Unnumbered State Roads
These are state roads which, for the most part, do not carry a numbered designation. They are generally short in length and serve important roles as main roads or connections between other main roads.
| Name | Length (mi) | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway | 1.5 | New Bedford | The JFK Memorial Highway is a semi-limited-access highway running through the city of New Bedford, from Cove St. in the south to I-195 in the north at Exit 15. The section between U.S. Route 6 and I-195 carries the initial stretch of Route 18. |
| Leominster Connector | 0.6 | Leominster | Leominster Connector is a short road connecting the I-190/Route 2 interchange in Leominster with Mechanic Street. |
| Leverett Connector | 1.6 | Boston | The Leverett Connector is a bypass of the Central Artery from Interstate 93 north of Boston to Storrow Drive. |
| Lowell Connector | 2.88 | Chelmsford, Lowell |
The Lowell Connector is a freeway connection between the Northwest Expressway (US-3), I-495, and downtown Lowell. The Connector carries the unsigned designation of I-495 Business Spur. |
| Plimoth Plantation Highway | 2.04 | Plymouth | The Plimoth Plantation Highway is a connector between Routes 3 and 3A in Plymouth, also servicing Plimoth Plantation. Prior to 1957, this highway carried the southern portion of Route 3. |
| Sandwich Road (partly Route 6A) |
5.1 | Bourne | Sandwich Road runs from the center of Bourne east to the Sandwich town line. East of the Sagamore Bridge, Sandwich Road carries Route 6A. |
| Soldiers Field Road | 4.3 | Boston | Soldiers Field Road is a parkway, running from North Beacon Street (U.S. Route 20) in Brighton east to the Boston University Bridge (Route 2), where it continues as Storrow Drive. |
| Storrow Drive (James Jackson Storrow Memorial Drive) |
1.98 | Boston | Storrow Drive is a parkway, running from Soldiers Field Road at the Boston University Bridge (Route 2) eastward to an intersection with Embankment Road (Route 28) in downtown Boston. Prior to 1989, U.S. Route 1 was routed along Storrow Drive. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Numbered Routes In Massachusetts
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