Route 106 is a west–east
highway
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in southeastern
,
United States
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. Its western terminus is at
Route 1A in
Plainville and its eastern terminus is at
Route 3A in
Kingston. Along the way it intersects
U.S. Route 1
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(US 1) in Plainville.
Route description
Route 106 begins in
Plainville at
Route 1A. The route heads east, intersecting
U.S. Route 1
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and
Route 152 in quick succession, with Turnpike Lake between the three routes. As Route 106 passes south of Lake Mirimichi it enters the town of
Foxborough. In Foxborough, Route 106 passes over
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and under
I-95
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within three quarters of a mile without access to either interstate. The road crosses into
Mansfield
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in
Bristol County, where it intersects
Route 140
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* Hamilton Highway
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 140
* Ontario Highway 140
* Prince Edward Island Route 140
Costa Rica
* National Route 140 (Costa Rica), National Route 140
Germany
* Bundesautoba ...
between the two interstates.
Route 106 continues eastward through the town, passing south of the
Mansfield MBTA Station (on the
Providence/Stoughton Line
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of the
MBTA Commuter Rail
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). It then enters
Easton, where it becomes concurrent with
Route 123 for a mile, crossing
Bay Road at the Five Corners, where the two routes split. It then crosses
Route 138 before entering
West Bridgewater in
Plymouth County.
In West Bridgewater, Route 106 crosses
Route 24 at Exits 28 A-B. Near the center of town it crosses
Route 28. It crosses the
Middleborough/Lakeville Line
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as it enters
East Bridgewater. In East Bridgewater, Route 106 shares a short, quarter-mile concurrency with
Route 18 in the village of Elmwood. It continues eastward, following the
Bridgewater town line as intersects the eastern end of
Route 104. The route enters
Halifax, passing through swampland as it intersects the northern end of
Route 105. It passes through the center of town before intersecting with
Route 58 south of the
Monponsett Pond
Monponsett Pond, also called Monponsett Lake and the Twin Lakes, originally one lake is dissected by route 58 into a system of two ponds, West and East, mostly in Halifax, Massachusetts, with a small portion of West Monponsett Pond extending into ...
s. Near the southeast corner of East Monponsett Pond, Route 106 meets the southern end of
Route 36.
Route 106 continues eastward, passing through the northern end of
Plympton
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before entering
Kingston. The route continues towards the center of town, meeting the southern end of
Route 27
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Australia
* Burke Developmental Road (Queensland)
* Zeehan Highway (Tasmania)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 27
* British Columbia Highway 27
* Manitoba Highway 27
* Prince Edward Island Route 27
* Saskatchew ...
before finally meeting its eastern end at
Route 3A near the center of town, just a half mile west of
Route 3's Exit 18.
Major intersections
References
External links
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 106
106
Plainville, Massachusetts
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Easton, Massachusetts
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Halifax, Massachusetts
Plympton, Massachusetts
Kingston, Massachusetts
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts