U.S. Route 5 in Massachusetts
Segment of American highway
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U.S. Route 5 (US 5) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway extending from southern Connecticut to the northernmost part of Vermont. In Massachusetts, the route travels 53.46 miles (86.04 km), paralleling the Connecticut River and Interstate 91 (I-91) through Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties.
US 5 at the Connecticut state line in Longmeadow
I-91 in Springfield and West Springfield
I-90 / Mass Pike / I-91 in West Springfield
Route 57 in Agawam
US 20 in West Springfield
US 202 in Holyoke
Route 9 / Route 10 in Northampton
Route 2 in Greenfield- Route 10 in Bernardston
 U.S. Route 5 | ||||
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 US 5 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
| Length | 53.46 mi[1] (86.04 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | US 5 at the Connecticut state line in Longmeadow | |||
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| North end | US 5 at the Vermont state line in Bernardston | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
US 5 stays very close to the Connecticut River and I-91. It enters the state at the town of Longmeadow on the east bank of the river going up to Springfield. In Springfield, US 5 then overlaps with I-91 for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) and then separates as its own freeway crossing the Connecticut River on the South End Bridge into Agawam. The freeway portion travels for about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) up to West Springfield. From the town of Northampton up to Bernardston, US 5 travels concurrent with Route 10 for 26 miles (42 km). US 5 also passes through Holyoke, Hatfield, Whately, Deerfield, and Greenfield. As in Connecticut and Vermont, US 5 has many interchanges with the parallel I-91.
History
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hampden | Longmeadow | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 5 south – Enfield, Hartford | Continuation into Connecticut |
| 1.80 | 2.90 |  Route 192 south – East Longmeadow, Stafford Springs, CT | Northern terminus of Route 192 | ||
| Springfield | 3.50 | 5.63 |   I-91 south – Hartford, CT | Southern end of I-91 concurrency; exit 1 on I-91 | |
| 3.70 | 5.95 |  Route 83 south – Forest Park, East Longmeadow | Northern terminus of Route 83; exit 2 on I-91 | ||
| 3.90 | 6.28 |  I-91 north – Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke | Northern end of I-91 concurrency; exit 3 on I-91 | ||
| Connecticut River | South End Bridge | ||||
| Agawam | 4.60 | 7.40 |   Route 57 west – Agawam, Southwick | Rotary interchange; Eastern terminus of Route 57 | |
| West Springfield | 5.80 | 9.33 |  Route 147 west – West Springfield, Agawam, Southwick | Rotary interchange; eastern terminus of Route 147; to Memorial Bridge | |
| 7.00 | 11.27 |  US 20 – Westfield, Springfield | Rotary interchange | ||
| 9.30 | 14.97 |   I-91 to I-391 north – Holyoke, Springfield | Exits 10A-B on I-91 | ||
| 10.80 | 17.38 |  I-90 / Mass Pike / I-91 – Holyoke, Springfield, Albany, NY, Boston | Exit 45 on I-90 / Mass Pike; exit 11 on I-91 | ||
| Holyoke | 13.80 | 22.21 |  US 202 to I-91 – Westfield, Southwick, South Hadley | ||
| 14.60 | 23.50 |   Route 141 east – Holyoke Center, Chicopee Falls | One-way eastbound | ||
| 14.80 | 23.82 | Route 141 west to I-91 – Easthampton, Greenfield, Springfield | One-way westbound | ||
| 15.00 | 24.14 |   To US 202 north – South Hadley Falls, Athol | Access via Lincoln Street | ||
| Hampshire | Northampton | 21.90 | 35.24 | I-91 – Greenfield, Brattleboro, VT, Holyoke, Springfield | Exit 23 on I-91 |
| 22.90 | 36.85 |   Route 9 / Route 10 south – Easthampton, Pittsfield, Amherst | Southern end of Route 10 concurrency | ||
| 24.30 | 39.11 | I-91 north – Greenfield, Brattleboro, VT | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 26 on I-91 | ||
| 26.10 | 42.00 | I-91 – Greenfield, Brattleboro, VT | Exit 27 on I-91 | ||
| Hatfield | 28.65 | 46.11 | I-91 south – Holyoke, Springfield | Exit 30 on I-91 | |
| Franklin | Whately | 30.50 | 49.08 | I-91 north – Greenfield, Brattleboro, VT | |
| 33.70 | 54.23 | I-91 south – Holyoke, Springfield | Exit 35 on I-91 | ||
| 33.90 | 54.56 |  Route 116 south – Sunderland, Amherst | Southern end of Route 116 concurrency | ||
| Deerfield | 34.80 | 56.01 | Route 116 north to I-91 north – Conway, Ashfield | Northern end of Route 116 concurrency | |
| Deerfield River | Bridge | ||||
| Greenfield | 42.50 | 68.40 |  Route 2A – Athol, Shelburne | Court Square; site of historic road marker | |
| 44.20 | 71.13 |  Route 2 to I-91 – Athol, Boston, North Adams, Bernardston, Springfield | Diamond interchange | ||
| Bernardston | 49.00 | 78.86 | Route 10 north to I-91 – Northfield, Erving, Keene, NH | Northern end of Route 10 concurrency | |
| 53.46 | 86.04 | US 5 north – Brattleboro | Continuation into Vermont | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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