Route 148 is a 19.68-mile-long (31.67 km) south–north state highway in central Massachusetts. The road travels between U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Sturbridge and Route 122 in Oakham. It travels entirely in Worcester County.
Route 148 | ||||
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 Route 148 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
| Length | 19.68 mi[1] (31.67 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 20 in Sturbridge | |||
| North end |  Route 122 in Oakham | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | Worcester | |||
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Route description edit
Route 148 begins at US 20 in Fiskdale, a village in Sturbridge. The highway runs north under Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) without an interchange and past the Tantasqua Regional High School before entering Brookfield, where there is a very brief concurrency with Route 9 in the center of the town. Route 148 then enters North Brookfield and becomes concurrent with Route 67 through the center of the town. After the two highways diverge, Route 148 passes through the southeastern corner of New Braintree for less than one-half-mile (0.80 km) and then enters Oakham, where the highway ends at Route 122.
History edit
Route 148 was extended after 1986 from the southern intersection with Route 67 in North Brookfield to Route 122 in Oakham;[2] however, signage for the highway north of Route 67 is very spotty.[original research?]
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Worcester County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Sturbridge | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 20 (Main Street) – Old Sturbridge Village, Charlton, Brimfield | Southern terminus | |||
| Brookfield | 7.60 | 12.23 |   Route 9 west (West Main Street) | Western terminus of Route 9/148 concurrency | |||
| 7.64 | 12.30 |  Route 9 east (Post Road) – Spencer | Eastern terminus of Route 9/148 concurrency | ||||
| North Brookfield | 10.60 | 17.06 |   Route 67 south (West Brookfield Road) – West Brookfield | Southern terminus of Route 67/148 concurrency | |||
| 12.30 | 19.79 |  Route 67 north (New Braintree Road) – New Braintree | Northern terminus of Route 67/148 concurrency | ||||
| Oakham | 19.70 | 31.70 | Route 122 (Worcester Road) – Barre, Paxton | Northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References edit
- ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2007 Road Inventory
- ^ Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log[self-published source?]
- ^ Google (April 2, 2017). "Massachusetts Route 148" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
External links edit
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