MA 128 was once the Circumferential Highway, a ring road that stretched from Braintree to Cape Ann, from MA 3 to MA 127. It still would if not for the Southwest Freeway's cancellation; because I-95 could not be routed into Boston directly, it ended up being routed around Boston, and I-93 began where I-95 met MA 128. 128 was then pulled back from the Interstates, until public outcry brought back 128 signs (if not the actual route) to the I-95 part of the highway.


This is either a northbound or an eastbound run, but in either direction, numbering would be backwards, thanks to the original numbering system (what, was clockwise viewed as a better order for exit numbers?). MA 128 is signed north-south to preserve continuity, but the northern end of the highway faces due south. I recommend making standalone MA 128 east-west, and just taking it away from I-95 for simplicity's sake.


The end of the MA 128 NB ramp to MA 133 - it seems that the cool older signs get to chill out with their younger siblings, who have cardinal directions but lack chutzpah.

Onto "MA 128"/I-95

Exit 22 to MA 62
Onto MA 133
MA 128 on Steve Anderson's bostonroads.com
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