Interstate 495 North - Littleton (Route 2) to Andover (I-93)

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Just one mile separates the c/d roadway for Route 2 from Route 2A as I-495 advances north through Littleton to Exit 79. 08/21/21

A $31.6 million project replaced the Taylor Street overpass above I-495 and the beltway spans across Route 2. Construction started in August 2013 as work to replace the Route 2A bridge across I-495 at Exit 79 neared completion.1 08/21/21

Route 2A/110 overlap for 5.8 miles between a rotary at Ayer and Route 119 adjacent to Exit 80. 08/21/21

The folded diamond interchange (Exit 79) with Route 2A/110 (King Street) is located east of Mill Pond and west of Beaver Brook. The state routes arc west to the Littleton town center, the Aggregate Industries quarry and adjacent industrial areas. 08/21/21

Route 119 (Great Road) converges with Interstate 495 at a parclo B2 interchange (Exit 80) next. 08/21/21

The beltway crosses Beaver Brook as it flows north into Forge Pond by this confirming marker. 08/21/21

Littleton Common, home of Nashoba Valley Ski Area, is the census designated place abutting the south side of I-495 between Exits 79 and 80. 08/21/21

Route 119 combines with Route 2A southeast through Acton to their shared end point in Concord. 08/21/21

35.7 miles in length, Route 119 extends northwest to the Groton town center, Townsend, Ashby and the New Hampshire state line. The multi state highway continues to Brattleboro, Vermont. 08/21/21

Interstate 495 leaves the section of freeway completed in 1961 through Littleton and transitions to the segment of freeway opened in 1962 through Westford. 08/21/21

Beyond Westford, I-495 reaches Lawrence in 22 miles and Portsmouth, Hampshire via I-95 north in 59 miles. 08/21/21

The lone Westford exit from I-495 lies one mile ahead with Boston Road. 08/21/21

Carlisle Road extends south from Boston Road and parallel Route 110 (Littleton Road) to Route 225 (Concord Road). Route 225 passes under I-495 without direct access from Forge Village east to Carlisle. 08/21/21

A half mile ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 83) with Boston Road on I-495 north. 08/21/21

Boston Road ties into Route 110 at a commercialized intersection anchored by Cornerstone Square shopping center. Northward, the road climbs along Blakes Hill to the Westford town center at Main Street. 08/21/21

Turning more eastward, Interstate 495 passes south of Providence Hill. 08/21/21

Chelmsford precedes the city of Lowell along I-495 north in five miles. Located by the state line, Haverhill is 26 miles to the north. 08/21/21

A travel time sign for connections with U.S. 3 and I-93 was erected along Interstate 495 northbound at Tadmuck Swamp by 2017. 08/21/21

Interstate 495 crosses the Chelmsford town line near Ward Corner and this reassurance marker. 08/21/21

Rest areas line both sides of the beltway near Chelmsford Center in 1.25 miles. 08/21/21

A second sign for the rest area at mile marker 86.8 was added in place of a reassurance marker previously posted at milepost 86. 08/21/21

Signs for the Chelmsford rest area also referenced it as simply a parking area, despite the presence of rest room facilities. 08/21/21

A half diamond interchange (Exit 87) with Route 4 (North Road) follows the rest area on I-495 north. 08/21/21

Route 4 and Route 110 come together south of their respective exits with I-495 at Chelmsford Center. 08/21/21

A third shield appears on the 3.9 mile long stretch of I-495 north from Boston Road to Route 4 at the Westford Street overpass. 08/21/21

Route 4 travels 18.25 miles north from Route 2 and Lexington to Route 3A (Princeton Street) in north Chelmsford. 08/21/21

The second of six meetings between Interstate 495 and Route 110 takes place at Exit 88 with Chelmsford Street. 08/21/21

A collector distributor roadway (Exit 89) departs a half mile east of Exit 88 to Route 110 (Chelmsford Street) for the freeways along U.S. 3 and the Lowell Connector. 08/21/21

The U.S. 3 freeway north leads directly to the F.E. Everett Turnpike for interests to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT). 08/21/21

Route 110 (Chelmsford Street) angles northeast along a commercialized route to the parclo B2 interchange (Exit 88) with I-495. The state route turns northward from U.S. 3 toward Downtown Lowell. 08/21/21

nterstate 495 proceeds east across River Meadow Brook beyond this confirming marker. 08/21/21

Interstate 495 maintains six overall lanes through the cloverleaf (Exits 89 A/B) and trumpet (Exit 89 C) interchanges with U.S. 3 and the Lowell Connector. 08/21/21

Exit 89 A departs from the c/d roadway for U.S. 3 south to Billerica, Bedford and Burlington. The freeway portion of U.S. 3 concludes where U.S. 3 joins I-95 east to Cambridge Street south to Woburn. 08/21/21

A 2.9 mile long freeway spur, the Lowell Connector branches north from U.S. 3 to Route 32A (Thorndike Street) and Gorham Street in the city of Lowell. All traffic bound for U.S. 3 north to Manchester and the Lowell Connector departs in unison from the eastbound c/d roadway. 10/06/14

Exit 89 C separates for Lowell Connector while a loop ramp joins U.S. 3 north to Tyngsborough and Nashua, New Hampshire. The Lowell Connector was formerly signed as Business Spur I-495. The last shield for the business route was removed by 2008. 10/06/14

The beltway reenters the town of Chelmsford east between the Lowell Connector ramps and the Route 3A (Gorham Street) overpass. 07/29/07

A modified diamond interchange (Exit 91) serves the south side of Lowell with Woburn Street in one mile. 07/29/07

Woburn Street passes through residential areas south from Lawrence Street to the Tewksbury town line at Elm Avenue and the Riverview Commerce Center at I-495. 07/29/07

Interstate 495 spans the Concord River ahead of Exit 91 to Woburn Street. South into the town of Billerica, Woburn Street becomes Billerica Avenue. 07/29/07

NH 38 arcs southwest from Salem to become Massachusetts Route 38 at the town of Dracut. The 26.5 mile long highway continues south to Lowell and southeast to Exit 92 through Tewksbury. 07/29/07

Interstate 495 travels across northern reaches of Tewksberry from Exit 92 to Exit 94. 07/29/07

One quarter mile ahead of the parclo interchange (Exit 92) with Route 38 (Main Street) east to central Tewksbury and Rogers Street west back into Lowell. 07/29/07

Exit 92 loops away from I-495 north for Route 38 (Main Street). Several shopping centers and the Martin-Alumni Athletic Complex line the boulevard nearby. Route 38 south ends at Somerville at Route 28 adjacent to I-93. 07/29/07

Progressing eastward, Interstate 495 straddles the north side of Great Swamp to meet Route 133 at Exit 94. 07/29/07

Route 133 forms a 40.9 mile long arc from the intersection of Route 38 (Smith Street) and Route 110 (Church Street) in Lowell to Route 127 off Western Harbor in Gloucester. 07/29/07

Route 133 follows Andover Street west into the east side of Lowell and Lowell Street east to I-93 in the town of Andover. A parclo A2 interchange joins the route with I-495 at Exit 94. 07/29/07

A rural stretch between Wood Hill and Haggetts Pond precedes the cloverleaf interchange (Exits 97 A/B) with Interstate 93 on I-495 north. 07/29/07

Interstate 93 constitutes a busy and often congested freeway southward from Lawrence to Boston and north to Salem, Derry and Manchester, New Hampshire. 07/29/07

Forthcoming Exit 97 B links with I-93 northward around Lawrence to the city of Methuen and the Loop Connector (Route 213). 07/29/07

Exit 97 A leaves in a half mile for Interstate 93 south to the north Boston suburbs of Wilmington, Reading and Stoneham among others. The freeway expands to eight lanes on this stretch. 07/29/07

The 46.25 mile long route of Interstate 93 runs through Boston southward to Quincy, where it joins Yankee Division Highway west to I-95 in Canton. 07/29/07

Concord, the state capital of New Hampshire, lies 43 miles to the north of Exit 97 B. I-93 reaches the larger city of Manchester first. There I-93 splits with an urban loop (I-293) west to the city center ahead of the tolled F.E. Everett Turnpike. 07/29/07

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Photo Credits:

07/29/07, 10/06/14, 08/21/21 by AARoads

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Lowell Connector - Former Business Spur I-495

Page Updated 03-22-2023.