Route 103 is a west–east
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in southeastern
Massachusetts. Its western terminus is a continuation of
Rhode Island Route 103 in
Warren, Rhode Island
Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 11,147 at the 2020 census.
History
Warren was the site of the Pokanoket Indian settlement of Sowams located on a peninsula within the Pokanoket region. The reg ...
and its eastern terminus is at
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and
Route 138 in
Somerset.
Route description
Massachusetts Route 103 is a continuation of
R.I. Route 103. It begins in
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
at the
Warren line, heading eastward as Wilbur Avenue. It crosses the Cole River before entering the village of
Ocean Grove. As the route enters
Somerset it crosses the
Lees River, just east of its junction with Exit 4 of
I-195 Interstate 195 (I-195) is the designation for the following Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to I-95:
*Interstate 195 (District of Columbia), a future designation for the north–south portion of I-395 from the Sout ...
. (Part of the exit structure is linked to Lees River Avenue, which ends at Route 103 just west of the rest of the exit.) From there it continues eastward, north of Brayton Point and the
Dominion Resources power station before Wilbur Avenue turns northward, intersecting with Riverside Avenue at the end of Brayton Avenue, where all three roads formerly met the
Slade's Ferry Bridge. Route 103 then continues northward along Riverside Avenue to its end at intersection with the former alignment of
U.S. Route 6 and
Route 138 just west of the former
Brightman Street Bridge, before US Route 6's realignment to the new
Veteran's Memorial Bridge. Route 138 continues northward along Riverside Avenue from the new bridge, creating a gap between the end of 103 and the northward curve of 138.
Before the removal of the Slade's Ferry Bridge, Route 103 traveled along that bridge, and ended in
Fall River
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state.
Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...
where Routes 6 and 138 meet.
Major intersections
References
Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log
External links
{{Commons category, Massachusetts Route 103
Mass. Rt. 103 endpoint photos
103 103 may refer to:
*103 (number), the number
*AD 103, a year in the 2nd century AD
*103 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, a territorial regiment
* 103 (Newcastle) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
*103 ( ...
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts