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Hopkinton Fast Fact: Adding the Turnpike Exit

When was the Mass Pike exit to Rte. 495 built?

In 1969, Exit 11A was built on The Mass. Turnpike in Hopkinton as an interchange for Rte. 495.

Exit 11A  provided a connection to the newly constructed I-495, also known as the Outer Circumferential Highway, and furnished a connection for long-distance travelers to northern New England and Cape Cod.

SOURCE: Massachusetts Turnpike Historic Overview

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