Massachusetts Route 2

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Route 2
Route 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length	142.29 mi[1] (228.99 km)
Existed	1927, 1971 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
West end	NY 2 at the New York state line
Major intersections	US 7 in Williamstown I-91 / Route 2A in Greenfield US 5 in Greenfield US 202 / Route 2A in Phillipston I-190 in Leominster I-495 in Littleton Route 27 in Acton I-95 / Route 128 in Lexington US 3 / Route 16 in Cambridge US 20 in Boston
East end	Route 28 in Boston
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Berkshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State
← Route C1 → Route 2A
← Route 6B N.E. → Route 8

Route 2 is a 142.29-mile-long (228.99 km) major east–west state highway in Massachusetts, United States. Along with Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 to the south, these highways are the main alternatives to the Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90 toll highway. Route 2 runs the entire length of the northern tier of Massachusetts, beginning at the New York border, where it connects with New York State Route 2, and ending near Boston Common in Boston. Older alignments of Route 2 are known as Route 2A.