Route 58 is a south–north
state highway in southeastern
Massachusetts
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. For all but its final , the route lies within
Plymouth County. Its southern terminus is at
Route 28 at the
Rochester
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*Rochester, Kent
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–
Wareham town line and its northern terminus is at
Route 18 in
Weymouth. Along the way it intersect several major highways including
Interstate 495 (I-495) in
Wareham and
U.S. Route 44
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(US 44) in
Carver.
Route description
![MA Route 58 northbound entering Hanson MA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/MA_Route_58_northbound_entering_Hanson_MA.jpg)
Route 58 begins at
Route 28 on the
Rochester
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* Rochester, Victoria
Canada
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United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
–
Wareham town line. The route follows the town line for approximately a tenth of a mile before being wholly in Wareham. It then crosses
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before clipping the corner of
Middleborough
Middleborough (frequently written as Middleboro) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,245 at the 2020 census.
History
The town was first settled by Europeans in 1661 as Nemasket, later changed to M ...
and re-entering Wareham for a short while before finally entering
Carver. For the first of this route, none of the town line changes are signed.
The route turns northward through the town of Carver, passing
Edaville Railroad
Edaville Railroad (also branded Edaville USA and Edaville Family Theme Park) is a heritage railroad and amusement park in South Carver, Massachusetts, opened in 1947, and temporally closed during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The park was onl ...
and the
King Richard's Faire
King Richard's Faire is a Renaissance Faire held in Carver, Massachusetts, which recreates a 16th-century marketplace, including handmade crafts, foods, musicians, singers, dancers, minstrels, mimes, jugglers, whip artists, magicians, comedians, ...
grounds as well as the center of town. In North Carver the town intersects
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, ...
just west of where that route becomes a four-lane freeway. Before the freeway was completed, the route had a short concurrency between its current exit ramps to Plymouth Road, where the route continued eastward to Plymouth. Route 58 then passes through the small town of
Plympton
Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to P ...
and into
Halifax, where it intersects
Route 106. It then passes between the East and West Monponsett Ponds before crossing into
Hanson
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.
In Hanson, Route 58 intersects
Route 27
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* Burke Developmental Road (Queensland)
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* Alberta Highway 27
* British Columbia Highway 27
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* Prince Edward Island Route 27
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before sharing a concurrency with
Route 14, passing the Town Hall and
Wampatuck Pond
Wampatuck Pond is a pond in Hanson, Massachusetts. Indian Head Brook both flows in and out of the pond. Along the northern shore of the pond are the Routes 14 and 58 concurrency, Hanson's Town Hall, and a small park. Access to the pond includes ...
before splitting northwestward. The route takes a few turns before entering
Whitman, turning northward at a
rotary into the town of
Abington. It intersects
Route 123, the
Plymouth/Kingston commuter rail line, and
Route 139, all before ending just over the
Weymouth town line at
Route 18, just west of the former
South Weymouth Naval Air Station
Naval Air Station South Weymouth was an operational United States Navy airfield from 1942 to 1997 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was first established as a regular Navy blimp base during World War II. During the postwar era the base became p ...
site.
Route history
When first established in the late 1920s, Route 58 went from Wareham to Canton ending at
Route 138. In Abington, instead of heading straight at the intersection with Route 123, the route went right, running concurrent along Centre Avenue until Spring Street where it turned left and crossed into Weymouth on Union Street. Route 58 then followed what would be the 1931-1959 routing of
Route 128
The following highways are numbered 128:
Canada
* New Brunswick Route 128
* Ontario Highway 128 (former)
* Prince Edward Island Route 128
Costa Rica
* National Route 128
India
* National Highway 128 (India)
Japan
* Japan National Route 128 ...
through Weymouth (Columbian Street), Braintree (Columbian Street, Grove Street, Franklin Street, and West Street), Quincy (Blue Hill River Road), Milton (Blue Hill River Road, Hillside Street) and Canton (Royall Street) before ending at Route 138. In 1931, with the establishment of the new path of Route 128 from Dedham to Hingham, Route 58 was truncated back to Main Street in Weymouth continuing its modern path north of Route 123 to end at what is today the intersection with Route 18.
[Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works. Road Map and Detour Bulletin, 1932.]
Major intersections
See also
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References
The Roads of Massachusetts
External links
*{{Commons category-inline, Massachusetts Route 58
058
Abington, Massachusetts
Whitman, Massachusetts
Rochester, Massachusetts
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Wareham, Massachusetts
Carver, Massachusetts
Plympton, Massachusetts
Halifax, Massachusetts
Hanson, Massachusetts
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Norfolk County, Massachusetts