Massachusetts Route 78

Route 78
Route 78 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length	9.73 mi (15.66 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 2A in Orange
North end	NH 78 in Winchester, NH
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Franklin
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State
← Route 75 → Route 79

Route 78 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The highway runs 9.73 miles (15.66 km) from Route 2A in Orange north to the New Hampshire state line in Warwick in northeastern Franklin County where it continues as New Hampshire Route 78.

Route description

Southbound Route 78 at its northern terminus

Route 78 begins at Route 2A (Orange Road) in the town of Orange just north of the Springfield Terminal railroad tracks and the Millers River. The two-lane highway heads north as Warwick Road into the town of the same name, where its name changes to Orange Road. Route 78 passes Wheelers Pond on its way to the town center of Warwick, where its name changes to Winchester Road. The highway passes through Mount Grace State Forest and by Mount Grace before reaching its northern terminus at the New Hampshire state line, where the highway continues as New Hampshire Route 78 into the town of Winchester.

Major Intersections

The entire route is in Franklin County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Orange	0.00	0.00	Route 2A (Orange Road) – Orange, Erving	Southern terminus
Warwick	9.73	15.66	NH 78 north – Winchester	Continuation into New Hampshire
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Template:Attached KML/Massachusetts Route 78

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