Massachusetts Route 240
Encyclopedia
Route 240 is a short south–north state highway
in southeastern Massachusetts
.
and I-195
in Fairhaven
. There are ghost ramp
s at the northern end of the highway that suggest that Route 240 was intended to continue north of I-195. This is visible from an aerial view. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.658690,-70.887687&spn=0.007085,0.021629&t=h Most maps indicate that this divided highway is one that has limited access
, but that is not true as there is an at-grade intersection with traffic signals at Bridge Street, just north of U.S. 6.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in southeastern Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Route description
Route 240 acts as a connector between U.S. Route 6U.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 the Fall River and New Bedford areas, Route 6 is a secondary highway paralleling Interstate 195...
and 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 Providence, Rhode Island east to a junction with Interstate 495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts...
in Fairhaven
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
. There are ghost ramp
Ghost ramp
An unused highway may reference a highway or highway ramp that was partially or fully constructed but was unused or later closed. An unused ramp can be referred to as a stub ramp, stub street, stub-out, or simply stub. The following is a list:-External links:* - photographic essay of Baltimore area...
s at the northern end of the highway that suggest that Route 240 was intended to continue north of I-195. This is visible from an aerial view. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.658690,-70.887687&spn=0.007085,0.021629&t=h Most maps indicate that this divided highway is one that has limited access
Limited-access road
A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...
, but that is not true as there is an at-grade intersection with traffic signals at Bridge Street, just north of U.S. 6.