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2793.1 | 119 bypass | KELVIN::MCKINLEY | | Thu Jun 16 1994 15:13 | 34 |
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Margaret,
Here's one method:
* Take Rt. 40 out of the center of Groton towards Westford.
* Take a right on Graniteville Rd. (near MIT/Haystack observatory). If
you enter Westford on Rt. 40, you've gone too far (by a hundred yards
or so).
* Graniteville Rd. becomes West St. as you enter Westford.
* Go to the end of West St and take a right onto N. Main (at the stone
church, currently under construction)
* Take first left onto Town Farm Rd.
* Go to the end of Town Farm Rd. and go straight across to Abbot St.
* Go to the end of Abbot St. and turn left on Rt. 225. While 225 is a
numbered road, it has nowhere near the traffic or speeds of 119.
* Take 225 to Rt. 110, turn right onto 110, stop at Kimball's, then
continue to LKG.
* Alternate: After turning onto 225, take the first right onto Beaver
Brook Rd. This comes out just before the farm stands on 119 on the
other side of 495 from LKG. But you don't go by Kimball's with this
route!
Have fun!
---Phil
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2793.2 | assuming you take Groton St. from Pepperell ctr... | EDWIN::GULICK | Those dirty rings !! | Thu Jun 16 1994 15:17 | 2 |
| You can cut out going all the way to Groton center by taking Martins Pond
Rd off of Hollis St and then taking Schoolhouse Rd down to Rte 40.
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2793.3 | | MSBCS::BROWN_L | | Fri Jun 17 1994 13:32 | 7 |
| The topo maps didn't show much in the way of backroads. .1 is about the
best from Groton to the north of 119, but 40 and 110 tend to be pretty
busy too. There's nothing to the south without going to Ayer and
turning left. There are a string of ponds that present sort of a
natural barrier between Groton and Littleton, and 119 is the only thing
that cuts between them. kb
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2793.4 | | RANGER::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Tue Jun 28 1994 16:56 | 18 |
| > The topo maps didn't show much in the way of backroads.
but the Massachusetts Bicycle Map does! This map is GREAT
for planning routes... It shows what roads to head for and
what roads to stay away from. Data from May, 1991:
Available FREE from the Massachusetts State Transportation Library:
Massachusetts Bicycle Map
Massachusetts Transportation Map
Boston-Cape Cod Bikeway Map
State Transportation Library
10 Park Plaza
Boston, Massachusetts
02116
(617) 973-8000
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2793.5 | No luck | R2ME2::GREENWOOD | Tim. I do Unicode. | Tue Jun 28 1994 17:16 | 8 |
| I called the number that John gave in .4
They said that the Massachusetts Bicycle Map had not been printed for 6 years
and that the Boston-Cape Cod Bikeway Map was printed by the Boston Youth Hostels
and available for $2.50 plus tax. They did not have a number for the latter
organization.
Tim
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2793.6 | | STARCH::WHALEN | Rich Whalen | Tue Jun 28 1994 22:59 | 6 |
| The Cap Ann & North Shore/Cape Cod & the Islands Bicycle Map was
advertised in a recent issue of Mass Cyclists (Bicycle Coalition of
Massachusetts newsletter). It shows and address of:
BikeMaps Massachusetts
P.O. Box 1035
Cambridge, MA 02140
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2793.7 | | MSBCS::BROWN_L | | Wed Jun 29 1994 11:13 | 2 |
| I have the Mass Bicycle Map; it's not even in the same league as
1:25,000 topo maps. A lot more convenient to carry, however. kb
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2793.8 | 119 | TUXEDO::MOLSON | Margaret Olson | Wed Jul 27 1994 09:30 | 4 |
| Well, after driving the available alternate routes I decided that the best
approach is to leave the house at 6:00am and skip the traffic. This worked
very well, although it does get me here awfully early.
Margaret.
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