Route 132 is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered ...
in the town of
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Barnstable ( ) is a List of municipalities in Massachusetts, town in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population ...
, part of
Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. The ...
. The entire length of the highway is also locally signed as part of Iyannough Road. Route 132 is the main link between greater
Barnstable and the village of
Hyannis, in fact, all of Route 132 lies within the Barnstable city limits, and connects Routes
28 and
6A via an almost straight northwest-southeast course.
Route description
The southern terminus is at the
Airport
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Rotary in
Hyannis, at the intersection of Route 28. Iyanough Road itself begins further east on Route 28 at the Barnstable/
Yarmouth border. The southernmost mile contains an immense number of
malls and other large shopping centers along the route, such as the
Christmas Tree Shops
Christmas Tree Shops (also known as Christmas Tree Shops andThat!, or simply andThat!) was an American chain of Big-box store, big-box specialty retail stores, headquartered in Middleborough, Massachusetts. At its peak, the chain operated 72 stor ...
Plaza,
Cape Cod Mall
Cape Cod Mall is a shopping mall in the Hyannis, Massachusetts, Hyannis village of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The mall opened in 1970 and was renovated and expanded in the late 1990s, bringing the property to of Floor area (building), gross le ...
, the Capetown (
K-Mart
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) Plaza, the Independence Plaza, and the Festival In Hyannis shopping center. Other restaurants, hotels, car dealerships, and
strip mall
A strip mall, strip center, strip plaza or simply plaza is a type of shopping mall, shopping center common in North America and Australia where the stores are arranged in a row, with a footpath in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a ...
s dot the road densely until the intersection with Phinney's Lane. At Mile 3.0, it crosses underneath Route 6 at Exit 68. Cape Cod's only freeway
service plaza is at this intersection. North of the intersection is
Cape Cod Community College
Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "4Cs", is a public community college in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusett ...
. The northern terminus of Route 132 is at Route 6A in the village of
West Barnstable.
Traffic
Route 132 is notorious for its heavy traffic, especially during summer months. Originally 2 lanes on its entire length when first built, development has necessitated about half of the road's length to be widened to 4 lanes, with another stretch (between Phinney's Lane and US 6) constructed as a divided highway. Part of the original Route 132 was bypassed around Phinney's Lane in the 1960s to straighten out the road and keep traffic moving at a reasonable pace. Locally, the old section is simply known as "Old Route 132," and is officially designated as part of Attucks Lane by the town of Barnstable. The old road grade is on the right and it currently being used as a staging area for construction equipment.
Major intersections
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132 132 may refer to:
* 132 (number), the natural number following 131 and preceding 133
*AD 132, a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar
* 132 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 132 (MBTA bus), a Massachusetts Bay Transportati ...
Transportation in Barnstable County, Massachusetts