Massachusetts Route 105

Route 105 is a 29.36-mile-long (47.25 km) state highway in southeastern Massachusetts, running from Marion to Halifax in a generally north–south direction. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Marion and its northern terminus is at Route 106 in Halifax. Along the way it intersects Interstate 195 (I-195) in Marion and Interstate 495 and US 44 in Middleborough.

Route 105 marker
Route 105
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Route 105 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length29.36 mi[1] (47.25 km)
Existed1930, 1971 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
South end US 6 in Marion
Major intersections
North end Route 106 in Halifax
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesPlymouth, Bristol
Highway system
Route 104 Route 106

Route description

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Route 105 southbound entering Marion

Route 105 begins at U.S. Route 6 in Marion. The highway crosses over I-195 less than a mile into its journey. The highway winds in a westerly direction through Rochester. When the highway enters Long Plain village in Acushnet, the only town in Bristol County on the route, Route 105 turns in a northerly direction. The highway returns into Rochester and enters Lakeville between Little Quittacas and Great Quittacas Ponds. Route 18 joins Route 105 for a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) concurrency, running along the western shore of Assawompset Pond. Route 105 then shoots off in a northeasterly direction into Middleborough through the town's center and, after its intersection with U.S. Route 44, turns in a northerly direction through East Middleborough, going past Oak Point along the way. The highway ends at Route 106 in Halifax west of the town's center.

History

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When U.S. Route 44 bypassed Middleborough in the early 1960s, Route 105 took over the former Route 44 as far as Thompson Street, and eventually was extended north along Thompson Street to Halifax.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
PlymouthMarion0.00.0  US 6 – Wareham, Buzzards Bay, MattapoisettSouthern terminus
0.71.1  I-195 – Wareham, Cape Cod, New BedfordExit 35 on I-195
Bristol
No major junctions
PlymouthLakeville13.822.2 
 
Route 18 south – East Freetown, New Bedford
Southern terminus of concurrency with Route 18
16.526.6 
 
Route 18 north – Boston
Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 18
19.331.1 
 
Route 79 south – Freetown, Fall River
Northern terminus of Route 79
Middleborough19.431.2  I-495 – Wareham, Cape Cod, TauntonExit 12 on I-495
19.831.9  Route 28 – Bridgewater, Boston, Wareham
22.536.2  US 44 – Taunton, Providence, Carver, Plymouth
Halifax29.3647.25  Route 106 – Bridgewater, Halifax, KingstonNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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