Massachusetts Route 57

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Route 57
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Route information
Length: 45.42 mi[citation needed] (73.10 km)
Existed: by 1930[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: MA Route 23.svgMA Route 183.svg Routes 23/183 in Monterey
  MA Route 8.svg Route 8 in Sandisfield
US 202.svgMA Route 10.svg US 202/Route 10 in Southwick
East end: US 5.svg US 5 in Agawam
Location
Counties: Berkshire, Hampden
Highway system
← Route 56 Route 58 →

Route 57 is an east–west Massachusetts state route that runs from Monterey to Agawam. The eastern 5.0 miles[2] (8.1 km) in Agawam is a freeway that runs from Route 187 to the route's eastern terminus at U.S. Route 5.[3]

Route description

File:Eastbound MA Route 57 entering Sandisfield MA.jpg
Eastbound entering Sandisfield

The route begins in Monterey, at its intersection with routes 23 and 183.[4] The section from there to New Marlborough (which is a concurrency with Route 183) primarily takes a southeastern path that passes several stretches of farmland.[3] In New Marlborough, Route 57 splits from Route 183 and follows a mainly easterly route with frequent curves, passing more farmland.[3] During this stretch, there is a brief concurrency with Route 8 in Sandisfield to cross the Farmington River's west branch.[5]

In Southwick, Route 57 starts to enter a more suburban area.[3] There are more concurrencies during this stretch, first with U.S. Route 202 and Massachusetts Route 10 in Southwick, and then with Route 187 in Agawam.[3]

When Route 57 splits off from Route 187, it becomes a freeway,[3] the Henry E. Bodurtha Highway.[2] It has five exits before terminating in a rotary that is served by an interchange from U.S. Route 5.[4]

History

File:Sandisfield - Clam River Bridge.JPG
Crossing the Clam River in Sandisfield

Route 57 (which was formed by 1930[1]) initially went from Southwick to West Springfield.[1] It was extended to Sandisfield in the mid-1930s and Monterey in the late 1940s.[1]

Construction on the freeway portion began in 1958,[2] with the first portion (to today's Route 159,[1] then called Route 5A[6]) opening in 1961.[2] It was extended to past Route 75 in 1966, with Route 57 being moved to the freeway around this time (the old alignment became Route 147).[1] In 1991, work to extend the freeway to Route 187 began, with the new section opening in 1995.[2] A further extension to Southwick has been proposed, but it was put on hold by then-Governor Mitt Romney in June 2005; nevertheless, Agawam's city council continues to urge the state to construct the extension.[2] The MA 57 freeway exits do not have numbers, but this is to change during 2016 when all interchanges will be given milepost-based numbers between 40 and 45 as part of a statewide exit number conversion project.[7]

Major intersections

County Location mi km Destinations Notes
Berkshire Monterey 0.0 0.0 Route 23 / Route 183 north – Great Barrington, Lenox, Monterey Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 183
New Marlborough 6.0 9.7 Route 183 south – Colebrook, CT Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 183
Sandisfield 15.2 24.5 Route 8 – Otis, Winsted, CT 175-yard (160 m) concurrency with Route 8
Hampden Granville 27.8 44.7 Route 189 south – Granby, CT, Hartford, CT Northern terminus of Route 189
Southwick 34.3 55.2 US 202 south / Route 10 south – Granby, CT Southern terminus of concurrency with US 202 / Route 10
34.9 56.2 US 202 north / Route 10 north – Westfield Northern terminus of concurrency with US 202 / Route 10
Agawam 39.6 63.7 Route 187 north – Westfield, Springfield Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 187
40.4 65.0 Route 187 south – West Suffield, CT, West Hartford, CT Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 187
40.4 65.0 Western terminus of the Henry E. Bodurtha Highway (freeway section)
41.8 67.3 Garden Street – Agawam Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
42.6 68.6 Mill Street west – Feeding Hills Westbound exit; eastbound entrance from Tennis Road
43.1 69.4 Route 75 – Agawam, West Springfield
43.9 70.7 Route 159 – Agawam Center, Six Flags, Windsor Locks, CT Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
45.0 72.4 Editha Avenue Westbound exit only
45.4 73.1 US 5 to I‑91 – Springfield, West Springfield, Holyoke, Hartford, CT Rotary interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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External links

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