Andover By-Pass
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. [1] 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 spring of 1930. [2] <The new cut off, The Andover Townsman, March 28, 1930, p.4. </ref> [3] Land acquisitions for completion of the project were listed in the Andover Townsman on April 11, 1930. [4] The Andover By-Pass opened for travel in August of 1931. [5]
Thomas Cochran was also the benefactor for the Cochran Wild Life Sanctuary on the grounds of Phillips Academy.
REFERENCES
- ↑ Andover's New Roads, The Andover Townsman, June 13, 1930, p.1.
- ↑ Memorial Highway in Andover Planned Private Capital Mostly Used to Purchase Land, The Boston Globe, March 14, 1930.
- ↑ Andover to have by-pass, The Andover Townsman, March 14, 1930.
- ↑ Real Estate Transactions, The Andover Townsman, April 11, 1930, p. 2.
- ↑ New cut-off opened early last month, The Phillipian, September 19, 1931.
See
- "History of the Andover By-Pass (Route 125)"The Andover Townsman, September 17, 2015, page 11
--Eleanor (talk) 13:41, 12 February 2016 (EST)
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