Editing Westfield, Massachusetts (section)

===Major highways===
The [[Massachusetts Turnpike]] crosses Westfield just north of Westfield Center. The "Mass Pike" is part of [[Interstate 90]] extending east to [[Boston]] and west to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and across the United States to [[Seattle]]. About {{convert|3|mi|0}} east of Westfield, the turnpike intersects [[Interstate 91]] which generally follows the [[Connecticut River]] Valley south to [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] or north to Canada ([[Quebec]]).

Westfield's main north–south thoroughfare is [[U.S. Route 202|U.S. 202]]/[[Massachusetts Route 10|Route 10]], which includes parts of Southwick Road, S. Maple Street, W. Silver Street, Pleasant Street, Court Street, Broad Street, Elm Street, and Southampton Road. At the intersection of Southampton Road and North Road, Route 10 continues on Southampton Road toward [[Southampton, Massachusetts|Southampton]] while U.S. 202 follows North Road toward [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]].

Apart from limited-access I-90, the main east–west thoroughfare is [[U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts|U.S. 20]], which includes parts of Russell Road, Franklin Street, Elm Street, Main Street, and Springfield Road. [[Massachusetts Route 187|Route 187]] also ends in Westfield. Other main roads include Western Avenue, Granville Road, Union Street, and Montgomery Road. East Mountain Road is the longest road in Westfield.  In November 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a $1.93 million grant to the city for upgrades to its segment of [[U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 20]].<ref>{{cite news|last=LaBorde|first=Ted|title=Westfield gets $1.93 million in MassWorks money for Route 20 upgrades|website=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|MassLive.com]]|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]|url=https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/westfield_gets_193_million_for.html|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2018}}</ref>

==== Great River Bridge project ====
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[[File:Westfield Great River1.jpg|thumb|Westfield's Great River Bridge project under construction, July 2010]]

A notable choke point for north–south travel is the [[Great River Bridge (Westfield)|Great River Bridge]], commonly known as the "Green Bridge", over the [[Westfield River]]. This is a three-lane through [[truss bridge]]. As of August 2007, there was an active project to create a second bridge just to the east (downstream).<ref name=masshighway>[http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/ProjectInfo/Main.asp?ACTION=ViewProject&PROJECT_NO=600933 MassHighway Great River Bridge project page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803075453/http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/ProjectInfo/Main.asp?ACTION=ViewProject&PROJECT_NO=600933 |date=August 3, 2009 }}</ref> The new bridge is a similar through-truss bridge with two spans totaling {{convert|368|ft|1}}.<ref>Phone call to MassHighway District 2 engineer on 2008-06-25</ref> After the second bridge was completed, the existing bridge was refurbished; each bridge now carries traffic in one direction. Blessed Sacrament Church on North Elm Street was torn down for this project to start. The church was reconstructed on Holyoke Road and was finished in October 2009. The new bridge opened for traffic and the old one was closed for renovations on August 18, 2009. The old bridge reopened in July 2011, with each bridge carrying traffic in one direction.<ref name=openednew>{{cite news| title =Great River Bridge opens in Westfield| first =Barry| last =Kriger| url =http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/wwlp_local_Great_River_bridge_opens_in_Westfield_200908182218| publisher =WWLP-TV| location =[[Springfield, Massachusetts]]| date =August 19, 2009| access-date =2009-08-21| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110809112022/http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/wwlp_local_Great_River_bridge_opens_in_Westfield_200908182218| archive-date =August 9, 2011| df =mdy-all}}</ref>