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=State Highway Shields=

=Renumbering Routes in Massachusetts= The following is a list of the numbered highways in Massachusetts, renumbered to fit a defined numbering scheme. Below that is a list of the current routes in Massachusetts for comparison to the list of renumbered highways. This is not an official renumbering nor is it an official numbering scheme to be implemented by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

Renumbered Routes
Below is a list of numbered routes in Massachusetts which have been renumbered to fit a uniform numbering scheme. This new numbering scheme is as follows: • Odd numbers run south to north

• Even numbers run west to east

• Primary Routes are numbered 1-199, with Routes 1-22 being the longest

• Secondary Routes are numbered 200-499

• Tertiary Routes are numbered 500-999

• Quaternary Routes are numbered 1000 and up

• The route numbers in each tier increase radially from Boston (e.g. MA 207 is close to Boston while MA 497 is near the New York border)

• Primary Routes are designated to connect municipalities and are the longest routes

• Secondary routes are designated to connect localities within municipalities or municipalities not adequately connected by Primary Routes

• Tertiary routes are designated to connect isolated portions of municipalities to larger roads

• Quaternary Routes are designated to connect isolated neighborhoods with Secondary/Tertiary Routes

• Quaternary Routes are most often the shortest highways under this scheme

• Numbers may mirror that of an Interstate or U.S. Highway but two highways of the same number must not intersect (with the exception of US/MA 3)

• All suffixed routes are eliminated

• State Highways may be maintained by MassDOT or by local departments of transportation

• Interstate/U.S. Highways remain unchanged

Former Routes
=Home Routes=