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The Andover-By-Pass (Route 125) was constructed to reduce traffic on the Phillips Academy campus and in downdown Andover. Phillips Academy trustees, under the leadership of Alumni Thomas Cochran, bought the land and the state constructed the road, which opened in 1931.  <ref> Andover's New Roads, ''The Andover Townsman,'' June 13, 1930, p.1. </ref> Initially Phillips Academy denied involvement in the project. <ref> Phillips denies all rumors on highway, ''The Andover Townsman,'' July 24, 1931, p. 1 </ref> The plans for the original 5-mile stretch from South Main Street in Andover to what was then called the Salem turnpike were made public in the spr''ing of 1930. <ref> Memorial Highway in Andover Planned Private Capital Mostly Used to Purchase Land, ''The Boston Globe,'' March 14, 1930. </ref>  <ref> The new cut off, ''The Andover Townsman,'' March 28, 1930, p.4. </ref>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_125 Massachusetts Route 125], known locally as the Andover Bypass and the Andover Turnpike, was constructed to reduce traffic on the Phillips Academy campus and in downdown Andover. The Trustees of Phillips Academy, under the leadership of Alumni Thomas Cochran, bought the land and the state constructed the road, which officially opened in 1931.  <ref> Andover's New Roads, ''The Andover Townsman,'' June 13, 1930, p.1. </ref> The plans for the original 5-mile stretch from South Main Street in Andover to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Route_114 Massachusetts Route 114], The Salem Turnpike were made public in the spring of 1930. <ref> Memorial Highway in Andover Planned Private Capital Mostly Used to Purchase Land, ''The Boston Globe,'' March 14, 1930. </ref>  <ref> The new cut off, ''The Andover Townsman,'' March 28, 1930, p.4. </ref>
<ref>Andover to have by-pass, ''The Andover Townsman,'' March 14, 1930. </ref>  Land acquisitions for completion of the project were listed in the Andover Townsman on April 11, 1930. <ref> Real Estate Transactions, The Andover Townsman, April 11, 1930, p. 2. </ref> The Andover By-Pass opened for travel in August of 1931. <ref> New cut-off opened early last month,  ''The Phillipian,'' September 19, 1931. </ref>  The first state highway road signs on the new by-pass caused controversy in Andover when it was observed that they listed the number of miles to Haverhill, Lawrence and North Andover but not Andover. Andover business owners complained that the  
<ref>Andover to have by-pass, ''The Andover Townsman,'' March 14, 1930. </ref>  Land acquisitions for completion of the project were listed in the Andover Townsman on April 11, 1930. <ref> Real Estate Transactions, The Andover Townsman, April 11, 1930, p. 2. </ref> Fifty six private land deeds were managed by Phillips Academy Comptroller Henry Hopper under the direction of Cochran in order to secure the land necessary to build the road. <ref> [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:598132/one Feuss, Claude, Independent Schoolmaster, Little, Brown Publishers, Boston, 1952.] </ref>
"nearest village" had been slighted. <ref> Motorists say by-pass signs misleads them, ''The Andover Townsman,'' August 21, 1931, p. 1 </ref>
 
The Andover By-Pass opened for travel in August of 1931 with two ten-foot concrete lanes and a ten foot macadam center. <ref> New cut-off opened early last month,  ''The Phillipian,'' September 19, 1931. </ref> <ref> $800,000 in two new important Massachusetts Highways, ''The Boston Transcript,'' August 13, 1931, p.2 </ref>  The first state highway road signs on the new by-pass caused controversy in Andover when it was observed that they listed the number of miles to Haverhill, Lawrence and North Andover but not Andover. Andover business owners complained that the Town of Andover had been slighted. <ref> Motorists say by-pass signs misleads them, ''The Andover Townsman,'' August 21, 1931, p. 1 </ref>


Thomas Cochran was also the benefactor for the [[Cochran Wild Life Sanctuary]] on the grounds of Phillips Academy.
Thomas Cochran was also the benefactor for the [[Cochran Wild Life Sanctuary]] on the grounds of Phillips Academy.
In late September of 1964, Irvin Hilton, the operator of a Texaco filling station at the corner of Salem Street on the bypass was stabbed and shot to death by previously convicted killer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nassar George Nassar] of Mattapan. <ref> Brutality of Slaying Stuns All Andover, The Andover Townsman, October 1, 1964. </ref>  <ref> Cooper, Doug. A Gas Station Holdup in Andover and its Connection to the Boston Strangler, ''History Buzz'' (substack blog) Andover Center for History and Culture, February 22, 2023. </ref>  For some time, Nassar was considered to be a possible suspect in the Boston Strangler killings of the early 1960s. At one time, Nassar was a cellmate of the accused Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo.
[[File:Route 125 Construction from Phillips Academy Archives and Special Collections on Flickr49059755871 1073ba6d06 o.jpg|thumb|frame|left|alt=Route 125 Construction from Phillips Academy Archives and Special Collections on Flickr|Route 125 Construction from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/paarchives/ Phillips Academy Archives and Special Collections on Flickr]]]
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[[Image:125bypass.jpg|200px|thumb|left|125 By-pass in 1931.]]
[[File:Andover By Pass Plans from Olmstead and Associates Photo Archives on Flickr.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Andover By Pass Plans from Olmstead and Associates Photo Archives on Flickr|[https://flic.kr/p/2o1pfXt Andover By Pass Plans from Olmstead and Associates Photo Archives on Flickr]]]
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[[File:Dockhams Animal Farm.jpg|thumb|frame|left| alt= Dockham's Amimal Farm advertisment from ''The Boston Traveler,'' July 1936|Dockham's Amimal Farm advertisment from ''The Boston Traveler,'' July 1936]]


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Massachusetts Route 125, known locally as the Andover Bypass and the Andover Turnpike, was constructed to reduce traffic on the Phillips Academy campus and in downdown Andover. The Trustees of Phillips Academy, under the leadership of Alumni Thomas Cochran, bought the land and the state constructed the road, which officially opened in 1931. [1] The plans for the original 5-mile stretch from South Main Street in Andover to Massachusetts Route 114, The Salem Turnpike were made public in the spring of 1930. [2] [3] [4] Land acquisitions for completion of the project were listed in the Andover Townsman on April 11, 1930. [5] Fifty six private land deeds were managed by Phillips Academy Comptroller Henry Hopper under the direction of Cochran in order to secure the land necessary to build the road. [6]

The Andover By-Pass opened for travel in August of 1931 with two ten-foot concrete lanes and a ten foot macadam center. [7] [8] The first state highway road signs on the new by-pass caused controversy in Andover when it was observed that they listed the number of miles to Haverhill, Lawrence and North Andover but not Andover. Andover business owners complained that the Town of Andover had been slighted. [9]

Thomas Cochran was also the benefactor for the Cochran Wild Life Sanctuary on the grounds of Phillips Academy.

In late September of 1964, Irvin Hilton, the operator of a Texaco filling station at the corner of Salem Street on the bypass was stabbed and shot to death by previously convicted killer George Nassar of Mattapan. [10] [11] For some time, Nassar was considered to be a possible suspect in the Boston Strangler killings of the early 1960s. At one time, Nassar was a cellmate of the accused Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo.

Route 125 Construction from Phillips Academy Archives and Special Collections on Flickr
Route 125 Construction from Phillips Academy Archives and Special Collections on Flickr
Andover By Pass Plans from The Andover Townsman, April 18, 1930
Andover By Pass Plans from The Andover Townsman, April 18, 1930


Andover By Pass Plans from Olmstead and Associates Photo Archives on Flickr
Andover By Pass Plans from Olmstead and Associates Photo Archives on Flickr
Dockham's Amimal Farm advertisment from The Boston Traveler, July 1936
Dockham's Amimal Farm advertisment from The Boston Traveler, July 1936


REFERENCES

  1. ↑ Andover's New Roads, The Andover Townsman, June 13, 1930, p.1.
  2. ↑ Memorial Highway in Andover Planned Private Capital Mostly Used to Purchase Land, The Boston Globe, March 14, 1930.
  3. ↑ The new cut off, The Andover Townsman, March 28, 1930, p.4.
  4. ↑ Andover to have by-pass, The Andover Townsman, March 14, 1930.
  5. ↑ Real Estate Transactions, The Andover Townsman, April 11, 1930, p. 2.
  6. ↑ Feuss, Claude, Independent Schoolmaster, Little, Brown Publishers, Boston, 1952.
  7. ↑ New cut-off opened early last month, The Phillipian, September 19, 1931.
  8. ↑ $800,000 in two new important Massachusetts Highways, The Boston Transcript, August 13, 1931, p.2
  9. ↑ Motorists say by-pass signs misleads them, The Andover Townsman, August 21, 1931, p. 1
  10. ↑ Brutality of Slaying Stuns All Andover, The Andover Townsman, October 1, 1964.
  11. ↑ Cooper, Doug. A Gas Station Holdup in Andover and its Connection to the Boston Strangler, History Buzz (substack blog) Andover Center for History and Culture, February 22, 2023.

See

  • "History of the Andover By-Pass (Route 125)"The Andover Townsman, September 17, 2015, page 11


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