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2 East -- Erving
Approaching the Western Terminus of 2A. This is the Easternmost of the two seperate legs of Mass 2A. The other leg is located in Greenfield.

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2 East -- Erving
2A east of this point was the original route to Boston and was signed as Mass. 2 until the higwhay was built between 1937 and 1960. The "Super 2" portion of road begins to the left.

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2A West -- Erving
Approaching the Western terminus at Mass 2. The route ends around the corner at a T stop.

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2A West -- Erving
Western terminus at Mass 2.

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2A West -- Erving
First trailblazer on 2A. A first-gerneration aluminum sign with the Mass. Dept. of Public Works mark at the bottom.

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2A West -- Erving

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2A West -- Erving
Erving/Orange town line.

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2A East -- Orange
Overpass at Orcutt Brook. Note the nearly completely rusted sign. This black-on-white sign dates from the early 1960s or earlier.

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2A East -- Orange
Closeup of the Orcutt Brook sign. Notice that the original what surface has completely rusted away, but the trim and letters painted in black have held up over time.

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2A East -- Orange
Approaching Southern Terminus of Mass 78. Odd guide sign with narrow font.

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2A West -- Orange
Southern Terminus of Mass 78, with new guide signs.

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2A East -- Orange
Northern Terminus of Mass 122 in center of town.

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2A East -- Orange
Shield with the "Mass DPW" mark in the center of town. This is unusual because most "Mass DPW" shields use a narrow font.

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2A East -- Orange
Orange/Athol town line. The Entering Athol sign is an unusual shape, with a scalloped bottom (compared to a flat bottom on most signs) and a point at the top center that most signs do not have.

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2A West -- Orange

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2A West -- Athol
The infrastructure is showing its wear entering town from the East. Note the old wrought iron guard rail and the crumbling concrete curb.

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2A East -- Athol
Junction Mass 32. 1970's style guide sign.

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2A East/32 South -- Athol
Routes co-signed leaving the center of town.

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2A East/32 South -- Athol
Routes split.

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2A East -- Athol
Junction US 202/Mass 2. The "Mass 202" shield is an error.

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