Massachusetts Route 105

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Massachusetts Route 105

Route 105 is a south-north state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state government in a country that is divided into states :...
in southeastern Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
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Route description
Route 105 begins at U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts

Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country U.S. Route 6 in the state of Massachusetts. Route 6 runs in the state connecting Providence, Rhode Island to Fall River , New Bedford , and Cape Cod....
in Marion

Marion, Massachusetts

Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts....
. The highway crosses over I-195

Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)

Interstate 195 is an Interstate Highway running a combined 40.1 miles in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It travels from a junction with Interstate 95 in Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island east to a junction with Interstate 495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts....
less than a mile into its journey. The highway winds in a westerly direction through Rochester

Rochester, Massachusetts

Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,581 at the 2000 census....
. When the highway enters Long Plain village in Acushnet

Acushnet, Massachusetts

Acushnet is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,161 at the 2000 census....
, the only town in Bristol County

Bristol County, Massachusetts

Bristol County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, adjacent to the state of Rhode Island. As of 2005, the population was estimated at 546,331....
on the route, Route 105 turns in northerly direction. The highway returns into Rochester and enters Lakeville

Lakeville, Massachusetts

Lakeville is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,821 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of North Lakeville, please see the article North Lakeville, Massachusetts....
between Little Quittacas

Little Quittacas Pond

Little Quittacas Pond is a lake/reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville, Massachusetts and Rochester, Massachusetts, in southeastern Massachusetts....
and Great Quittacas Pond

Great Quittacas Pond

Great Quittacas Pond is a lake, reservoir, or pond within the towns of Lakeville, Massachusetts, Middleborough, Massachusetts, and Rochester, Massachusetts, in southeastern Massachusetts....
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Route 105 is a south-north state highway

State highway

Massachusetts

Route description

Route 105 begins at U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts

Marion, Massachusetts

Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)

Rochester, Massachusetts

Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,581 at the 2000 census....
. When the highway enters Long Plain village in Acushnet

Acushnet, Massachusetts

Acushnet is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,161 at the 2000 census....
, the only town in Bristol County

Bristol County, Massachusetts

Lakeville, Massachusetts

Little Quittacas Pond

Little Quittacas Pond is a lake/reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville, Massachusetts and Rochester, Massachusetts, in southeastern Massachusetts....
and Great Quittacas Pond

Great Quittacas Pond

Great Quittacas Pond is a lake, reservoir, or pond within the towns of Lakeville, Massachusetts, Middleborough, Massachusetts, and Rochester, Massachusetts, in southeastern Massachusetts....
s. Route 18 joins Route 105 for a concurrency, running along the western shore of Assawompset Pond

Assawompset Pond

Assawompset Pond is a reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville, Massachusetts and Middleborough, Massachusetts, in southeastern Massachusetts....
. Route 105 then shoots off in a northeasterly direction into Middleborough

Middleborough, Massachusetts

Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,941 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Middleborough Center, please see the article Middleborough Center, Massachusetts....
through the town’s center and, after its intersection with U.S. Route 44

U.S. Route 44

U.S. Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 237 miles through four states in the Northeastern United States region of the United States....
, turns in a northerly direction through East Middleborough, going past Oak Point along the way. The highway ends at Route 106

Massachusetts Route 106

Route 106 is a west-east highway in southeastern Massachusetts....
in Halifax

Halifax, Massachusetts

Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census....
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History

When U.S. Route 44

U.S. Route 44

U.S. Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 237 miles through four states in the Northeastern United States region of the United States....
bypassed Middleborough in the early 1960’s, Route 105 took over the former Route 44 as far as Thompson Street, and eventually was extended north along Thompson Street to Halifax.

Junction list

County	Location	Milepost	Roads Intersected	Notes
Plymouth Plymouth County, Massachusetts Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 472,822. Its county seats are Plymouth, Massachusetts and Brockton, Massachusetts....	Marion Marion, Massachusetts Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts....	0.00	U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts Route 6 is the portion of the cross-country U.S. Route 6 in the state of Massachusetts. Route 6 runs in the state connecting Providence, Rhode Island to Fall River , New Bedford , and Cape Cod....	Southern terminus of Route 105.
			I-195 Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts) Interstate 195 is an Interstate Highway running a combined 40.1 miles in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It travels from a junction with Interstate 95 in Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island east to a junction with Interstate 495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts....	Interstate 195 Exit 20.
	Lakeville Lakeville, Massachusetts Lakeville is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,821 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of North Lakeville, please see the article North Lakeville, Massachusetts....		Route 18	Southern terminus of Route 18/105 concurrency.
			Route 18	Northern terminus of Route 18/105 concurrency.
	Middleborough Middleborough, Massachusetts Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,941 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Middleborough Center, please see the article Middleborough Center, Massachusetts....		Route 79	Northern terminus of Route 79.
			I-495 Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate Highway half-beltway in Massachusetts. It was the longest auxiliary Interstate Highway of its kind – measuring in at 120.74 miles – until 1996, when the Pennsylvania Route 9 section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was redesignated as Interstate 476 , making it about longer than I-...	Interstate 495 Exit 4.
			Route 28
			U.S. Route 44 U.S. Route 44 U.S. Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 237 miles through four states in the Northeastern United States region of the United States....	Western terminus of two-lane freeway Two-lane freeway A two-lane expressway is an expressway with only one lane in each direction, and usually no median barrier. It may be built that way because of constraints, or may be intended for expansion once traffic volumes rise.... on US 44.
	Halifax Halifax, Massachusetts Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census....	29.36	Route 106 Massachusetts Route 106 Route 106 is a west-east highway in southeastern Massachusetts....	Northern terminus of Route 105.