MA 116

MA 116 Information: Southern terminus is at MA 20A in Springfield. Northern terminus is at MA 8 in Adams.

History/Facts: The road when comissioned in 1930 went from Ashfield to Springfield. It was extended to Adams in 1933. The only other changes were the Amherst Bypass built for UMass in the 50s and the "unofficial" truncation of 116 to Chicopee.

Photos:

Southbound: Berkshires / Pioneer Valley

All pics courtesy of Arrow. The first 116 reasruance shield in Adams.

Entering Cheshire.

Short multiplex with 8A in Savoy.

Savoy shields.

Savoy.

Multiplex.

Plainfield pond and original cable post guardrail.

8A splits here.

The actual split.

Plainfield.

112 and 116 multiplex for a short time in Plainfield.

One of these things is not like the other...

End of the multiplex.

Ashfield.

Ashfield.

Bridge reconstruction inbetween Conway and Ashfield.

Conway.

The Conway library.

Partial I-91 interchange.

Start of the short three-way multiplex of 5, 10, and 116.

The Yankee Candle Company, Deerfield.

Entering Whately.

End of the 116 multiplex.

Entering Deerfield on 116.

The Sunderland bridge.

This is only one of two blue railed bridges I've seen - the other one is in Boston somewhere in the Big Dig. Mass usually paints these guardrails green. I've seen brown ones occasionally, but Blue is rare.

Entering Sunderland.

Intersection with 47 in Sunderland.

Comically oversized shield in Sunderland.

Sunderland.

Entering Amherst. This road was recently resurfaced in June 2005.

Intersection with 116 before the Super 2 starts

There is ROW to grade seperate this intersection if necessary.

Entering the Super 2 and later on four lane bypass of Amherst.

1/3 of a mile is interesting.

Start of the four-lane freeway.

Folded cloverleaf for UMass.

Nearing the end of the Bypass.

The bypass ends at Route 9 in the Hadley strip.

The end of the freeway at MA 9.

Intersection signage.

Hadley.

Just entering Amherst on the four lane Route 9.

Entering downtown Amherst on the 9/116 multiplex.

Amherst.

An Amherst quarry.

MA 202 error.

Intersection with 47.

Mount Holyoke College in S. Hadley.

Terminus of MA 33 in S. Hadley.

US 202 intersection signage.

At this point, 116 is missing some signage.

A ha, a guide sign!

Bridge carrying 116 into Holyoke.

The Holyoke Dam as seen from the bridge.

Old Holyoke Mills.

This is taken from Canal St. 116 North turns left to the bridge.

Underneath a rail bridge.

Holyoke signage.

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Short multiplex with 141 in Holyoke.

Interesting traffic signals.

Old bridge carrying both roads into Chicopee.

Nearing Prospect St.

More signs.

Unsigned split from 141.

116 continues down Chicopee street, unsigned.

Short four lane section.

Interchange with 391, Chicopee.

Wow, a directional! Whodathunk.

Hartford is an interesting control, considering that 116 goes no such place.

This used to be the old end of 391 before it was extended into Holyoke.

Entering Springfield.

The terminus of 116 at MA 20 in Springfield.

Northbound: Pioneer Valley / Berkshires

None yet.

Done? Return home.

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