Massachusetts Route 114
State highway in Essex County, Massachusetts, US
Route 114 is a 22.42-mile-long (36.08 km) Massachusetts state route that, while essentially a northwest–southeast route, is signed west–east. It runs from Route 28 in Lawrence to its terminus at Route 129 in Marblehead. The route is entirely located in Essex County.
Route 114 is not related to Route 114A in Seekonk, which is actually related to Rhode Island Route 114 and is located about 50 miles (80 km) away from Massachusetts Route 114.
Route description
Route 114 begins in Lawrence at Route 28, at the southern end of the O'Leary Bridge. It heads eastward along Merrimack Street before turning southward onto Parker Street, passing Lawrence Station as it does. It then bends southeastward at Andover Street, intersecting I-495 at Exit 100 (formerly 42). It then crosses the Shawsheen River into North Andover, becoming the Salem Turnpike and serving as the main retail corridor in the town. In North Andover, Route 114 passes through the town’s southern sections, closely paralleling the Andover town line, which passes within 300 feet of the highway at one point, with the parking lots of some businesses along the highway straddling both towns. It crosses Route 133 before beginning a concurrency with Route 125 which lasts for over half a mile, passing through the Merrimack College campus in the process.
The public source identifies “Massachusetts Route 114” as state highway in Essex County, Massachusetts, US. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Massachusetts, Route and State.
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