MA 112

MA 112 Information: Southern terminus is at US 20 in Huntington. Northern terminus is at the VT border in Colrain.

History/Facts: 112 was extended to Vermont on former MA 56 in the late 1930s. There were some alignment changes in Worthington and Cummington as well. The Lithia to Buckland alignment was set in the 1960s.

Photos:

Southbound: Berkshires / Pioneer Valley

All photos here are courtesy of Arrow.

Bridge in Huntington.

More Huntington.

More Huntington.

Mass DPW arrow in Huntington.

Crossing the Westfield, Huntington.

Terminus of 112 at US 20 in Huntington.

Northbound: Pioneer Valley / Berkshires

Crossing the Westfield river in Huntington.

Terminus of 66 at 112.

Huntington.

More Huntington.

Crossing the Westfield River, Huntington.

Huntington.

Entering Worthington.

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Short multiplex in Worthington.

Interesting shields in Worthington.

Worthington.

Ending the Multiplex on Worthington.

Turnoff and more interesting shields.

More signs at the turnoff.

Another goofed up shield.

Hey, I'm not in New Jersey!

Entering Cummington.

Cummington.

Beat up shield in Cummington.

Cummington shield.

LGS in Cummington.

Blah road in Cummington.

Start of MA 9 multiplex, Cummington.

Intersection with MA 9, Cummington.

Shortcut to 116, Cummington.

Turnoff of 112 from MA 9, Goshen.

Goshen shield.

One of the few 55 MPH two lane roads in Mass.

Entering Ashfield.

Beginning of multiplex with MA 116.

Old yellow shields, and one is not like the other...

End of the multiplex, Ashfield.

116 leaves.

Shield, Ashfield.

Ashfield.

Entering Buckland.

Mountains in Buckland.

Buckland.

More mountains in Buckland.

Old shield on a new bridge in Buckland.

This isn't actually current 112; it's old 112 before it was routed out of Shelburne Falls.

Grade speration between MA 112 and MA 2 in Buckland.

Curve that meets MA 2 in Buckland.

MA 2 multiplex, Buckland.

Junction with 2A, Buckland.

Buckland.

112 turns off of 2 in Shelburne.

Shelburne.

General Shelburne road shot.

Reconstruction of a bridge over the North River, Shelburne.

Another bridge over the North river that's not finished yet.

Temporary bridge.

Old white church in Colrain.

Another bridge over the North river.

The North River.

Downtown Colrain.

More Colrain.

Colrain.

More Colrain.

Mountains in Colrain.

One lane bridge crossing the North river again in Colrain.

Can't get enough Colrain.

Entering Halifax, VT.

Welcome to Vermont.

Nice to know.

Old VT 112 shield.

More Halifax.

More old shields.

Junction with VT 8A in Halifax.

Done? Return home.

All photographs and original info ©2004/2005 Dan Vincent unless otherwise noted.