Massachusetts Route 30

Route 30
Route information
Length:	36.3817 mi[1] (58.5507 km)
Existed:	by 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Route 122 / Route 140 in Grafton
	Route 135 in Westborough Route 9 in Westborough/Framingham Route 85 in Southborough Route 126 in Framingham I‑90 / Mass Pike in Framingham/Weston Route 27 in Wayland I‑95 / Route 128 in Weston Route 16 in Newton
East end:	US 20 in Boston
Location
Counties:	Worcester, Middlesex, Suffolk
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State ← Route 28 Route 31 →

Route 30 is an east–west arterial route, connecting Grafton with Packard's Corner in Boston. Route 30 runs roughly parallel to the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 9, but unlike those two larger highways, takes a more meandering path from town to town. Between Boston and the Charles River it is known as Commonwealth Avenue, along most of this route is part of the course of the Boston Marathon.

Route 30 has two interchanges with the Mass Pike, at Exits 13 in Framingham and 14/15 in Weston; the latter also includes the junction with Interstate 95 (Route 128). It also has two interchanges with Route 9, one in Westborough and one at the Southborough-Framingham border (where the two highways have an interchange without actually crossing), as well as a section further east in Framingham that runs concurrently with Route 9, for a total of four junctions between Routes 9 and 30.

Route description

Eastbound in Southborough
42°18′26.7″N 71°33′31.9″W / 42.307417°N 71.558861°W / 42.307417; -71.558861

Route 30 begins in North Grafton at Route 122, where it shares a roadway briefly with Route 140. The route travels northeast, passing the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. The road continues into Westborough, where it crosses Route 135 at a rotary and interchanges with Route 9 to the northeast. After crossing Route 9, Route 30 turns eastward, crossing underneath Interstate 495 without an interchange. The route continues east into Southborough, where it crosses Route 85. Route 30 interchanges once again with Route 9 (without actually crossing it) and continues to parallel the highway into Framingham. In Framingham, Route 30 joins Route 9 in an approximately one-mile concurrency, and leaves via an interchange with Route 126 (heading eastward, there is a very brief concurrency between routes 30 and 126; heading westward, Route 30 joins Route 9 one block west of the Route 126 interchange). Route 30 continues to the northeast and interchanges with the Massachusetts Turnpike. Route 30 continues northeast, crossing over the Mass. Pike, and very briefly entering Natick before entering Wayland. In Wayland, Route 30 crosses Route 27 and continues northeast, very closely paralleling the Mass Pike. Route 30 continues into Weston, where it enters a large interchange with the Mass. Pike and Interstate 95 (Route 128). Upon crossing over I-95 and the Charles River, there is a drastic change in scenery as one crosses from Boston's suburbs to the metropolitan area. With this, Route 30 enters Newton, crossing over the Mass Pike again and then crossing Route 16. Route 30 winds to the east, passing Boston College in Chestnut Hill and entering the Boston neighborhood of Brighton. Route 30 ends approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Route 2 at U.S. Route 20, which provides access to Kenmore Square and Downtown Boston.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Worcester	Grafton	0.0	0.0	Route 122 / Route 140 south – Providence, Worcester, Grafton, Uxbridge	Western terminus of Route 30 at end of concurrency between Routes 122 & 140. Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 140. To I‑90 / Mass Pike via Route 122 North.
		0.3	0.48	Route 140 north – Shrewsbury, West Boylston	Northern terminus concurrency with Route 140.
	Westborough	6.3	10.1	Route 135 – Hopkinton, Framingham, Northborough, Worcester
		7.7	12.4	Route 9 – Framingham, Boston, Worcester, Amherst	Loop interchange above Route 9.
	Southborough	11.9	19.2	Route 85 – Marlborough, Hudson, Hopkinton, Milford
Middlesex	Framingham	17.9	28.8	Route 9 west – Shrewsbury, Worcester	Western terminus of concurrency with Route 9
		18.8	30.3	Route 9 east – Natick, Boston	Eastern terminus of westbound concurrency with Route 9 Route 30 eastbound and westbound split paths
		19.1	30.7	Route 9 east – Wellesley Hills, Boston	Eastern terminus of eastbound concurrency with Route 9
		19.2	30.9	Route 126 south – Framingham, Holliston	Southern terminus of eastbound concurrency with Route 126
		19.6	31.5	Route 126 north – Wayland, Concord	Northern terminus of eastbound concurrency with Route 126. Route 30 eastbound and westbound rejoined.
		20.5	33.0	I‑90 / Mass Pike – Springfield, Boston	Ramp access to Route 30 via I-90 Exit 13
	Wayland	22.1	35.6	Route 27 – Cochituate, Concord, Natick, Sherborn
	Weston	27.9	44.9	I‑90 / Mass Pike – Boston, Albany I‑95 / Route 128 – Dedham, Providence, Waltham, Portsmouth	Weston Interchange: Access to Mass Pike exits 14-15 via River Road Access to I-95 / Route 128 Exit 24
Charles River		28.1	45.2	Western end of Commonwealth Avenue
Middlesex	Newton	29.7	47.8	Route 16 – West Newton, Watertown, Waban, Wellesley	Boston Marathon joins Route 30 between miles 17-18 of route.
Suffolk	Boston	33.7	54.2	Lake Street	Boston College terminus of Green Line "B" Branch B-line begins following Rte. 30/Commonwealth Avenue
		36.4	58.6	US 20 to Route 2 – Watertown, Downtown	Eastern end of Route 30 at Packard's Corner.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Tolled

References

Route map: Bing / Google

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