Massachusetts Route 14

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Route 14 marker

Route 14
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Route 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length: 18.46 mi[1] (29.71 km)
Existed: 1933, 1936 (current alignment) – present
Major junctions
West end: Route 27 in Brockton
  Route 3 in Duxbury
East end: Route 3A in Duxbury
Location
Counties: Plymouth
Highway system
Route 13 Route 15

Route 14 is a 18.46-mile-long (29.71 km) state highway in southeastern Massachusetts. It runs from Route 27 in Brockton east to Route 3A in Duxbury, near the coastline.

Route 3 (Pilgrims Highway) has an interchange with Route 14, at Exit 22 (formerly exit 11) in Duxbury.


Route description

Eastbound entering Pembroke

From its western terminus at Route 27 in Brockton, Route 14 goes through Whitman south of the center of the town before going the northeastern corner of East Bridgewater, crossing Route 27 once more. In Hanson, the road is concurrent with Route 58 through the center of town, past Wampatuck Pond. It passes into Pembroke between Oldham Pond and Furnace Pond before passing through the center of town. After another concurrency with Route 53, the road passes into Duxbury, crossing Route 3 before ending at Route 3A west of Duxbury Village.

History

In 1933, Route 14 was extremely short, with its western terminus at Route 3 (current Route 53). By 1936 it had been extended out to its current routing in Brockton.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Plymouth County.

Location mi km Destinations Notes
Brockton 0.00 0.00 Route 27 – Brockton, Stoughton, Whitman Western terminus
Whitman 2.00 3.22 Route 18 – East Bridgewater, Middleboro, Abington, Boston
East Bridgewater 4.70 7.56 Route 27 – South Hanson, Kingston, Whitman
Hanson 6.90 11.10 Route 58 north – Whitman Western terminus of concurrency with Route 58
7.30 11.75 Route 58 south – Halifax Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 58
Pembroke 10.30 16.58 Route 36 south – Halifax, Plympton Northern terminus of Route 36
12.10 19.47 Route 53 north – Boston Western terminus of concurrency with Route 53
13.80 22.21 Route 53 south – Kingston Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 53
Duxbury 16.40 26.39 Route 3 (Pilgrims Highway) – Plymouth, Cape Cod, Quincy, Boston Exit 22 on Route 3; partial cloverleaf interchange
17.30 27.84 Route 139 west – Green Harbor, Fieldston, Duxbury Beach Eastern terminus of Route 139
18.46 29.71 Route 3A – Marshfield, Boston, Kingston, Plymouth Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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