Massachusetts Route 36

Route 36
Route 36
	Route 36 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MassDOT
Length	5.44 mi (8.75 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 106 in Halifax
North end	Route 14 in Pembroke
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Plymouth
Highway system
	Massachusetts State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

Route 36 is a 5.44-mile-long (8.75 km) north–south state highway in southeastern Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at Route 106 in Halifax and its northern terminus is at Route 14 in Pembroke.

Route description

Route 36 southbound entering Halifax

From its terminus at Route 106 in Halifax, Route 36 abuts the eastern shore of East Monponsett Pond. The highway then crosses the MBTA Commuter Rail at Halifax station. The highway runs near Silver Lake to the west and crosses Route 27 before ending at Route 14 just south of Pembroke Center. This road is locally famous as the location of the former Hobomock Inn, a tavern linked to the famous Massachusetts politician, James Michael Curley. The legend is that Curley designated this rural road as a state highway so that his cronies from Boston could find it more easily following state highway signage. It is also a fact that after it was so designated snow removal for Route 36 became a state, rather than town, responsibility.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Plymouth County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Halifax	0.00	0.00	Route 106 – Halifax, Bridgewater, Kingston	Southern terminus
Pembroke	3.20	5.15	Route 27 – Whitman, Brockton, Kingston
Pembroke	5.44	8.75	Route 14 – Hanson, Pembroke	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi