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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMassDOT | ||||
| Length | 31.94 mi[1] (51.40 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 183 at theConnecticut state line | |||
| Major intersections |   US 7 /Route 23 inGreat Barrington | |||
| North end |  US 7 /US 20 inLenox | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Massachusetts | |||
| Counties | Berkshire | |||
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Massachusetts Route 183 (MA 183) is a 31.94-mile-long (51.40 km) north–southstate highway inBerkshire County, Massachusetts. The entire route travels from a continuation ofConnecticut Route 183 byColebrook, Connecticut, toU.S. Route 7 (US 7) andUS 20 inLenox.
Route 183 begins at theConnecticut state line inColebrook, Connecticut, as a northern continuation of that state'sRoute 183.Massachusetts's Route 183 runs northwest through the town ofSandisfield as Sandy Brook Road. The route runs northwest through the wooded sections of Sandisfield, soon crossing into the town ofNew Marlborough, changing monikers to New Marlborough Road. Reaching downtown New Marlborough, Route 183 intersects withRoute 57 (New Marlborough Sandisfield Center Road).[2]
Route 183 and Route 57 become concurrent through downtown New Marlborough, changing names to Hartsville New Marlborough Road. After downtown, the two routes meander to the northwest as a two-lane rural road throughBerkshire County, reaching the village ofHartsville. Route 183 and Route 57 crosses into the town ofMonterey and parallel the shores of Lake Buel. Now known as Pixley Road, the routes reach a junction withRoute 23 (Main Road).[2]
Route 57 terminates while Route 183 joins Route 23 along Monterey Road, running westward before changing names to State Road. Entering the town ofGreat Barrington, Route 23 turns southwest into downtown while Route 183 runs north onto a concurrency withU.S. Route 7 (US 7) along Stockbridge Road. Route 183 and US 7 run north along the windingHousatonic River. At the junction with Old Stockbridge Road, Route 183 forks to the northwest from US 7.[2]
Route 183 soon changes names to Park Street, entering the village ofRisingdale. In Risingdale, Route 183 turns north along the shoreline of the Housatonic. After a voyage along the riverside, the route crosses the Housatonic and enters the village ofHousatonic. Now on the western shore of the river, Route 183 runs north along the riverside on Front Street along tracks owned by theHousatonic Railroad. Crossing into the town ofStockbridge, Route 183 begins winding eastward along the riverside for several miles.[2]
At Butler Road, the river bends southeast while Route 183 continues northeast through Stockbridge, crossing a junction withRoute 102 (West Stockbridge Road). A short distance north, the route crosses under theMass Pike (I-90) and enters the community ofInterlaken. Route 183 wanders north through Stockbridge before entering the town ofLenox, where it gains the name of West Street. Running into downtown Lenox, Route 183 reaches a junction withRoute 7A (Main Street).[2]
Route 183 and Route 7A become concurrent through downtown Lenox along Walker Street, but it is short lived as Route 7A forks to the southeast less than a mile later. Route 183 continues east along Walker Street out of downtown Lenox and into an intersection with US 7 andUS 20, which connect toPittsfield.[2]
The entire route is inBerkshire County.[3]
| Location[3] | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sandisfield | 0.000 | 0.000 |  Route 183 south –Colebrook | Continuation intoConnecticut | |
| New Marlborough | 7.353 | 11.834 |   Route 57 east | Southern end of Route 57 concurrency | |
| Monterey | 13.368 | 21.514 | Route 23 east –Monterey Route 57 ends | Southern end of Route 23 concurrency; western terminus of Route 57 | |
| Community of Great Barrington | 16.849 | 27.116 |  US 7 south /Route 23 west –Egremont,Sheffield | Northern end of Route 23 concurrency; southern end of US 7 concurrency | |
| Town of Great Barrington | 18.243 | 29.359 |  US 7 north –Stockbridge | Northern end of US 7 concurrency | |
| 21.160 | 34.054 | Housatonic River | |||
| Stockbridge | 25.332 | 40.768 |  Route 102 –West Stockbridge,Lee | ||
| Community of Lenox | 30.888 | 49.709 |  Route 7A north –Pittsfield,Williamstown | Southern end of Route 7A concurrency; formerUS 7 north | |
| 31.068 | 49.999 | Route 7A south –Stockbridge | Northern end of Route 7A concurrency; formerUS 7 south | ||
| 31.915 | 51.362 | US 7 /US 20 toMass Pike (I-90 Toll) –Stockbridge,Lee | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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