Massachusetts Route 57
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Route description
The route begins in Monterey, at its intersection with routes 23 and 183.[3] The section from there to New Marlborough (which is a concurrency with Route 183) primarily takes a southeastern path that passes several stretches of farmland.[2] In New Marlborough, Route 57 splits from Route 183 and follows a mainly easterly route with frequent curves, passing more farmland.[2] During this stretch, there is a brief concurrency with Route 8 in Sandisfield to cross the Farmington River's west branch.[4]
In Southwick, Route 57 starts to enter a more suburban area.[2] There are more concurrencies during this stretch, first with U.S. Route 202 and Massachusetts Route 10 in Southwick, and then with Route 187 in Agawam.[2]
When Route 57 splits off from Route 187, it becomes a freeway,[2] the Henry E. Bodurtha Highway.[1] It has five exits before terminating in a rotary that is served by an interchange from U.S. Route 5.[3]
History
Route 57 (which was formed by 1930[5]) initially went from Southwick to West Springfield.[5] It was extended to Sandisfield in the mid-1930s and Monterey in the late 1940s.[5]
Construction on the freeway portion began in 1958,[1] with the first portion (to today's Route 159,[5] then called Route 5A[6]) opening in 1961.[1] It was extended to past Route 75 in 1966, with Route 57 being moved to the freeway around this time (the old alignment became Route 147).[5] In 1991, work to extend the freeway to Route 187 began, with the new section opening in 1995.[1] A further extension to Southwick has been proposed, but it was put on hold by then-Governor Mitt Romney in June 2005; nevertheless, Agawam's city council continues to urge the state to construct the extension.[1] The MA 57 freeway exits do not have numbers.
Major intersections
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