Massachusetts Route 213
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| Loop Connector Albert Slack Memorial Highway |
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Map of Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts with Route 213 highlighted in red
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| Length: | 3.5557 mi (5.7223 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1964 – present | |||
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 I‑93 in Methuen
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  Route 28 / Route 113 in Methuen |
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| East end: |
 I‑495 in Methuen |
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| Counties: | Essex | |||
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Route 213 is a short 3½ mile state highway in Massachusetts. It connects Interstate 93 with Interstate 495 in Methuen, Massachusetts, just south of the New Hampshire border. It is a four-lane, controlled access highway along its entire length. The highway is a northern bypass of Route 113, which serves the downtown area, and derives its own number from it.
There is a nearby shopping center known as The Loop, so called because of the balloon loop at the western end of 213.
According to MassDOT, Route 213 carries approximately 45,000 vehicles per day.
Route 213 begins in the west as an offshoot of I-93 at its northernmost exit in Massachusetts, Exit 48, just south of the New Hampshire state line. It begins by traveling to the east for less than a half mile before meeting Route 28 (Broadway) at Exit 2.
Route 28 southbound provides access to the downtown area which Route 213 bypasses (it is a northern bypass of Route 113, which cuts west-to-east through the city). Route 28 northbound parallels I-93, crossing into Salem, New Hampshire and becoming New Hampshire Route 28 after approximately one-half mile.
Route 213 contiunues eastward for about another mile before interchanging with Route 113 (Pleasant Street), with access between Route 113 and westbound Route 213 facilitated by nearby Howe Street. Another half mile or so to the east, Route 213 interchanges with Route 113 again, via a short connecting road to Exit 4. This exit provides nearby access to The Loop. Route 213 continues a short distance to the east, crossing underneath Route 113 before ending at an interchange with I-495.
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