Route 57 is a 45.42-mile-long (73.10 km) east–west Massachusetts state route that runs from Monterey to Agawam. The eastern 5.0 miles^[2] (8.1 km) in Agawam is a freeway that runs from Route 187 to the route's eastern terminus at U.S. Route 5.^[3]

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Route 57
Route 57 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length	45.42 mi[citation needed] (73.10 km)
Existed	by 1930[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 23 / Route 183 in Monterey
Major intersections	Route 8 in Sandisfield US 202 / Route 10 in Southwick
East end	US 5 in Agawam
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Berkshire, Hampden
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State
← Route 56 → Route 58

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The route begins in Monterey, at its intersection with routes 23 and 183.^[4] The section from there to New Marlborough (which is a concurrency with Route 183) primarily takes a southeastern path that passes several stretches of farmland.^[3] In New Marlborough, Route 57 splits from Route 183 and follows a mainly easterly route with frequent curves, passing more farmland.^[3] During this stretch, there is a brief concurrency with Route 8 in Sandisfield to cross the Farmington River's west branch.^[5]

In Southwick, Route 57 starts to enter a more suburban area.^[3] There are more concurrencies during this stretch, first with U.S. Route 202 and Massachusetts Route 10 in Southwick, and then with Route 187 in Agawam.^[3]

When Route 57 splits off from Route 187, it becomes a freeway,^[3] the Henry E. Bodurtha Highway.^[2] It has five exits before terminating in a rotary that is served by an interchange from U.S. Route 5.^[4]

Route 57 (which was formed by 1930^[1]) initially went from Southwick to West Springfield.^[1] It was extended to Sandisfield in the mid-1930s and Monterey in the late 1940s.^[1]

Construction on the freeway portion began in 1958,^[2] with the first portion (to today's Route 159,^[1] then called Route 5A^[6]) opening in 1961.^[2] It was extended to past Route 75 in 1966, with Route 57 being moved to the freeway around this time (the old alignment became Route 147).^[1] In 1991, work to extend the freeway to Route 187 began, with the new section opening in 1995.^[2] A further extension to Southwick has been proposed, but it was put on hold by then-Governor Mitt Romney in June 2005; nevertheless, Agawam's city council continues to urge the state to construct the extension.^[2] The MA 57 freeway exits do not have numbers.