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Massachusetts
State Police:
617-740-7600
emergency cell# - 911
Website
Vehicle Registration:
617-351-9320
617-351-9399 fax
Website
IRP:
617-351-9320; 617-351-9349
617-351-9399 fax
Website
Trip Permits:
800-392-6089 (in MA) (IFTA)
617-887-6367 (IFTA)
508-478-9355 (IRP)
617-351-9320 (IRP)
Operating Authority:
617-305-3559
617-478-2598 fax
Website
SSRS:
617-305-3559
617-478-2598 fax
Fuel Tax:
800-392-6089 (in MA)
617-887-6367; 617-887-5080
Website
IFTA:
800-392-6089 (in MA)
617-887-6368; 617-887-5080
Issued by wire services
Overweight - Oversized Permits:
508-473-4755 or 4778
5-day permits issued
Website
Hazardous Materials:
617-494-2524; 617-494-2545
Website
Hazardous Waste:
617-292-5576
Website
Radioactive Material:
617-427-2944
617-427-2925 fax
Website
Hazardous Spill Reporting:
888-304-1133
Rest Areas
I-85 Mile Markers: 5 and 1
I-90 Mile Markers: 117, 114, 105, 84, 80, 56, 55, 29, 12 and 8
I-91 Mile Markers: 89, 54, 46, 38, 34, 33, 27, 18, 10 and 2
I-195 Mile Markers: 37, 6 and 5
I-495 Mile Markers: 114, 110, 87 and 11
Wal-Mart Locations
I-90 Exits: 5
I-95 Exits: 9
I-190 Exits: 1
I-195 Exits: 1, 3 and 18
I-295 Exits: 1
I-495 Exits: 33, 38 and 47
Low Clearances Locations
[Statutory Height: 13'6"]
*US 1 (LaFayette Rd.): [13'3"]
Salisbury - 0.75 mi. north of MA 110
*US 1: [13'5"]
Westwood
*MA 1A (Dodge St.): [12'7"]
Beverly - at jct. MA 128
*MA 1A: [13'5"]
Boston - at Porter St., west of airport
*MA 2 (Commonwealth Ave.): [13'3"]
Boston - express underpass at jct. MA 2A
*US 3/MA 2 (Memorial Dr.): [12'1"]
Cambridge - 0.4 mi. south of River St.
*MA 3 (NB): [10'8"]
Boston - 0.4 mi. south of jct. MA 28
*MA 3 (SB): [11'11"]
Cambridge - 0.1 mi. south of Longfellow Bridge
*MA 3 (Memorial Dr.): [9'0"]
Cambridge - express underpass at jct. MA 2A
*MA 3A/113 (Kendall Rd.): [12'3"]
Tyngsboro - at Merrimack River Bridge
*US 5/MA 10: [12'10"]
Greenfield - 0.2 mi. south of MA 2A, Main St.
*US 6 (EB): [13'5"]
Sandwich - Quaker Meeting House Rd. overpass
*US 6 (WB): [13'4"]
West Barnstable - 0.7 mi. southwest at MA 149 overpass
*MA 6A (Main St.): [12'2"]
Barnstable - approx. 1 mi. west
*MA 9 (Huntington Ave.): [13'3"]
Boston - MA 2A (Massachusetts Ave.) overpass
*MA 9 (Main St.): [12'3"]
Northampton - just east of US 5
*MA 12 (Webster St./Hope Ave.): [13'4"]
Worcester - 1 mi. northwest of I-290
*MA 19 (Maple St.): [13'0"]
Warren - just south of MA 67
*MA 21 (Parker St.): [12'5"]
Springfield - north of US 20
*MA 27 (Crescent St.): [12'8"]
Brockton - just east of MA 28
*MA 28 (McGrath Hwy.): [13'5"]
Somerville - 0.4 mi. south of I-93
*MA 30 (Main St.): [12'6"]
Westborough - south of MA 9
*MA 31 (Depot St.): [12'6"]
Fitchburg - 0.2 mi. north of MA 12
*MA 31 (Princeton Rd.): [13'2"]
Fitchburg - 1.6 mi. north of MA 2
*MA 35 (High St.): [13'5"]
Danvers - at MA 128 overpass
*MA 62/70 (Main St.): [11'0"]
Clinton
*MA 62 (Main St.): [12'2"]
Concord
*MA 85 (River St.): [11'0"]
Cordaville - 0.8 mi. south of I-90
*MA 101 (Parker St.): [13'3"]
Gardner - 0.75 mi. west of MA 68
*MA 116 (Lyman St.): [12'0"]
Holyoke - at Lyman and Main St.
*MA 117 (Lancaster St.): [13'3"]
Leominster - 0.3 mi. east of MA 12
*MA 122A: [13'4"]
Holden
*MA 122A (Madison St.): [12'0"]
Worcester - 0.4 mi. west of I-290
*MA 127 (Summer St.): [13'5"]
Manchester-by-the-Sea
*US 202/MA 10 (Elm St.): [13'5"]
Westfield - 0.25 mi. south of Westfield River
*US 202/MA 10 (N. Elm St.): [11'5"]
Westfield - just north of Westfield River
*MA 203 (Morton St.): [12'11"]
Boston - American Legion Hwy. overpass
Area Codes
Tandem Setting
339; 351; 413; 508;
617; 774; 781; 857;
978
53' Maximum
50' Maximum on state and provincial
highway system
Weight
& Size
Limits For Interstate Routes and Access Thereto
Restricted Routes
[Routes that restrict use by motor carriers]
[Boston and Springfield Areas/Routing Information]
[Traffic on Designated (National Network) and Interstate routes has
restricted travel hours in this area.]
[For Information:]
[Permits Engineer, Commercial Motor Vehicles Center,
Massachusetts Highway Department]
[525 Maple St. (MA Rte. 85), Marlborough, MA 01752]
[Telephone: 508-624-0819]
MA 4 [MA 225 to I-95]
US 5 [MA 10 to Vermont state line]
US 6 [MA 18 to Fairhaven]
US 6 [MA 138 to MA 79]
US 7 [New Ashford to MA 43]
US 7 [MA 183 to MA 102]
MA 12 [MA 101 to MA 2A]
US 20 [MA 8 to MA 112]
MA 28 [Andover to MA 133]
MA 38 [I-95 to MA 62]
MA 62 [MA 32 to MA 68]
MA 62 [MA 114 to US 1]
MA 140 [MA 62 to West Sterling]
MA 169 [Connecticut state line to MA 131]
US 202 [MA 168 to MA 57]
US 202 [Winchendon Springs to New Hampshire state line]
US 202 [US 20 to MA 57]
Massachusetts Motor Transportation Association Website
Massachusetts State Legislature Website
State of Massachusetts Website
Massachusetts Department of Transportation Website
CDL Information
Registration
Fuel Tax/IFTA
617-351-9350
Registry of Motor Vehicles
IRP Section
Tower 1, 3rd Floor
1 Copley Place
Boston, MA 02116
617-351-9320
Dept. of Revenue
IFTA Processing
PO Box 7027
Boston, MA 02204
617-887-5080
Physical Address
Operating Authority
Oversize/Overweight
Permit
Hazardous Materials
Dept. of Telecommunications
& Energy
Transport Div.
1 S Station
Boston, MA 02110
617-305-3559
MA Highway Dept.
OS/OW Permits
14 Beach St.
Milford, MA 01757
508-473-4755 or 4778
Dept. of Trans.
Research & Special Programs
55 Broadway-Kendall Square
DTS 940
Cambridge, MA 02142
617-494-2545
