INTERSTATE 95 IN MASSACHUSETTS

'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.

Contents

History

Exit list

Rest Areas and Service Plazas

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. 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.

Exit list

Town	Exit	Mile	Destinations	Notes
enters Massachusetts from Rhode Island
Attleboro	1	0	US 1 (Washington Street)	Southbound exit / northbound entrance only
	2	1	Route 1A (Newport Avenue)
	3	4	Route 123 (South Avenue)
	4	6	Interstate 295
North Attleboro	5	7	Route 152 (R.F. Toner Blvd.)
Mansfield	6	12	Interstate 495
Foxborough	7	13	Route 140
Sharon	8	17	South Main Street
	9	19	US 1
Walpole	10	21	Coney Street to Route 27	Southbound exit / Northbound entrance only
Norwood	11A-B	23	Neponset Street
Canton	12	26	Interstate 93/US 1	Route 128 begins/joins northbound and ends southbound
			joins
Westwood	13	27	Blue Hill Drive / University Ave.
	14	28	East Street
	15A-B	29	US 1 to Route 1A (Providence Hwy.)
			leaves
Dedham	16A-B	30	Route 109 (High Street)
	17	32	Route 135 (West Street)
Needham	18	32	Great Plain Avenue
	19A-B	35	Highland Avenue
Wellesley	20A-B	36	Route 9
Newton	21A-B	37	Route 16 (Washington Street)
	22	38	Grove Street
Weston	23	39	Recreation Road	Northbound only
	24	39	Route 30
	25	39	Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike)
Waltham	26	41	US 20
	27A-B	43	Winter St. / Totten Pond Rd. / Wyman St.
	28A-B	44	Trapelo Road
Lexington	29A-B	45	Route 2
	30A-B	46	Route 2A
	31A-B	48	Route 4/Route 225
Burlington	32A	49	US 3
			joins
	32B	50	Middlesex Turnpike	Burlington Mall
	33A-B	51	US 3/Route 3A (Cambridge Street)
			leaves
	34	52	Cambridge Street
Woburn	35	53	Route 38 (Main Street)
	36	54	Washington Street
Reading	37A-B	55	Interstate 93
	38A-B	56	Route 28 (Main Street)
Wakefield	39	57	North Avenue
	40	58	Route 129
Lynnfield	41	59	Main Street
Wakefield	42	60	Salem Street
Lynnfield	43	61	Walnut Street
Lynnfield / Peabody	44A-B	63	US 1
Peabody	45	64	Route 128 north	Route 128 joins southbound and leaves northbound.
			leaves
	46	65	US 1	Southbound only
Danvers	47A-B	66	Route 114	Northbound only
	48	67	Centre Street
	49	68	Route 62 (Maple Street)	Northbound only
	50	69	US 1
Boxford	51	71	Endicott Road
	52	73	Topsfield Road
	53A-B	75	Route 97
Georgetown / Rowley	54	77	Route 133
Newbury	55	80	Central Street
West Newbury	56	82	Scotland Road
Newburyport	57	85	Route 113
Amesbury	58A-B	87	Route 110 to Interstate 495	Northbound traffic: exit 58B (110 West) to I-495
Salisbury	59	88	Interstate 495	Southbound only
	60	89	Route 286
continues into New Hampshire

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.

★ Plainville 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 - Tourist Info, Rest Rooms, Phones.
Weigh Stations are located on the north and southbound sides of the highway at the following locations:

★ NB and SB in Attleboro between exits 2 and 3.

★ NB and SB in Georgetown between exits 54 and 55.