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 be 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. Photos from there can be seen via the big link below.


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 an inferior 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.

MA 128/I-95

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