State Route 57 and 79 in Massachusetts
State Route 57 in Massachusetts
| SR-57 | |||
| Get started | Monterey | ||
| End | Agawam | ||
| Length | 45 mi | ||
| Length | 73 km | ||
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State Route 57 or SR-57 is a state route in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The road forms a secondary east-west route in the southwest of the state and runs from Monterey to Agawam, a suburb of Springfield. The total route is 73 kilometers long, but the last few kilometers form a highway with 2×3 lanes.
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Travel directions
State Route 57 begins near Monterey on State Route 23. The road heads east as a secondary road through rural western Massachusetts, passing through only a few towns. The easternmost 5 miles of State Route 57 is a freeway, which ends at US 5.
History
The first mile of freeway was built in West Springfield between 1958 and 1961. In 1966, this route was extended west to State Route 75. In 1995, a second extension to State Route 187 opened at Feeding Hills and was the last new highway in western Massachusetts. There were plans in 2005 to extend the highway further west, but they have not been implemented.
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Traffic intensities
The highway section processes 12,000 to 23,000 vehicles per 24 hours.
State Route 79 in Massachusetts
| SR-79 | |||
| Get started | Fall River | ||
| End | Lakeville | ||
| Length | 18 mi | ||
| Length | 30 km | ||
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State Route 79 is a state route in the US state of Massachusetts. The road forms a north-south route from Fall River to Lakeville. The part in Fall River is a freeway. The road is 30 kilometers long.
Travel directions
State Route 79 begins in downtown Fall River and becomes a freeway almost immediately. There is a connection with Interstate 195, after which the highway runs over a double-deck overpass along the Fall River. The highway has 2×2 lanes and empties on the north side of Fall River on State Route 24, which is also a freeway, to Boston.
State Route 79 lifts on SR-24 for a while to Assonett, then the road forks and forms a minor road northeast to Lakeville.
History
Plans to build a highway along the Taunton River in Fall River were announced in 1947. The first section opened more than 10 years later, the northernmost section in Fall River between Main Street and SR-24 in 1958. The second section opened in 1965, including the double-deck overpass that connects to I-195. This viaduct was built over an old railway line. However, there was a missing link halfway through Fall River that didn’t open until 1974.
State Route 79 in Fall River after the demolition of the double-deck overpass.
The double-deck overpass in Fall River has been demolished and replaced by a city road with traffic lights. The viaduct was in very poor condition and traffic volumes are not high enough to warrant a complete replacement. On September 13, 2013, this project, which cost $200 million, began. In 2015, the viaduct had disappeared.
Traffic intensities
Every day, 25,000 vehicles cross the double-deck overpass in Fall River and 22,000 vehicles in the north of the city.
Boston Tea Party
“The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor”
The Boston Tea party or Boston Uprising is one of the major protests of the American Revolutionary War. It is a protest of the American settlers, they fought against the British government. This protest took place on December 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. It was the main protest of the American Revolutionary War.
Background
The British increased the excise tax on tea, sugar and chocolate. The excise tax kept getting higher and higher. All these increases had to do with 3 laws:
- Sugar Act
- Stamp Act
- Townshend’s Acts
The American settlers found this impossible. The British ran away with their money and thus paid for their wars. The settlers sent a letter to the government in Westminster. Boston was an important city at the time. A lot of money was won here in the field of tea. The people of Boston decided to revolt, among the insurgents was John Hancock.
Mass Boycott
John Hancock organized a boycott against the British East India Company ‘s tea. The Company managed to raise a lot of money by shipping tea from countries such as China and India. Boycotting the product reduced revenues from £320,000 per year to £520 per year. The American Women played an important role in this protest. They protested against the British Company, with success. In 1773 the company had very high debts and it was still difficult to get rid of the tea. The British government took action. People like Hancock could bring tea to America without paying import duties. The British made sure that the Company did not have to do that either. This was enshrined in the Tea Act.
Protest
The British ships were no longer allowed in any of the ports. Except for one port, Boston Harbor. The director of the port was also the director of the company. Measures were taken. For example, a number of cannons had come from Great Britain. The Sons of Liberty staged a protest. The idea was to sneak into the harbor at night and throw the tea in the harbor as a protest. 60 Boston residents took part. In order not to be recognized, they used different clothes. They dressed as Indians. All tea from 3 ships:
- Dartmouth
- Eleanor
- beaver
was thrown into the harbor. The British government was furious. Benjamin Franklin wanted to reimburse the tea from his own wallet. The British Government previously wanted to close Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party was the start of the American Revolution, which eventually led to the independence of the first thirteen colonies.
