Route 104 is a west–east
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
in southeastern
. Its western terminus is at
U.S. Route 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, ...
(US 44) in
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
and its eastern terminus is at
Route 106 in
East Bridgewater.
Route description
Route 104 begins at
U.S. Route 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, ...
in
Taunton
Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...
. The highway crosses less than a thousand feet later thereafter into
Raynham and passes through
Raynham Center. The highway crosses over
Interstate 495 without an interchange, enters
Bridgewater, abuts the southern shore of
Lake Nippenicket
Lake Nippenicket, known locally as The Nip, is a freshwater pond in the town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and immediately adjacent to Raynham, Massachusetts. The lake borders a tiny portion of Route 104, and is near the junction of I-495 and ...
and intersects with
Route 24, all within a space of about one mile (1.6 km). Route 104 then goes through the center of Bridgewater, intersecting with the northern end of the
Route 18 and
28 concurrency in a three-route concurrency for a short distance which is signed as a
rotary. Just east of the rotary is the location of
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is the largest of nine state universities in Massachusetts. Including its off-campus sites in New Bedford, Attleboro, and Cape Cod, BSU ha ...
, which Route 104 passes and grants entrance to. It is at that same point where commuters may enter campus to gain access to the
Bridgewater station of the
MBTA's Middleborough-Lakeville commuter rail line. The highway then passes by the source of the
Taunton River
The Taunton River (historically also called the "Taunton Great River"), is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, in the town of Bridgewater. From the ...
and ends at
Route 106 in
East Bridgewater astride the East Bridgewater/Bridgewater town line.
Major intersections
References
External links
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 104
104 104 may refer to:
*104 (number), a natural number
*AD 104, a year in the 2nd century AD
* 104 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 104 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route
*Hundred and Four (or Council of 104), a Carthagini ...
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts