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Hey guys here's one of the routes you could take from Greenfield
When the Rally starts, Thursday at 11 AM, leave the Miles Street
parking lot, and turn right on Main Street and, after a few blocks, turn
left on High Street, which is Route 2A. Follow 2A North and turn right,
(East) on Route 2. Hooray!
We're in the country!
At Exit 15, head South on Route 122
At Barre, head East on Route 62. This road may test your
suspension...
After Sterling, you need to get up to route 117 heading
East. Here's one way: Go North on Route 12. When you hit
Interstate 190, go north on it to the next exit, Exit 7, and go East
on Route 117. Follow 117 just into Waltham when you cross
Interstate 95. Stop! Your odometer may read about 90 miles at this point.
Here you have a bunch of choices: There's a Mobil on the left. You
could top up on fuel, note your miles travelled, load onto
your trailer, and head for Boston. Whew!
Or you could continue the 17 remaining miles to City Hall Plaza in
Boston, and fill up near there. But fueling there is tricky. You have a
gas-but-no-diesel gas-station at the 7-11 on Milk St. just
before Gov. Center, and gas and diesel at the Mobil on Friend St.
just after Gov. Center. But driving in Boston, looking for gas is
pretty crazy! If you're traveling with fuel in a jerrycan in your
tow vehicle, you could drive right to the Plaza and fill up yourself. But
to get an accurate MPG in a super efficient car, you need very exact
measurement. really hundredths of a gallon.
Wether on a trailer or in eco-car itself, here's how to proceed to the
Plaza. Take a deep breath...Head South on Interstate 95 (the old route 128
beltway), which is signposted right at that junction on Rt 117 in Waltham,
and once on 95 South, in just a few miles head East on the Mass Pike.
Continue past the Cambridge exit, then be careful to stay left at a
confusing exit while in a dark underpass,
and then eventually exit left onto Interstate 93 North. You're
heading for Government Center.
Once you're on 93 North, stay right and get off at the Gov. Ctr exit,
turning left onto North Street, which soon dead ends into Congress St. At
this point, you're facing the big cement facade of City Hall. Turn Left on
Congress St, and then bear immediately
right, keeping the big Plaza on your right, and enter the Plaza,
clearing with the attendants, who will be expecting you. Offload your
vehicle if it's on a trailer, and park it right in the center of things,
where you see One Gallon Challenge's banner.
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