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2 unusual facts about U.S. Route 5


Dinosaur Footprints

These tracks were fossilized and largely hidden until many were unearthed by the construction of what is now U.S. Route 5.

Merrick, West Springfield

Borders are, Park Ave to the north, Union St. and its industrial buildings to the west, and Bridge St. (or New Bridge St.) to the south and U.S. Route 5.


Flatbush Avenue Connector

SR 504 was once planned to be a short freeway to connect with the Berlin Turnpike (U.S. Route 5 and Route 15) near the South Meadows Expressway connector.

Quebec Route 143

Its northern terminus is in Saint-François-du-Lac, at the junction of Route 132, and the southern terminus is in Stanstead at the border with Vermont where the road continues past the Derby Line-Stanstead Border Crossing as U.S. Route 5 through Derby Line to New Haven, Connecticut.


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