Massachusetts Route 12
 Route 12 | ||||
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 Route 12 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
| Length | 64.41 mi[1] (103.66 km) | |||
| Existed | 1922–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 12 in Thompson, CT | |||
  Route 16 / Route 193 in Webster US 20 in Oxford/Auburn
 US 202 in Winchendon | ||||
| North end |  NH 12 in Fitzwilliam, NH | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | Worcester | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Massachusetts Route 12 is a 64.41-mile-long (103.66 km) north-south state highway that runs through central Massachusetts from a continuation of Connecticut Route 12 at the Connecticut state line at Dudley to the New Hampshire state line at Winchendon where it continues north as New Hampshire Route 12.
Route description
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Route 12 begins at the Connecticut state line, runs north through the towns and cities of Dudley, Webster, Oxford, Auburn, Worcester, West Boylston, Sterling, Leominster, Fitchburg, Westminster, Ashburnham, and Winchendon before crossing into New Hampshire.
History
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Route 12 has a junction with Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) at an interchange in Auburn that also includes Interstates 290 and 395 and US 20. Route 12 has an interchange with I-290 in Worcester, and three interchanges with I-190, in Worcester, West Boylston, and Sterling. Route 12 is a minor road in Massachusetts, having been replaced by I-395 from the Connecticut state line to Auburn, I-290 from Auburn to Worcester, and I-190 from Worcester to Leominster.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Worcester County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Dudley | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Route 12 south – Thompson | Continuation into Connecticut | |||
| 1.7 | 2.7 |   Route 197 west – Quinebaug | Eastern terminus of Route 197 | ||||
| Webster | 3.4 | 5.5 |    Route 16 east / Route 193 south to I-395 – East Douglas, Milford, Thompson, CT | Western terminus of Route 16; northern terminus of Route 193 | |||
| Oxford | 11.2 | 18.0 |   Route 56 north – Leicester, Rutland | Southern terminus of Route 56 | |||
| 12.0 | 19.3 | US 20 west – Sturbridge, Springfield | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 20 | ||||
| Auburn | 12.6 | 20.3 |  US 20 east to I-290 – Worcester | Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 20 | |||
| 13.6 | 21.9 |  I-90 / Mass Pike / I-290 / I-395 – Worcester, Webster, Springfield, Boston | Exit 90 on I-90 (formerly exit 10); exit 12 on I-290 / I-395 (formerly exit 7) | ||||
| Worcester | 17.6 | 28.3 |  I-290 east – Worcester, Marlboro | Exit 10 on I-290; entrance ramp to I-290 eastbound, entrance from I-290 westbound | |||
| 19.1 | 30.7 |  Route 9 west – Leicester | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 9 | ||||
| 20.5 | 33.0 |   Route 122 / Route 122A south – Paxton, Millbury, Grafton | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A | ||||
| 21.2 | 34.1 | Route 9 east – Shrewsbury, Westboro | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 9 | ||||
| 22.5 | 36.2 | Route 122A north – Holden, Rutland | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 122A | ||||
| 23.1 | 37.2 |  I-190 to I-290 – Leominster, Fitchburg, Shrewsbury, Auburn | Exit 1 on I-190 | ||||
| West Boylston | 26.1 | 42.0 | I-190 – Fitchburg, Worcester | Exit 4 on I-190 | |||
| 27.9 | 44.9 |  Route 140 south to I-290 – Shrewsbury | Beginning of concurrency with Route 140 | ||||
| 28.8 | 46.3 | Route 140 north – Westminster, Gardner | End of concurrency with Route 140 | ||||
| 29.0 | 46.7 |  Route 110 east – Clinton, Lancaster | Western terminus of Route 110 | ||||
| Sterling | 33.4 | 53.8 |  Route 62 west – Princeton, Mount Wachusett | Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 62 | |||
| 33.7 | 54.2 | Route 62 east – Clinton | Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 62 | ||||
| 35.2 | 56.6 | I-190 – Fitchburg, Worcester | Exit 14 on I-190 (formerly exit 6) | ||||
| Leominster | 40.1 | 64.5 |  Route 117 east – Lancaster, Waltham | Western terminus of Route 117 | |||
| 40.7 | 65.5 |   Route 13 north – Lunenburg | Southern terminus of Route 13; access to Fitchburg Airport | ||||
| 41.6 | 66.9 |  Route 2 – Concord, Boston, Athol, Greenfield | Exit 99 on Route 2 (formerly exit 31) | ||||
| Fitchburg | 46.1 | 74.2 |   Route 2A east / Route 31 north – Ashby, Lunenburg | Southern terminus of concurrency with Routes 2A / 31 | |||
| 47.0 | 75.6 | Route 2A west / Route 31 south – Westminster, Princeton | Northern terminus of concurrency with Routes 2A / 31 | ||||
| Ashburnham | 53.1 | 85.5 |    Route 101 to Route 119 – Ashby, Gardner, Templeton | 0.1-mile (0.16 km) long concurrency | |||
| Winchendon | 59.0 | 95.0 | Route 140 south – Gardner, Worcester | Northern terminus of Route 140 | |||
| 61.4 | 98.8 | US 202 – Athol, Holyoke, Rindge, NH, Peterborough, NH | 0.2-mile (0.32 km) long concurrency | ||||
| 64.41 | 103.66 | NH 12 north – Fitzwilliam | Continuation into New Hampshire | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
