Route 121 is a numbered state highway running 1.0 mile (1.6 km) in Rhode Island and 4.4 miles (7.1 km) in Massachusetts. It is part of the route connecting the city of Woonsocket (via Route 114) with the town of Wrentham.
In Rhode Island, Route 121 exists entirely in a rural section of Cumberland. It proceeds for 1 mile (1.6 km) from an intersection with Route 114 along Wrentham Road to the Massachusetts State line. Now in Wrentham, Massachusetts, the road proceeds for 4.4 miles (7.1 km) to an intersection with Route 1A. In Massachusetts, it is known as Cumberland Road and West Street.
Historyedit
The route from Woonsocket to Wrentham was assigned as Route 142 in the early 1920s when the New England states began numbering their state highways. Route 142 ran for about 11 miles (18 km) between Route 122 and current Route 1A (then designated as U.S. Route 1).[3] It used present-day Route 114 from Route 122 in Woonsocket and Cumberland, then along present-day Route 121 to Wrentham.
Around 1933, the entire route (in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts) was renumbered as Route 11 and its northern end extended into Dedham along old Route 1 (current Route 1A) when Route 1 was realigned.[4] Route 11 was later cut back to its original length after a few years when Route 1A was designated in the area.
In the mid-1960s, the southern end of the route was truncated by about 5.4 miles (8.7 km) to its current southern terminus at the intersection of Pine Swamp Road and Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland. This was due to the westward extension of the Route 114 designation into the city of Woonsocket.[5] At the same time, the route was renumbered to Route 121.
route, rhode, island, massachusetts, route, numbered, state, highway, running, mile, rhode, island, miles, massachusetts, part, route, connecting, city, woonsocket, route, with, town, wrentham, route, 121route, highlighted, redroute, informationmaintained, mas. Route 121 is a numbered state highway running 1 0 mile 1 6 km in Rhode Island and 4 4 miles 7 1 km in Massachusetts It is part of the route connecting the city of Woonsocket via Route 114 with the town of Wrentham Route 121Route 121 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by MassDOTLength5 4 mi 1 2 8 7 km 1 0 mile 1 6 km in RI4 4 miles 7 1 km in MAExisted1960s presentMajor junctionsSouth endRoute 114 in Cumberland RINorth endRoute 1A in Wrentham MALocationCountryUnited StatesStatesMassachusetts Rhode IslandCountiesRI Providence MA NorfolkHighway systemMassachusetts State Highway System Interstate US StateRhode Island Routes Route 120 Route 122 Route 120 Route 122 Route 10 Route 12 Route 10 Route 12 Route 138A Route 146 Route 141 Route 143 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message In Rhode Island Route 121 exists entirely in a rural section of Cumberland It proceeds for 1 mile 1 6 km from an intersection with Route 114 along Wrentham Road to the Massachusetts State line Now in Wrentham Massachusetts the road proceeds for 4 4 miles 7 1 km to an intersection with Route 1A In Massachusetts it is known as Cumberland Road and West Street History editThe route from Woonsocket to Wrentham was assigned as Route 142 in the early 1920s when the New England states began numbering their state highways Route 142 ran for about 11 miles 18 km between Route 122 and current Route 1A then designated as U S Route 1 3 It used present day Route 114 from Route 122 in Woonsocket and Cumberland then along present day Route 121 to Wrentham nbsp nbsp Around 1933 the entire route in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts was renumbered as Route 11 and its northern end extended into Dedham along old Route 1 current Route 1A when Route 1 was realigned 4 Route 11 was later cut back to its original length after a few years when Route 1A was designated in the area In the mid 1960s the southern end of the route was truncated by about 5 4 miles 8 7 km to its current southern terminus at the intersection of Pine Swamp Road and Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland This was due to the westward extension of the Route 114 designation into the city of Woonsocket 5 At the same time the route was renumbered to Route 121 Major intersections editStateCountyLocationmi 1 2 kmDestinationsNotes Rhode IslandProvidenceCumberland0 00 0 nbsp Route 114 Pine Swamp Road Cumberland WoonsocketSouthern terminus Rhode Island Massachusetts state line1 00 01 60 0Route transition MassachusettsNorfolkWrentham4 47 1 nbsp Route 1A Wrentham Norwood Plainville North AttleboroNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Route transitionReferences edit a b Google December 30 2013 Rhode Island Route 121 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved December 30 2013 a b Google December 30 2013 Massachusetts Route 121 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved December 30 2013 ALA Greenbook 1930 edition Scarborough Motor Guide Co neilbert com MA Route 11 Shawn De Cesari s Rhode Island Route Log nbsp Rhode Island portalExternal links editKML file edit help Error KML file not foundTemplate Attached KML Route 121 Rhode Island Massachusetts KML is not from Wikidata 2019 Highway Map Rhode Island Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Route 121 Rhode Island Massachusetts amp oldid 1143118289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
