Massachusetts Route 122

Route 122
Route 122
	Route 122 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MassDOT
Length	67.15 mi (108.07 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 122 in Woonsocket, RI
	Route 140 / Route 30 in Grafton; I-90 / Mass Pike in Millbury; US 20 / I-290 / Route 9 / Route 12 in Worcester; US 202 in New Salem/Orange; Route 2 in Orange;
North end	Route 2A in Orange
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Worcester, Franklin
Highway system
	Massachusetts State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

Route 122 is a 67.15-mile-long (108.07 km) 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 Route 122. The route passes along the Blackstone River through Blackstone and Millville as the main street through both towns. In Uxbridge the route crosses the river before meeting Route 146A at its northern terminus, in front of Uxbridge District Court. In the center of Uxbridge, the route intersects Route 16. From there, the route continues northward into Northbridge. Route 122 roughly bisects that town, crossing the Blackstone River again in the northern end of town.

From Northbridge, Route 122 enters the Worcester suburb of Grafton. In the Farnumsville section of town, Route 122A begins, splitting from its parent route and heading west into Sutton. Route 122, meanwhile, continues north, crossing through the center of town before becoming concurrent with Route 140 near Lake Ripple. The two routes split after nearly 1.5 miles (2.4 km), crossing under the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) without junction just before the split. From there, Route 122 turns west, crossing the corner of Millbury (where Exit 96 of the Mass Pike (old exit 11) meets the route) before entering the city of Worcester.

Once in Worcester, Route 122 meets U.S. Route 20 at an above-grade intersection. It then passes through the southeastern corner of town before heading towards downtown. Once there, Route 122 crosses under I-290 at Exit 18 (formerly 14). The route then splits along two one-way streets before meeting Route 122A once more at Kelley Square. The two routes head westward, splitting when Route 122A joins a concurrency with Route 9 and Route 12. Route 122 then continues westward into the town of Paxton.

In Paxton, the route runs concurrently with Route 56 from near Kettle Brook Reservoir Number 4 to the center of town, where Route 56 joins Route 31 for a brief concurrency before those two routes split. Meanwhile, Route 122 heads northwestward past Moore State Park and into the town of Rutland. In Rutland, Route 122A finally ends at its parent route, near Long Pond and Rutland State Park. Route 122 turns westward through the park into the town of Oakham, where Route 122 meets the northern end of Route 148 before turning northward into Barre.

In Barre, Route 122 becomes concurrent with Route 32, continuing through Barre Common (where Route 62 begins) and into Petersham. Near Petersham Center, Route 32 splits from Route 122, and Route 32A crosses the route shortly after. The route also crosses Turnpike Street, the former routing of Route 21 before the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. In neighboring New Salem (in Franklin County), Route 122 becomes concurrent with U.S. Route 202. Approximately a mile later, the two routes split shortly after entering Orange. Route 122 turns northwest from there, crossing Route 2 at Exit 70 (formerly 15) before finally ending at Route 2A, just north of the Millers River in the center of town.

To celebrate Route 122 North becoming a State Scenic Byway, in October and November 2007, BJ Hill walked the 40-mile (64 km) corridor, beginning in downtown Orange and ending at Worcester State College. Along the way, he filmed the route, step by step, with a shoulder-mounted bullet cam.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Worcester	Blackstone	0.00	0.00	Route 122 south – Woonsocket	Continuation into Rhode Island
	Uxbridge	6.7	10.8	Route 146A south – N. Smithfield, Providence, RI	Northern terminus of Route 146A
	Uxbridge	7.7	12.4	Route 16 to Route 146 – Mendon, Milford, East Douglas, Webster	Short concurrency with Route 16
	Grafton	15.970	25.701	Route 122A north – Millbury	Southern terminus of Route 122A
		18.7	30.1	Route 140 south – Grafton Ctr.	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 140
		20.1	32.3	Route 140 north / Route 30 east – Shrewsbury	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 140. Western terminus of Route 30 begins concurrently with Route 140
	Millbury	21.8	35.1	I-90 / Mass Pike – Springfield, Boston	Exit 96 on Mass. Pike
	Worcester	22.426	36.091	US 20 to Route 146 – Marlboro, Auburn, Sturbridge	Above-grade interchange
		25.6	41.2	I-290 east – Shrewsbury, Marlboro	Exit 18 on Interstate 290
		26.2	42.2	Route 122A south – Kelley Square	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
		27.370	44.048	Route 9 / Route 12 / Route 122A north – Leicester, Auburn	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A
	Paxton	33.0	53.1	Route 56 south – Leicester, Oxford	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 56
	Paxton	34.3	55.2	Route 56 north / Route 31 – Rutland, Holden, Spencer, Charlton	Northern end of concurrency with Route 56. Route 56 begins concurrency with Route 31 north
	Rutland	39.1	62.9	Route 122A south – Holden	Northern terminus of Route 122A
	Oakham	41.1	66.1	Route 148 south – Oakham, North Brookfield	Northern terminus of Route 148
	Barre	47.0	75.6	Route 32 south – Hardwick, Ware	Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 32
	Barre	48.1	77.4	Route 62 east – Princeton	Western terminus of Route 62
	Petersham	55.4	89.2	Route 32 north – Petersham Center, Athol	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 32
		55.9	90.0	Route 32A – Hardwick, Ware
		59.0	95.0	Route 21	Former intersection of Routes 122 and 21
Franklin	New Salem	63.4	102.0	US 202 south – New Salem, Shutesbury, Holyoke, Amherst	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 202
	Orange	64.3	103.5	US 202 north – Athol, Winchendon, Gardner	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 202
		64.9	104.4	Route 2 – Athol, Boston, Greenfield, North Adams	Exit 70 on Route 2
		67.15	108.07	Route 2A – Erving, Greenfield, Athol	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed/former Concurrency terminus Electronic toll collection