Route 60 (Massachusetts)

Route 60 (Massachusetts) is a short, 4.10-mile (6.60 km) east–west state highway located entirely within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. It connects the cities of Somerville and Revere, passing through the densely populated municipalities of Everett and Chelsea. The route serves as a vital local arterial, providing access to key urban neighborhoods, commercial districts, and connections to major highways like the Tobin Bridge and Route 1.

Route description

Beginning at a signalized intersection with Route 28 (Fellsway) in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Route 60 heads east as Broadway. It crosses the Mystic River into Everett, where it continues along Broadway through a mix of residential and commercial areas. In Chelsea, the route follows Broadway and then Williams Street, skirting the northern edge of the Chelsea Square business district. It then turns northeast onto the Tobin Bridge, a major tolled cantilever bridge that carries U.S. 1 over the Mystic River and Boston Harbor. Route 60 exits the bridge complex in Revere, terminating at a large rotary interchange with Route 1A (North Shore Road) and Route 16, just south of Revere Beach.

History

The route was originally designated in the 1930s as part of a broader effort to create a coherent numbered highway system in Massachusetts. Its initial western terminus was at Alewife Brook Parkway in Somerville, but it was later truncated to its current start at Route 28. The most significant infrastructure project affecting the route was the construction of the Mystic River Bridge (later renamed the Tobin Bridge) in the 1940s and 1950s, which incorporated Route 60's crossing between Chelsea and Revere. The alignment through Chelsea and Everett has remained largely unchanged, serving as a primary commercial corridor for these communities for decades.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Suffolk County and Middlesex County. {| class="wikitable" |- ! County ! Location ! mi ! km ! Destinations ! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | Middlesex | Somerville | 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 28 (Fellsway) | Western terminus |- | Everett | 1.2 | 1.9 | Route 99 (Chelsea Street) |- | rowspan="3" | Suffolk | rowspan="2" | Chelsea | 2.3 | 3.7 | Route 16 (Everett Avenue) |- | 2.8 | 4.5 | US 1 north / Tobin Bridge – North Shore | Route 60 joins US 1 northbound on the Tobin Bridge |- | Revere | 4.10 | 6.60 | Route 1A / Route 16 (North Shore Road) | Eastern terminus at rotary |}

See also

* Massachusetts Route 60 * List of state highways in Massachusetts * Tobin Bridge * Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Category:State highways in Massachusetts Category:Transportation in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Transportation in Suffolk County, Massachusetts