Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
Length | 18.2619 mi[1] (29.3897 km) | |||
Existed | ca. 1930–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Route 2 in Lexington | |||
I-95 / Route 128 in Lexington I-495 / US 3 in Chelmsford | ||||
North end | Route 3A in North Chelmsford | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Massachusetts | |||
Counties | Middlesex | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 4 is an 18.26-mile-long (29.39 km) state highway in northeastern Massachusetts. It runs south to north, serving many of Boston's western and northwestern suburbs, from an interchange with Route 2 in Lexington northwest to an intersection with Route 3A in North Chelmsford. Much of it, north of Lexington, runs parallel to U.S. Route 3 (the Northwest Expressway). The entire route is contained within Middlesex County.