U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway extending from southern Connecticut to the northernmost part of Vermont. In Massachusetts, the route travels 53.46 miles (86.04 km), paralleling the Connecticut River and Interstate 91 (I-91) through Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.
Route description
US 5 stays very close to the Connecticut River and I-91. It enters the state at the town of Longmeadow on the east bank of the river going up to Springfield. In Springfield, US 5 then overlaps with I-91 for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) and then separates as its own freeway crossing the Connecticut River on the South End Bridge into Agawam. The freeway portion travels for about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) up to West Springfield. From the town of Northampton up to Bernardston, US 5 travels concurrent with Route 10 for 26 miles (42 km). US 5 also passes through Holyoke, Hatfield, Whately, Deerfield, and Greenfield. As in Connecticut and Vermont, US 5 has many interchanges with the parallel I-91.
History
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hampden | Longmeadow | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Connecticut |
1.80 | 2.90 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 192 | ||
Springfield | 3.50 | 5.63 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of I-91 concurrency; exit 1 on I-91 | |
3.70 | 5.95 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Route 83; exit 2 on I-91 | ||
3.90 | 6.28 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of I-91 concurrency; exit 3 on I-91 | ||
Connecticut River | South End Bridge | ||||
Agawam | 4.60 | 7.40 | ![]() ![]() | Rotary interchange; Eastern terminus of Route 57 | |
West Springfield | 5.80 | 9.33 | ![]() ![]() | Rotary interchange; eastern terminus of Route 147; to Memorial Bridge | |
7.00 | 11.27 | ![]() | Rotary interchange | ||
9.30 | 14.97 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exits 10A-B on I-91 | ||
10.80 | 17.38 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 45 on I-90 / Mass Pike; exit 11 on I-91 | ||
Holyoke | 13.80 | 22.21 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
14.60 | 23.50 | ![]() ![]() | One-way eastbound | ||
14.80 | 23.82 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One-way westbound | ||
15.00 | 24.14 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access via Lincoln Street | ||
Hampshire | Northampton | 21.90 | 35.24 | ![]() | Exit 23 on I-91 |
22.90 | 36.85 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Route 10 concurrency | ||
24.30 | 39.11 | ![]() ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 26 on I-91 | ||
26.10 | 42.00 | ![]() | Exit 27 on I-91 | ||
Hatfield | 28.65 | 46.11 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 30 on I-91 | |
Franklin | Whately | 30.50– 31.20 | 49.08– 50.21 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 32 on I-91 |
33.70 | 54.23 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 35 on I-91 | ||
33.90 | 54.56 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Route 116 concurrency | ||
Deerfield | 34.80 | 56.01 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of Route 116 concurrency | |
Deerfield River | Bridge | ||||
Greenfield | 42.50 | 68.40 | ![]() | Court Square; site of historic road marker | |
44.20 | 71.13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Diamond interchange | ||
Bernardston | 49.00 | 78.86 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of Route 10 concurrency | |
53.46 | 86.04 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Vermont | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "U.S. Route 7 in Massachusetts" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
External links
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