Bay Road is a north-south road in southeastern
Massachusetts
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. The road is in parts a very old road, dating to colonial times, when it was known as the King's Highway.
Two sections of the road, a portion in Easton (Foundry Street to the Norton town line) and the entire segment in Norton, are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. The Norton section is listed as "Old Bay Road", while that in Easton is listed as "Bay Road".
Some of the oldest houses in the region are found along the street, for example the Joseph White House in Norton, which may have been built as early as 1696 by one of the original colonial landowners of the area.
Route
Bay Road begins at the town line of
Canton and
Sharon
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,
Norfolk County just north of an intersection with
Route 27 at Cobb Corner and ends in
Taunton
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as Bay Street. The road heads south along the Sharon side of the Sharon/
Stoughton town line in Norfolk County.
The road enters
Bristol County in the town of
Easton. Bay Road runs along the east side of
Borderland State Park
Borderland State Park is an American history and nature preserve with public recreational features located in the towns of Easton and Sharon, Massachusetts. The state park encompasses surrounding the Ames Mansion, which was built in 1910. The ...
and passes through the intersection of Routes
106 106 may refer to:
* 106 (number), the number
* AD 106, a year in the 2nd century AD
* 106 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 106 (emergency telephone number), an Australian emergency number
* 106 (MBTA bus), a route of the Massachusetts Bay Transpor ...
and
123 in the neighborhood of Five Corners. The road then enters into the town of
Norton. There, Bay Road runs along the eastern shore of
Winnecunnet Pond just before entering the Taunton neighborhood of
North Taunton, where Bay Road becomes Bay Street, and intersects
Interstate 495.
The street runs alongside
Lake Sabbatia and
Watson Pond State Park. It then enters the
Whittenton section and terminates at Broadway (
Route 138).
See also
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Roads in Massachusetts
Transportation in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Transportation in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Historic districts in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Easton, Massachusetts
Norton, Massachusetts
Canton, Massachusetts
Sharon, Massachusetts
Taunton, Massachusetts