Massachusetts Route 140
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| Route 140 |
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| Length: | 107.76[1] mi (173.42 km) | ||||||||
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| North end: |  Route 12 in Winchendon |
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| Major junctions: |
 Route 2 in Westminster I-190 in Sterling I-290 in Shrewsbury US-20 in Shrewsbury Route 9 in Shrewsbury I-95 in Mansfield I-495 in Mansfield and Franklin Route 24 in Taunton I-195 in New Bedford |
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| South end: |  US-6 in New Bedford |
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Route 140 is a southeast-northwest state highway in Massachusetts. The southern 19 miles (30km) of Route 140, from Route 24 in Taunton south to U.S. Highway 6 in New Bedford, is freeway.
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[edit] Cities and towns
From New Bedford, Route 140 runs northwest through the following cities and towns:
- East Freetown
- Lakeville
- Taunton
- Norton
- Mansfield
- Foxborough
- Wrentham
- Franklin
- Bellingham
- Milford
- Upton
- Grafton ("Upton St.", "Worcester St.", "N Main St.", "Shrewsbury St.")
- Shrewsbury ("Memorial Dr.", "Grafton Cir.", "Grafton St.", "Boylston St.")
- Boylston ("Shrewsbury St.", "W Boylston St.")
- West Boylston
- Sterling
- Princeton
- Westminster (multiplexed with Route 2 for two miles)
- Gardner
- Ashburnham
- Winchendon at Route 12
[edit] Major intersections
Route 140 crosses the following Interstate highways:
- Interstate 195 in New Bedford (exit 13)
- Interstate 95 in Mansfield (exit 7)
- Interstate 495 in Mansfield ([[Concurrency (road}|multiplexed]] with I-495 between exits 11 and 12), and again in Franklin (exit 17)
- Interstate 90 (The Massachusetts Turnpike) in Grafton (no interchange)
- Interstate 290 in Shrewsbury (Exit 23)
- Interstate 190 in Sterling (Exit 6)
[edit] List of interchanges
| Location | Exit | Mile | Intersecting Roads | Notes |
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| New Bedford | 1 | 0 | US 6 | southbound exit / northbound entrance only |
| New Bedford | 2 | ? | I-195 | |
| New Bedford | 3 | ? | Hathaway Road | |
| New Bedford | 4 | ? | Kings Highway / New Plainville Road / Mount Pleasant Street | |
| New Bedford | 5 | ? | Church Street / Phillips Road | |
| New Bedford | 6 | ? | Ashley Boulevard | southbound exit / northbound entrance only |
| New Bedford | 7 | ? | Braley Road | |
| Freetown | 8 | ? | Chace Road | |
| Lakeville | 9 | ? | County Street | |
| Taunton | 10 | ? | Route 79 | |
| Taunton | REST AREA | ?? | REST AREA | |
| Taunton | 11 | ? | Stevens Connector | Silver City Galleria Mall |
| Taunton | 12 | ? | Route 24 at exit 12 | Controlled access highway ends here. |
| Massachusetts numbered routes | ||
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| Preceded by: 139 |
140 | Succeeded by: 141 |
[edit] References
- "Massachusetts Atlas and Gazetteer." Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. First Edition, 1998.
- "Street Atlas of Metro Boston and Eastern Massachusetts." Bridgewater, Massachusetts: Arrow Map, Inc. 2003 Edition.
- The Roads of Massachusetts
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