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Massachusetts Route 32

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502: 662: 87: 526:(Mechanic Street) at the Barre Common. Route 32 and Route 122 head west out of town on West Street, then veer north into Petersham, where they follow Barre Road. In the town center, Route 32 turns north onto Main Street while Route 122 continues on New Salem Road. The intersection serves as the northern terminus of Route 32A, which heads west concurrently with Route 122 then turns south on Hardwick Road west of the town center. 455:. Route 32 crosses the watershed divide between the Middle River and Chicopee Brook. The highway follows the rail line and intersects it south of South Monson, where the highway becomes named Main Street, and crosses over the railroad in Monson. Route 32 becomes Palmer Lower Road between the latter village and North Monson, where the highway crosses over the rail line and Chicopee Brook. The highway crosses the 1384: 37: 584: 513:, where the highway intersects the Massachusetts Central Railroad, crosses the Ware River, and meets the southern end of Route 32A (Hardwick Road). Route 32 exits the village on Church Street and continues northeast parallel to the rail line and river on Lower Road. The highway enters the town of Barre on Wheelwright Road. The route crosses the river and meets the northern end of 1566: 1528: 1121: 1080: 1061: 982: 907: 148: 1560: 1554: 1522: 1486: 1317: 1311: 1280: 1274: 1242: 1209: 1115: 1074: 1055: 1019: 976: 945: 939: 901: 656: 316: 301: 193: 1236: 1203: 1161: 1013: 860: 854: 823: 817: 737: 697: 167: 134: 1068: 1156: 162: 743: 703: 116: 773: 111: 490:. The highway follows West Street to the center of town, where the highway intersects and joins Route 9 on Main Street. The highways cross the river, pass under the railroad, and leave town on East Street. The routes diverge just west of the Hampshire–Worcester county line, with Route 9 continuing east into 1430:
of Route 32 in Hardwick and Petersham. The highway runs 12.791 miles (20.585 km) between intersections with Route 32 in those towns, providing a more direct route that bypasses Barre. Route 32A begins in the Hardwick village of Gilbertville. The highway heads north through the town center of
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at its turn onto Main Street in the village of South Barre. Route 32 turns north again onto Barre Road and crosses the Ware River for the last time. The highway follows the Prince River to the town center of Barre, where the highway begins to run concurrently with
1674: 1722: 1717: 561:(Warwick Road) before reaching its northern terminus in the northwestern corners of both Royalston and Worcester County at the New Hampshire State line. The highway continues north into 1712: 482:(Massachusetts Turnpike) and heads northeast along Ware Street through Palmer Center to the town of Ware in Hampshire County. Shortly after entering the town, Route 32 passes under the 447:
Route 32 begins at the Connecticut state line in the town of Monson in southeastern Hampden County, from which the highway continues south as Connecticut Route 32 toward
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west with US 20 along Park Street to downtown Palmer, where US 20 turns south onto Thorndike Street and Route 32 turns north. The highway intersects the connector from
549:(Templeton Road) north of the interchange; the highways head toward downtown along Main Street. Once there, Route 32 turns onto Chestnut Hill Avenue, crosses over the 557:, then veers onto Silver Lake Street. The highway follows the East Branch of the Tully River into the town of Royalston as Athol-Richmond Road. Route 32 intersects 1627: 274: 1654: 1431:
Hardwick and intersects Route 122 west of the center of Petersham. Route 32A runs concurrently east with Route 122 to its northern terminus at Route 32.
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and Route 32 turning north onto Gilbertville Road. The highway crosses back and forth between Ware and the Worcester County towns of West Brookfield and
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Route 32 follows much of the course of the 1920s era New England Interstate Route 32, a part of the
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Route 32 enters Worcester County for good and enters the town of Hardwick just south of
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shortly after entering the town of Athol on Petersham Road. The highway meets
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Northern terminus; northern terminus of Route 122 concurrency
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Route 32 highlighted in red, Route 32A highlighted in blue
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The highway runs 60.66 miles (97.62 km) from the 1614: 1609: 1587: 1540: 1254: 1221: 1100: 998: 876: 839: 759: 719: 1644: 1642: 1640: 1413: 1399: 1379: 257: 235: 225: 215: 210: 187: 100: 81: 76: 68: 55: 32: 1723:Transportation in Worcester County, Massachusetts 1718:Transportation in Hampshire County, Massachusetts 1713:Transportation in Hampden County, Massachusetts 498:as it parallels the river and rail line north. 471:rail line, and intersects US 20 (Park Street). 522:(Worcester Road) and meets the western end of 27:North-south state highway in Massachusetts, US 8: 1628:Template:Attached KML/Massachusetts Route 32 1655:Massachusetts Department of Transportation 1541:Southern terminus of Route 122 concurrency 1448: 1101:Northern terminus of Route 122 concurrency 999:Southern terminus of Route 122 concurrency 609: 293: 1631: 1255:Northern terminus of Route 2A concurrency 1222:Southern terminus of Route 2A concurrency 877:Northern terminus of Route 9 concurrency 840:Southern terminus of Route 9 concurrency 793:Exit 63 on I-90 / Massachusetts Turnpike 1636: 1376: 760:Northern terminus of US 20 concurrency 29: 1545: 1512: 1483: 1477: 1307: 1301: 1270: 1264: 1226: 1193: 1153: 1147: 1111: 1105: 1045: 1009: 1003: 966: 935: 929: 897: 891: 844: 807: 764: 727: 687: 652: 646: 7: 1417:12.791 mi (20.585 km) 428: 409:(at I-90's exit 63, formerly exit 8) 72:60.686 mi (97.665 km) 1460: 624: 529:Route 32 meets the western end of 505:Northbound Route 32 entering Athol 267:Massachusetts State Highway System 25: 1651:"Massachusetts Highway Route Log" 363:, where the highway continues as 351:, where the highway continues as 1708:Numbered routes in Massachusetts 1564: 1558: 1552: 1526: 1520: 1484: 1382: 1315: 1309: 1278: 1272: 1240: 1234: 1207: 1201: 1159: 1154: 1128:north (Popple Camp Road) – 1119: 1113: 1078: 1072: 1066: 1059: 1053: 1017: 1011: 980: 974: 943: 937: 905: 899: 858: 852: 821: 815: 771: 741: 735: 701: 695: 660: 654: 314: 299: 191: 165: 160: 146: 132: 114: 109: 85: 35: 750:west (Thorndike Street) – 598:, through Palmer and Athol, to 592:New England road marking system 579:New England Interstate Route 32 1138:Southern terminus of Route 101 1026:east (Mechanic Street) – 989:south (Worcester Road) – 920:Southern terminus of Route 32A 533:(Popple Camp Road) then has a 484:Massachusetts Central Railroad 1: 1455: 1297:Northern terminus of Route 68 1216:east (Templeton Road) – 962:Northern terminus of Route 67 914:north (Hardwick Road) – 619: 423:in Athol. The highway has an 1287:south (Warwick Road) – 1036:Western terminus of Route 62 453:New England Central Railroad 952:south (Main Street) – 720:Southern terminus of US 20 1739: 1649:Planning Division (2009). 1361:Electronic toll collection 1249:west (Main Street) – 1087:north (New Salem Road) to 881: 710:east (Park Street) – 576: 569:along NH 32 (Athol Road). 1592: 1548: 1515: 1507: 1502: 1480: 1472: 1467: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1451: 1395: 1337: 1329: 1304: 1296: 1267: 1259: 1229: 1196: 1188: 1150: 1142: 1137: 1108: 1048: 1040: 1035: 1006: 969: 961: 932: 924: 919: 894: 886: 847: 810: 802: 797: 767: 730: 690: 682: 674: 649: 641: 636: 631: 628: 623: 618: 615: 612: 292: 262: 253: 206: 60: 48: 1356:     1344:     1442:The entire route is in 1424:Massachusetts Route 32A 18:Massachusetts Route 32A 1171:(Mohawk Trail) – 600:Newport, New Hampshire 587: 506: 405:Massachusetts Turnpike 365:New Hampshire Route 32 333:Massachusetts Route 32 1570:Route 32 / 1489:Route 32 – 586: 504: 459:, a tributary of the 371:. The highway serves 369:Western Massachusetts 339:in the U.S. state of 1632:KML is from Wikidata 353:Connecticut Route 32 1438:Major intersections 606:Major intersections 596:Groton, Connecticut 102:Major intersections 1189:Exit 75 on Route 2 588: 553:rail line and the 535:partial cloverleaf 507: 469:Boston Subdivision 1598: 1597: 1503:Southern terminus 1421: 1420: 1370: 1369: 537:interchange with 476:runs concurrently 443:Route description 330: 329: 326: 325: 56:Route information 16:(Redirected from 1730: 1692: 1691: 1689: 1687: 1671: 1665: 1664: 1662: 1661: 1646: 1622: 1569: 1568: 1567: 1562: 1561: 1556: 1555: 1531: 1530: 1529: 1524: 1523: 1488: 1487: 1462: 1457: 1449: 1444:Worcester County 1386: 1377: 1363: 1357: 1352: 1345: 1320: 1319: 1318: 1313: 1312: 1283: 1282: 1281: 1276: 1275: 1245: 1244: 1243: 1238: 1237: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1205: 1204: 1163: 1162: 1158: 1157: 1124: 1123: 1122: 1117: 1116: 1083: 1082: 1081: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1069: 1064: 1063: 1062: 1057: 1056: 1022: 1021: 1020: 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Index

Massachusetts Route 32A
Route 32 marker
MassDOT
Route 32
Monson
I-90
US 20
Palmer
Route 9
Ware
Route 122
Barre
US 202
Route 2
Athol
NH 32
Royalston
United States
Massachusetts
Hampden
Hampshire
Worcester
Massachusetts State Highway System
Interstate
US
State
Route 31
Route 33
state highway
Massachusetts

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