Route 18 (Massachusetts)

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Route 18 (Massachusetts)

Route 18 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 18 starts as a four-lane freeway

Freeway

A freeway is a type of road designed for Road safety#Motorway high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections....
, a continuation of John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in downtown New Bedford

New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River, Massachusetts....
, 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....
. After the intersection with I-195, Route 18 runs via surface streets parallel to Route 140 for a while, up to a connector road with Route 140 northbound. Route 18 then continues on a generally northerly direction.

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Route 18 is a south-north state highway

State highway

Massachusetts

Route description

Route 18 starts as a four-lane freeway

Freeway

New Bedford, Massachusetts

U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts

East Freetown, Massachusetts

East Freetown is one of two villages in the town of Freetown, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Added to the town in 1747, East Freetown was originally an outpost settlement of Tiverton, Rhode Island, then a part of Massachusetts....
section of Freetown

Freetown, Massachusetts

Freetown is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,472 at the U.S. Census, 2000....
, 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....
(with a three-mile (5 km) concurrency with Route 105

Massachusetts Route 105

Route 105 is a south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....
along Assawompset Pond

Assawompset Pond

Assawompset Pond is a reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville, Massachusetts and Middleborough, Massachusetts, in southeastern Massachusetts....
), 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....
, where the highway meets 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....
and Route 28 at the Middleboro rotary

Roundabout

A roundabout is a type of road junction at which traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island. In the United States it is commonly known as a "rotary" or a "traffic circle", but sometimes is technically called a modern roundabout, in order to emphasize the distinction from the older, very much larger type of traffic circl...
just north of Interstate 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-...
, beginning a six-mile (10 km) concurrency with Route 28 until the center of Bridgewater

Bridgewater, Massachusetts

For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
, East Bridgewater

East Bridgewater, Massachusetts

East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,974 at the 2000 census....
, Whitman

Whitman, Massachusetts

Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,882 at the 2000 census.The village of Auburnville is located at the southwest edge of Whitman....
, Abington

Abington, Massachusetts

Abington is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, 20 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1890, 4,260 people lived here; in 1900, 4,489; in 1910, 5,455; in 1940, 5,708, and in 1990, 13,800....
, and Weymouth

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,988....
, ending at Route 53

Massachusetts Route 53

Route 53 is a south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....
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Exit list

The exits on the Route 18 freeway are unnumbered.

Town	Mile	Destination(s)	Notes
The portion of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway begins at . JFK Memorial Highway south of is an unnumbered highway.
New Bedford New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River, Massachusetts....	0.00	US 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 18.
		Hillman Street	Northbound entrance only; no exit.
		Purchase Street	Southbound exit only; no entrance.
		Purchase Street	Southbound exit only; no entrance.
		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 15. No access to Route 18 north from I-195. No access to I-195 from Route 18 south.
Freeway ends at ; continues as a surface road

Junction list

This is a listing of Route 18's intersections with numbered highways which are not located on a freeway section.

County	Location	Milepost	Roads Intersected	Notes
Bristol 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....	New Bedford New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River, Massachusetts....		Route 140	Route 140, exit 6. Southbound exit and northbound entrance via unnumbered connector road.
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....	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 105 Massachusetts Route 105 Route 105 is a south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....	Southern terminus of Route 18/105 concurrency.
			Route 105 Massachusetts Route 105 Route 105 is a south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....	Northern terminus of Route 18/105 concurrency.
			Route 79
	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....		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 5.
			US 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.... Route 28	Rotary Rotary (intersection) A Rotary is a variation of a traffic circle or a roundabout.Most common in the Northeastern United States and often called a traffic circle outside New England, a rotary is primarily a mid-twentieth-century roadway design defined as a circular, one-way, often multi-lane roadway, similar to a traffic circle or a roundabout, but with key diff... . Southern terminus of Route 18/28 concurrency.
	Bridgewater Bridgewater, Massachusetts For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bridgewater, please see the article Bridgewater , Massachusetts, Massachusetts....		Route 104	Signed as a rotary Rotary (intersection) A Rotary is a variation of a traffic circle or a roundabout.Most common in the Northeastern United States and often called a traffic circle outside New England, a rotary is primarily a mid-twentieth-century roadway design defined as a circular, one-way, often multi-lane roadway, similar to a traffic circle or a roundabout, but with key diff... . Southern terminus of Route 18/28/104 concurrency.
			Route 28 Route 104	Signed as a rotary Rotary (intersection) A Rotary is a variation of a traffic circle or a roundabout.Most common in the Northeastern United States and often called a traffic circle outside New England, a rotary is primarily a mid-twentieth-century roadway design defined as a circular, one-way, often multi-lane roadway, similar to a traffic circle or a roundabout, but with key diff... . Northern terminus of Route 18/28/104 concurrency.
	East Bridgewater East Bridgewater, Massachusetts East Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,974 at the 2000 census....		Route 106 Massachusetts Route 106 Route 106 is a west-east highway in southeastern Massachusetts....	Southern terminus of Route 18/106 concurrency.
			Route 106 Massachusetts Route 106 Route 106 is a west-east highway in southeastern Massachusetts....	Northern terminus of Route 18/106 concurrency.
	Whitman Whitman, Massachusetts Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,882 at the 2000 census.The village of Auburnville is located at the southwest edge of Whitman....		Route 14
			Route 27
	Abington Abington, Massachusetts Abington is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, 20 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1890, 4,260 people lived here; in 1900, 4,489; in 1910, 5,455; in 1940, 5,708, and in 1990, 13,800....		Route 123 Massachusetts Route 123 Route 123 is a west-east state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....
			Route 139 Massachusetts Route 139 Route 139 is nominally a west-east state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....
Norfolk Norfolk County, Massachusetts Norfolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 650,308. Its county seat is Dedham, Massachusetts....	Weymouth Weymouth, Massachusetts Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,988....		Route 58	Northern terminus of Route 58.
			Route 3	Route 3, Exit 16.
		41.59	Route 53 Massachusetts Route 53 Route 53 is a south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts....	Northern terminus of Route 18.