Massachusetts Route 18

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Route 18

Length:

41.59^[1] mi (66.94 km)

South end:

US 6 in New Bedford^[1]

Major
junctions:

I-195 in New Bedford

I-495 in Middleborough

Route 3 in Weymouth

North end:

Route 53 in Weymouth

Massachusetts State Highway Routes
< Route 17		Route 19 >

Route 18 is a south-north state highway in Massachusetts. Route 18 starts as a four-lane freeway offshoot of US-6 on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in downtown New Bedford. Route 18 ceases to be a four-lane freeway after it intersects with I-195 in New Bedford. Route 18 runs adjacent to Route 140 for a while from US-6 in New Bedford to the town of Lakeville. For a short duration, Route 18 combines with Route 105 on Bedford Street in Lakeville at the intersection of Lakeside Avenue and Bedford Street. Route 105 breaks off of Bedford Street and continues on Main Street at the intersection of Precinct Street, Bedford Street, and Main Street in Lakeville, while Route 18 continues on Bedford Street. Route 18 combines with Route 28 at the Middleborough Rotary and the two routes continue north for several miles to Bridgewater where the two routes are combined briefly with Route 104 around Central Square, an oblong rotary, in the center of town. From there Route 104 breaks off to the east at Summer Street, Route 28 veers to the northwest on Main Street, while Route 18 continues north on Broad Street into East Bridgewater.