| Worcester to Sterling |
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| Conn. State Line to Oxford Oxford to Worcester Sterling to Fitchburg Fitchburg to NH State Line Mass. 12 Sign Gallery Home Routes 1 to 6A 7 to 16 18 to 27 28 to 37 38 to 57 58 to 75 78 to 93 95 to 105 106 to 114A 115 to 123 124 to 132 133 to 142 143 to 151 152 to 193 195 to 286 290 to 495 Sign Gallery Recent Updates About the Signs |
12 North/122A North -- Worcester Approacing Salisbury Street. This is the only point at which the two routes are cosigned. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South/122A South -- Worcester Ramp to reverse direction onto West Boylston Street (12 North). The ramp is primarily to allow traffic entering from 122A to travel North on 12. but it also serves as a U-turn for route 12 traffic. Note the odd "I-190" and "I-290" text in lieu of sheilds. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South -- Worcester Junction 122A. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South -- Worcseter Junction I-290. The left-ramp to 12 North allows traffic to reverse direction onto West Boylston Street, including traffic entering from I-190 (behind camera). September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South -- Worcester American Legion World War II memorial. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South -- Worcester Junction I-190. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 North -- Worcester Worcester/West Boylston town line. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South/140 South/110 West -- West Boylston Routes 12 and 140 Split. The junction is also the Western terminus of Mass 110. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 North/140 North/110 East -- West Boylston Leaving the center of West Boylston and the Western terminus of Mass 110. The 110 sign is marked "JCT", but the routes are co-signed for the next mile. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 North/140 North/110 East -- West Boylston Sign assembly showing routes multiplexed. Also interesting because it shows signs from different eras, with a modern sign above (black-on-white shields, no mileage, free-standing arrow) and an older sign below (no shield, mileage included, arrow through the route number). September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South/140 South/110 West -- West Boylston Old warning sign. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 North/140 North/110 East -- West Boylston Unusual large-font 140 shield approaching the Wachusett Reservoir causeway. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 North/140 North/110 East -- West Boylston Along the Wachusett Reservoir causeway. Note the square East 110 shield in the distance. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South/140 South/110 West -- West Boylston The "Old Stone Church" or "Sunken Church" as seen from the Wachusett Reservoir causeway. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South -- West Boylston Junction Mass 110. A decade or so ago, it was not unusual to see 110 signed North/South between West Boylston and Ayer, where the route turns from a generally North/South orientation to East/West. Most N/S signs have been replaced, but this 1970s era sign has been updated with a directional. September 3, 2006. |
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| 12 South -- Sterling Sterling/West Boylston town line. September 3, 2006. |
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62 West/12 South -- Sterling Routes split south of the town center. Note the old "Sterling Airport" sign just left of the guide signs. August 5, 2006. |
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| 12 South/62 West -- Sterling Closeup of the Sterling Airport sign. The sign is dated June 1962. September 3, 2006. |
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12 South/62 West -- Sterling The "little lamb" statue on Sterling Common. The chidren's song "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was written in Sterling about a child who lived in town. August 5, 2006. |
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