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 Route 70 | ||||
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| Route 70 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
| Length | 20.78 mi (33.44 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 9 in Worcester | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  Route 2 in Lancaster | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | Worcester | |||
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Route 70 is a 20.78-mile-long (33.44 km) north–south state highway in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at Route 9 in Worcester and its northern terminus is at Route 2 in Lancaster. Along the way it intersects Interstate 290 (I-290) in Worcester.
Route description
Route 70 begins as the northward continuation of Major Taylor Boulevard at Route 9 as Lincoln Street. It crosses under Interstate 290 at exit 18, a partial exit, and continues northward, bearing northeastward and crossing under Interstate 290 again at eExit 20, another partial exit. It passes several shopping plazas before turning more northward onto Boylston Street. Route 70 passes through the far northwestern corner of Shrewsbury before entering the town of Boylston.
In Boylston, Route 70 crosses Route 140 and proceeds in an arc near the Wachusett Reservoir. As it enters the town of Clinton, Route 70 begins a concurrency with Route 62 which lasts for approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km), with the last 0.3 miles (0.48 km) being a triple concurrency with Route 110 through the center of town. Once the route leaves the concurrency, it heads northward into the town of Lancaster.
Once in Lancaster, the route passes the former Atlantic Union College and crosses the north branch of the Nashua River before meeting Route 117, joining the route for a quarter mile. It then turns north again, following the western border of Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (a division of Fort Devens). Route 70 ends just north of Route 2 at Fort Pond Road, where the ramps from Route 2 west's exit 103.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Worcester County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Worcester | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 9 / Worcester Center Boulevard – Leicester, Ware, Brookfield, Westboro, Framingham | Southern terminus | |
| 0.3 | 0.48 |      I-290 east to I-190 north – Shrewsbury, Marlboro | Exit 21 on I-290; entrance from I-290 west only | ||
| 1.5 | 2.4 |   I-290 to I-395 south – Shrewsbury, Marlboro, Auburn, Norwich,CT | Exit 23 on I-290 | ||
| Boylston | 5.6 | 9.0 |   Route 140 to I-290 / Route 9 – Shrewsbury, Westminster | ||
| Clinton | 10.8 | 17.4 |   Route 62 east – Berlin, Hudson | Southern terminus of Route 62 concurrency | |
| 13.0 | 20.9 |   Route 110 west – West Boylston | Southern terminus of Route 110 concurrency | ||
| 13.3 | 21.4 | Route 110 east – Harvard, Ayer | Northern terminus of Route 110 concurrency | ||
| 13.4 | 21.6 | Route 62 west – Sterling, Barre | Northern terminus of Route 62 concurrency | ||
| Lancaster | 16.9 | 27.2 |  Route 117 east – Bolton, Maynard | Southern terminus of Route 117 concurrency | |
| 17.1 | 27.5 |  Route 117 west to I-190 / Route 12 – Leominster, Fitchburg | Northern terminus of Route 117 concurrency | ||
| 20.7 | 33.3 | To Route 2 east – Concord, Boston | Rotary with Old Union Turnpike; exit 103 on Route 2 | ||
| 20.78 | 33.44 | To Route 2 west – Athol, Greenfield | Northern terminus; access via Fort Pond Road; exit 103 on Route 2 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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