Massachusetts Route 240

State highway in Bristol County, Massachusetts, US

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Route 240

Route 240 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length| 1.3 mi[1] (2.1 km)
Major junctions
South end|  US 6 in Fairhaven
North end|  I-195 in Fairhaven
Location
Country| United States
State| Massachusetts
Counties| Bristol
Highway system

* Massachusetts State Highway System

* Interstate
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Route 240 is a 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) south-north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Fairhaven and its northern terminus is at Interstate 195 (I-195) in Fairhaven.

## Route description

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Route 240 acts as a connector between U.S. Route 6 and I-195 in Fairhaven. There are ghost ramps at the northern end of the highway that show that Route 240 was intended to continue north of I-195 to Acushnet, which was originally planned in the 1970s, but lost traction over the years.[2][3] An aerial view of the northern terminus hints of a continuation beyond that point.[4] Most maps indicate that this divided highway is one that has limited access, but that is not true as there is an at-grade intersection with traffic signals at Bridge Street, just north of U.S. 6.

## Major intersections

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The entire route is in Fairhaven, Bristol County. All exits are unnumbered.

mi[1][5]| km| Destinations| Notes

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0.0| 0.0|  US 6 (Huttleston Avenue) – Fairhaven, New Bedford, Mattapoisett| Southern terminus; at-grade intersection
0.5| 0.80| Bridge Street| At-grade intersection
Southern end of freeway section
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I-195 east – Wareham, Cape Cod| Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 29 on I-195
1.3| 2.1|
I-195 west – Fall River| Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

* Incomplete access

## References

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1. ^ a b "Massachusetts Route 240" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
2. ^ Jope, Amy (May 22, 1997). "Fairhaven selectmen reject Route 240 extension". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
3. ^ "End of the road: Why Fairhaven's Route 240 never extended into Acushnet".
4. ^ Aerial View of Route 240 and I-195
5. ^ "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

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