Massachusetts Route 2

Route 2 marker
Route 2
Map
Route 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length142.29 mi[1] (228.99 km)
Existed1927, 1971 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
West end NY 2 in Petersburgh, NY
Major intersections
East end Route 28 in Boston
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesBerkshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk
Highway system
Route C1 Route 2A
Route 6BN.E. Route 8

Route 2 is a 142.29-mile-long (228.99 km) major east–west state highway in Massachusetts, United States. Along with Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 to the south, these highways are the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90 toll highway. Route 2 runs the entire length of the northern tier of Massachusetts, beginning at the New York border, where it connects with New York State Route 2, and ending near Boston Common in Boston. Older alignments of Route 2 are known as Route 2A.

  1. ^ Executive Office of Transportation. "Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory". Archived from the original on September 27, 2006.