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KosherNazi t1_j89xfbr wrote

Reply to comment by Tacoman404 in U.S. Route #5 in western Massachusetts, Springfield to Holyoke by GibsonL-5

91 was originally supposed to go where rt 5 is, but it was lobbied to go thru springfield instead. thats why it crosses the river in chicopee and then crosses back again in windsor locks.

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Tacoman404 t1_j8aesic wrote

The most ironic thing is that it was lobbied by Springfield to increase commerce but it made 75% of the waterfront unusable and it just acts as a way to pass through the city to VT and the Pike.

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UniWheel t1_j8c0azs wrote

Historically being skipped by the railroad meant the commercial death of a city, people (especially in the cities that won the railroads) likely assumed the same would be true of the interstates.

Turned out of course to be more the opposite - you want good access to one, but to NOT have it going right through the city chopping it up.

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