Massachusetts Route 117

Route 117
Route information
Length:	31.07 mi[1] (50.00 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Route 12 in Leominster
	I-190 in Lancaster Route 70 in Lancaster Route 110 in Bolton I-495 in Bolton Route 85 in Bolton Route 62 in Stow and Maynard Route 27 in Maynard Route 126 in Lincoln
East end:	US-20 in Waltham
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway Routes ← Route 116 Route 118 →

Route 117 is an east–west state highway in Massachusetts, running from Leominster in northeast Worcester County to Waltham in central Middlesex.

Route description

Route 117 begins in the city of Leominster, near the city center. It passes southeast along Lancaster Street and meets Interstate 190's Exit 7, just over the town line into Lancaster. In Lancasterthe route heads eastward, crossing two branches of the Nashua River while having a short, quarter-mile concurrency with Route 70 south of Fort Devens. The route then crosses into Bolton, crossing Route 110 near the Bolton Flats State Wildlife Management Area. It then passes through the center of town before crossing I-495 at exit 27. It meets the northern end of Route 85 before crossing into Middlesex County and the town of Stow.

In Stow, the route passes through the countryside, before meeting Route 62 at the center of town. The two routes head eastward concurrently, entering into Maynard. The routes split just after crossing the Assabet River, with Route 117 heading in a more southeastern direction. The route crosses Route 27 before entering Sudbury. It crosses through North Sudbury before crossing the southern tip of Concord and entering the town of Lincoln over the Sudbury River.

Route 117 then passes through the southwest end of town, intersecting Route 126 and the Fitchburg Line south of the Lincoln station before crossing into Weston. In Weston the route bends southeastward through the Silver Hill, Hastings and Kendall Green sections of town before entering Waltham. The route crosses I-95 (also known as Route 128) without connection before ending at U.S. Route 20 in the western end of town.

Junction list

Eastbound in Lincoln

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Worcester	Leominster	0.00	Route 12	Western end of Route 117.
	Lancaster	3.0	I-190	I-190 Exit 7.
		5.8	Route 70 North	Beginning of concurrency with Route 70.
		6.1	Route 70 South	End of concurrency with Route 70.
	Bolton	7.1	Route 110
		11.1	I-495	I-495 Exit 27.
		11.5	Route 85 South	Northern end of Route 85.
Middlesex	Stow	16.1	Route 62 West	Beginning of concurrency with Route 62.
	Maynard	18.1	Route 62 East	End of concurrency with Route 62.
		19.3	Route 27
	Lincoln	25.0	Route 126
	Waltham	30.1	I-95 / Route 128	No access between Route 117 and I-95/Route 128.
		31.07	U.S. Route 20	Eastern end of Route 117.

References

1. ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory