachusetts%7CSpringfield%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a>, just south of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Worcester%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Worcester%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWorcester%2C%20Massachusetts%7CWorcester%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a> and through <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Framingham%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Framingham%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFramingham%2C%20Massachusetts%7CFramingham%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="/wiki/Framingham,_Massachusetts" title="Framingham, Massachusetts">Framingham</a> before terminating near Logan International Airport in Boston. Other major interstates include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Interstate%2091%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%2091%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%2091%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 91 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV85MT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Interstate 91</a>, which runs generally north and south along the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Connecticut%20River%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Connecticut%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BConnecticut%20River%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Connecticut River (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29ubmVjdGljdXRfUml2ZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Connecticut River</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Interstate%2093%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%2093%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%2093%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 93 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV85Mz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Interstate 93</a>, which runs north and south through central Boston, then passes <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Methuen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Methuen%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMethuen%2C%20Massachusetts%7CMethuen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="/wiki/Methuen,_Massachusetts" title="Methuen, Massachusetts">Methuen</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lawrence%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lawrence%2C%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLawrence%2C%20Massachusetts%7CLawrence%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a> before entering New Hampshire. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Interstate%2095%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%2095%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%2095%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 95 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV85NT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Interstate 95</a>, which follows most of the US Atlantic coastline, connects <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Providence%2C%20Rhode%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Providence%2C%20Rhode%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BProvidence%2C%20Rhode%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a> with Greater Boston, forming a loop around the more urbanized areas (for some distance cosigned with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Route%20128%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Massachusetts%20Route%20128%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMassachusetts%20Route%20128%7CRoute%20128%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Massachusetts Route 128 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0c19Sb3V0ZV8xMjg/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Route 128</a>) before continuing north along the coast. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Interstate%20495%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20495%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20495%20%28Massachusetts%29%7CInterstate%20495%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV80OTVfKE1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Interstate 495</a> forms a wide loop around the outer edge of Greater Boston. Other major interstates in Massachusetts include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-291%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20291%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20291%20%28Massachusetts%29%7CI-291%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 291 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV8yOTFfKE1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">I-291</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-391%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20391%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20391%20%28Massachusetts%29%7CI-391%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 391 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV8zOTFfKE1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">I-391</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-84%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%2084%20%28east%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%2084%20%28east%29%7CI-84%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 84 (east) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV84NF8oZWFzdCk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">I-84</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-195%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20195%20%28Rhode%20Island-Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20195%20%28Rhode%20Island-Massachusetts%29%7CI-195%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV8xOTVfKFJob2RlX0lzbGFuZC1NYXNzYWNodXNldHRzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">I-195</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-395%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20395%20%28Connecticut%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20395%20%28Connecticut%29%7CI-395%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 395 (Connecticut) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV8zOTVfKENvbm5lY3RpY3V0KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">I-395</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-290%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20290%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20290%20%28Massachusetts%29%7CI-290%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 290 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV8yOTBfKE1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">I-290</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22I-190%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Interstate%20190%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInterstate%20190%20%28Massachusetts%29%7CI-190%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Interstate 190 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSW50ZXJzdGF0ZV8xOTBfKE1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">I-190</a>. Major non-interstate highways in Massachusetts include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22U.S.%20Routes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22United%20States%20Numbered%20Highways%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUnited%20States%20Numbered%20Highways%7CU.S.%20Routes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="United States Numbered Highways (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlc19OdW1iZXJlZF9IaWdod2F5cz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">U.S. Routes</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22U.S.%20Route%201%20in%20Massachusetts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BU.S.%20Route%201%20in%20Massachusetts%7C1%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVS5TLl9Sb3V0ZV8xX2luX01hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">1</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%223%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22U.S.%20Route%203%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BU.S.%20Route%203%20%28Massachusetts%29%7C3%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="U.S. Route 3 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVS5TLl9Sb3V0ZV8zXyhNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">3</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%226%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22U.S.%20Route%206%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BU.S.%20Route%206%7C6%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="U.S. Route 6 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVS5TLl9Sb3V0ZV82P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">6</a>, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22U.S.%20Route%2020%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BU.S.%20Route%2020%7C20%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="U.S. Route 20 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVS5TLl9Sb3V0ZV8yMD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">20</a>, and state routes <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Route%202%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoute%202%20%28Massachusetts%29%7C2%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Route 2 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm91dGVfMl8oTWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">2</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%223%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Route%203%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoute%203%20%28Massachusetts%29%7C3%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Route 3 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm91dGVfM18oTWFzc2FjaHVzZXR0cyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">3</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2224%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Route%2024%20%28Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoute%2024%20%28Massachusetts%29%7C24%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Route 24 (Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm91dGVfMjRfKE1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">24</a> and 128. A great majority of interstates in Massachusetts were constructed during the mid 20th century, and at times were controversial, particularly the routing of I-95 through central Boston. Opposition to continued construction grew, and in 1970 Governor <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Francis%20W.%20Sargent%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Francis%20W.%20Sargent%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFrancis%20W.%20Sargent%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" class="new" title="Francis W. Sargent (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRnJhbmNpc19XLl9TYXJnZW50P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Francis W. Sargent</a> issued a general prohibition on most further freeway construction within the I-95/Route 128 loop in the Boston area.<span data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EBrown%20and%20Tager%2C%20pp.%20283%5Cu2013284.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-8265699896010bf5189477" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> A massive undertaking to depress I-93 in downtown Boston, called the <a 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