The drive from Fall River, MA to North Adams, MA covers 157.3 miles and takes about 3h 43m behind the wheel.
This route is realistic as a one-day drive if you keep your stops efficient.
The route leans on Massachusetts Turnpike, Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, Providence Pike for much of the mileage,
and the overall profile is turn-heavy local drive.
The longest uninterrupted segment is about 44.4 miles on Massachusetts Turnpike.
At current regular gas prices, budget about $25.17 one way before food or hotel costs.
Trip Pace
Same-day drive is realistic
A same-day return is realistic if you keep stops short.
Break Rhythm
1 planned break
A short stop every 2 to 3 hours is enough for this drive.
Midpoint
78.7 miles from Fall River, MA
A natural place for your longest stop of the day
, about 1h 37m into the drive
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Who Is This Route For?
Weekend Trip
Doable as a same-day drive at 3h 43m. Total distance: 157.3 miles.
Family Friendly
Moderate complexity with 1 natural rest stops along the way.
Solo Traveler
3h 43m drive, comfortable solo distance.
Scenic Drive
Turn-heavy local drive route profile with national parks nearby.
Drive Character
Expect a 3h 43m drive with frequent turns across 157.3 miles of local and secondary roads.
This route has more turning and local-road decision points than a simple highway run.
There are about 80 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
Massachusetts Turnpike is the longest continuous segment at about 44.4 miles.
How Hard Is This Drive?
Expect a hands-on drive with frequent turns and local roads rather than long highway stretches. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 0.4 miles in near Milken Boulevard Connector.
Driving Effort10/10
High effort - long or complex enough to need steady focus all day
Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.
This is a demanding drive. With 39 significant decision points across 157.3 miles, you will need to stay alert - especially through interchange areas and urban stretches. Consider splitting it into segments if you are not comfortable with fast highway navigation.
Where does it get tricky?
The main spots that need attention: at 0.4 miles (Milken Boulevard Connector): Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 0.5 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully; at 16.3 miles (US 6): Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
Critical Maneuvers
5 of 39 key points
These are the spots where you need to pay the most attention. Preview them before you drive.
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0.4 mi into trip|~1m in|Milken Boulevard Connector
Turn right onto Milken Boulevard Connector toward I 195: New Bedford, Providence RI
Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Toward I 195: New Bedford, Providence RI
6
0.5 mi into trip|~1m in
Keep slight left at fork toward I 195 West: Providence RI
Highway fork - watch signs carefully
Toward I 195 West: Providence RI
8
16.3 mi into trip|~21m in|US 6
Keep slight right at fork onto US 6 toward I 95 North, US 6 West: Boston Massachusetts
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Toward I 95 North, US 6 West: Boston Massachuse...
6
16.4 mi into trip|~22m in|US 6
Keep slight left at fork onto US 6 toward I 95 North, US 6 West: Boston Massachusetts
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one
Toward I 95 North, US 6 West: Boston Massachuse...
8
17.5 mi into trip|~23m in
Keep slight right at fork toward RI 146 North: State Offices
Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
Exit 38A-B
Toward RI 146 North: State Offices
Towns Mentioned on Route Signs
Based on OSRM destination-sign hints, not a full list of every settlement the road passes.
On the drive from Fall River, MA to North Adams, MA, road signs begin pointing toward Springfield along the way.
Springfield
52.3 mi in|~1h 5m
Main Roads
Road
Distance
Duration
Massachusetts Turnpike
44.4 mi
51m
Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
14.6 mi
18m
Providence Pike
7.7 mi
8m
Eddie Dowling Highway
7.5 mi
8m
Worcester Providence Road
7 mi
9m
North Smithfield Expressway
5.7 mi
6m
Savoy Road
5.6 mi
11m
Berkshire Trail
5.4 mi
7m
Longest stretch:
Massachusetts Turnpike
— 44.4 mi, about 51m
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Fall River, MA and North Adams, MA.
1
Start on Purchase Street
46 ft·5 sec·Purchase Street
2
Turn right onto South Main Street
179 ft·6 sec·South Main Street
3
Turn left onto Bedford Street
519 ft·21 sec·Bedford Street
4
Turn left onto Milliken Boulevard
0.2 mi·38 sec·Milliken Boulevard
5
Turn right onto Milken Boulevard Connector
211 ft·4 sec·Milken Boulevard Connector
Toward I 195: New Bedford, Providence RI
6
Take the ramp
388 ft·11 sec
Toward I 195: New Bedford, Providence RI
7
Keep slight left at fork
0.3 mi·38 sec
Toward I 195 West: Providence RI
8
Merge onto I 195
15 mi·18 min·Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
9
Continue on I 195; US 1A; US 6; US 44
0.9 mi·1 min·Iway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
10
Keep slight right at fork onto US 6
0.1 mi·16 sec·US 6
Toward I 95 North, US 6 West: Boston MassachusettsUse the straight / slight right lanes.
11
Keep slight left at fork onto US 6
1.0 mi·1 min·US 6
Toward I 95 North, US 6 West: Boston Massachusetts
12
Keep slight left at fork onto I 95
0.1 mi·12 sec·I 95
13
Keep slight right at fork
0.7 mi·45 sec
Exit 38A-BToward RI 146 North: State OfficesUse the straight / slight right lanes.
14
Continue on RI 146
3.0 mi·3 min·Old Louisquisset Pike
Exit 38AToward RI 146 North: WoonsocketUse the straight / slight right lanes.
15
Continue on RI 146
4.7 mi·5 min·Eddie Dowling Highway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
16
Keep slight left at fork onto RI 146
2.8 mi·2 min·Eddie Dowling Highway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
17
Continue on RI 146
5.7 mi·6 min·North Smithfield Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
18
Continue on MA 146
0.2 mi·17 sec·Purple Heart Highway
19
Continue on MA 146
7.7 mi·8 min·Providence Pike
20
Continue on MA 146
0.3 mi·18 sec·Purple Heart Highway
21
Continue on MA 146
7.0 mi·9 min·Worcester Providence Road
22
Continue on MA 146
0.9 mi·1 min·Purple Heart Highway
23
Continue on MA 146
1.8 mi·2 min·Worcester-Providence Turnpike
24
Take the exit
0.5 mi·1 min
Toward I 90, US 20: Boston, Springfield
25
Turn left
0.3 mi·45 sec
Toward I 90
26
Keep slight left at fork
0.6 mi·1 min
Toward I 90 West
27
Merge onto I 90
15 mi·17 min·Massachusetts Turnpike
28
Keep slight left at fork onto I 90
30 mi·34 min·Massachusetts Turnpike
Use the straight lane.
29
Take the exit
0.3 mi·47 sec
Exit 49Toward MA 33: Chicopee
30
Keep slight left at fork
0.3 mi·57 sec
31
Keep slight right at fork
134 ft·5 sec
32
Turn right onto Montgomery Street
528 ft·24 sec·Montgomery Street
33
Turn sharp left onto Granby Road
133 ft·3 sec·Granby Road
34
Turn right onto McKinstry Avenue
0.6 mi·1 min·McKinstry Avenue
35
Turn right onto MA 141
0.5 mi·56 sec·Grattan Street
36
Take the ramp
0.3 mi·42 sec
37
Merge onto I 391
0.8 mi·1 min·I 391
38
Keep slight left at fork
0.2 mi·20 sec
Toward High Street
39
Continue on Resnic Boulevard
0.4 mi·46 sec·Resnic Boulevard
40
Continue on West Franklin Street
0.6 mi·1 min·West Franklin Street
41
At end of road, turn right onto US 5; US 202
0.6 mi·1 min·Northampton Street
42
Turn left onto MA 141
2.3 mi·3 min·Easthampton Road West
43
Continue on MA 141
1.0 mi·2 min·Mountain Road
44
Continue on MA 141
1.0 mi·1 min·Holyoke Street
45
Continue on MA 141
0.3 mi·24 sec·Cottage Street
46
Turn right onto MA 141
0.4 mi·40 sec·Union Street
47
At end of road, turn left onto MA 10
0.6 mi·51 sec·Main Street
48
Turn right onto Glendale Street
0.5 mi·52 sec·Glendale Street
49
Continue on Loudville Road
1.8 mi·3 min·Loudville Road
50
Turn right onto Torrey Street
0.3 mi·32 sec·Torrey Street
51
Continue on Glendale Road
0.8 mi·1 min·Glendale Road
52
Continue on West Farms Road
0.7 mi·1 min·West Farms Road
53
Continue on Sylvester Road
2.2 mi·4 min·Sylvester Road
54
Turn left onto Chesterfield Road
3.7 mi·6 min·Chesterfield Road
55
Continue on East Street
3.2 mi·5 min·East Street
56
Continue on South Street
1.4 mi·2 min·South Street
57
Turn left onto MA 143
2.2 mi·3 min·Main Road
58
Turn right onto Cummington Road
2.3 mi·4 min·Cummington Road
59
Continue on Fairgrounds Road
1.8 mi·3 min·Fairgrounds Road
60
Turn left onto MA 9; MA 112
5.4 mi·7 min·Berkshire Trail
61
Continue on MA 9
0.7 mi·1 min·Marine Corps League Highway
62
Continue on MA 9
4.5 mi·7 min·Route 9
63
Turn right onto MA 8A
3.1 mi·5 min·Savoy Road
64
Continue on MA 8A
1.3 mi·2 min·Windsor Road
65
At end of road, turn left onto MA 116
2.6 mi·4 min·Main Road
66
Continue on MA 116
2.5 mi·5 min·Savoy Road
67
Continue on MA 116
1.6 mi·2 min·Orchard Street
68
Continue on MA 116
0.2 mi·18 sec·Center Street
69
Continue on MA 8
0.3 mi·18 sec·Park Street
70
Continue on MA 8
1.0 mi·1 min·Columbia Street
71
Enter roundabout onto MA 8
75 ft·1 sec·Columbia Street
72
Continue on MA 8
0.4 mi·26 sec·Columbia Street
73
Continue on MA 8
1.0 mi·1 min·Howland Avenue
74
Continue on MA 8
2.3 mi·3 min·Curran Memorial Highway
75
Continue on MA 8
0.8 mi·1 min·State Street
76
Turn right onto Main Street
0.2 mi·44 sec·Main Street
77
Continue on MA 8A
76 ft·6 sec·Main Street
78
Turn left onto MA 8A
0.1 mi·19 sec·North Church Street
79
Turn straight onto MA 8A
282 ft·9 sec·Eagle Street
80
Arrive at destination
Eagle Street
Trip Plan
Morning Departure
An early start around 7-8 AM gets you there with plenty of daylight left.
Evening Departure
A late afternoon start means arriving after dark. Morning is better.
You can normally do this drive in one day.
Plan roughly 1 meaningful break for fuel, food, and rest.
The halfway point lands around 78.7 miles from Fall River, MA, or about 1h 37m into the drive.
The longest continuous stretch on this route runs about 44.4 miles.
This is a comfortable same-day trip.
Departure
Before you leave
Start with fuel, water, and navigation already sorted so the first hour feels easy.
First stop
Around 35 miles or 43m in
Use this first pause for coffee, a restroom break, and a quick traffic check ahead.
Halfway reset
Around 78.7 miles or 1h 37m in
This is the best place for your longest stop, a real meal, and a full fuel check.
Final approach
Final hour starts around 2h 56m
Traffic, exits, and arrival timing usually matter more near North Adams, MA than in the middle of the route.
Before You Leave
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Open the route before leaving Fall River, MA so your first major turns are already loaded.
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Leave with enough water and a charging cable within reach, not packed away.
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Check your fuel range against the first long segment, especially if you are starting outside city service areas.
Day 1
Settle into the route from Fall River, MA
This is one driving day of about 157.3 miles and 3h 43m.
Your first comfortable stop window is around 35 miles from Fall River, MA.
This route can stay practical as a one-day drive if traffic stays reasonable.
Plan about 1 real break rather than only quick fuel stops.
The longest stretch is on Massachusetts Turnpike for about 44.4 miles.
Where to Stop
Rest stops, refuel points, and overnight suggestions along this route.
Halfway Point
Midpoint
About 78.7 mi from Fall River, MA
· 1h 37m into the drive
The midpoint is around 78.7 miles from Fall River, MA, which is a good place for a longer meal and fuel stop.
Arriving in North Adams, MA
The final approach into North Adams, MA usually feels slower than the middle of the drive, so avoid planning your tightest schedule at the very end.
Try to arrive with enough fuel left to skip an immediate station stop unless you already know the area around North Adams, MA.
These stop ideas are pacing suggestions — the exact town or exit can change with traffic, hotel plans, and fuel range.
National Parks Near This Route
Worth a detour if your schedule allows.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
National Historical Park
The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater's cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, RI touched off a chain reaction that changed how people worked...
From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail offers panoramic...
8 mi from route
~19 min detour
Free
near mile 103.1
"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all t...
Park data from the National Park Service API. Alerts update every 2 hours.
Fuel & Cost
Regular Gas
$25.17 one way
$50.35 round trip
$4.07/gal25.4 MPG avg55 kg CO2
Fuel Type
$/gal
One Way
Round Trip
midgrade
$4.43
$27.45
$54.91
premium
$4.82
$29.87
$59.74
diesel
$5.61
$34.73
$69.46
Estimated Tolls: $2.79
Massachusetts Turnpike
(44.4 mi)$2.66
Worcester-Providence Turnpike
(1.8 mi)$0.13
Toll estimates based on average 2024-2025 rates. EZ-Pass/SunPass discounts may lower the actual cost.
Estimated Trip Cost (one way, 1 person)
Fuel
$25
Tolls
$3
Meals
$25–$50
Total
$53–$78
Rough estimate based on US averages. Hotel $80–$140/night, meals $25–$50/day.
Estimated CO2 emission: 55 kg one way.
Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-13.
Driving Electric?
About $17 in charging
· 0 stops
· 67% less CO2
Vehicle Type
kWh
Stops
DC Fast
Home Charge
Average EV
47.2
0
$16.52
$7.55
Efficient EV
39.3
0
$13.76
$6.29
EV Truck/SUV
62.9
0
$22.02
$10.07
Gas CO2
55 kg
EV CO2
18 kg (67% less)
This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.
DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.
Travel Intel
Current conditions at both ends of the drive.
Forecast as of Apr 16, 2026
Origin
Fall River, MA
Late night
in Fall River on Saturday
Local time
5:31 AM
EDT
Current temp
--
Unavailable
Destination
North Adams, MA
Late night
in North Adams on Saturday
Local time
5:31 AM
EDT
Current temp
57°F
Unavailable
Live forecast
65°F
Springfield, MA
79 mi in
Seasonal Notes
Summer travel usually means heavier construction, hotter rest stops, and busier weekend traffic around major cities.
Winter travel shortens daylight, so a route that looks manageable on paper can feel much longer after dark.
Holiday weekends tend to make both departure and arrival windows slower than the raw route time suggests.
Time zone
Same local time
Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.
Road read
3h 43m on the road
Use the two city cards together: check the sky where you start, then compare it with the local time and temperature at arrival.
Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.
Frequently Asked Questions
The drive from Fall River, MA to North Adams, MA covers 157.3 miles and takes about 3h 43m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.
The main roads are Massachusetts Turnpike, Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, Providence Pike. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.
This is a comfortable same-day trip.
The midpoint is about 78.7 miles from Fall River, MA. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.
At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $25.17 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.
An early start around 7-8 AM gets you there with plenty of daylight left. A late afternoon start means arriving after dark. Morning is better.
Plan about 1 meaningful break for fuel, food, or rest. A short stop every 2 to 3 hours is enough for this drive.
This is a demanding drive. With 39 significant decision points across 157.3 miles, you will need to stay alert - especially through interchange areas and urban stretches. Consider splitting it into segments if you are not comfortable with fast highway navigation.
The main spots that need attention: at 0.4 miles (Milken Boulevard Connector): Multiple destination signs - pick the right one; at 0.5 miles: Highway fork - watch signs carefully; at 16.3 miles (US 6): Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here. Multiple destination signs - pick the right one.
On the drive from Fall River, MA to North Adams, MA, road signs begin pointing toward Springfield along the way.
How this page is built
Compiled by the Trip.ovh planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, and NPS for national parks. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.
