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{{Short description|State highway in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, US}}
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{{Infobox MA Route|
{{Infobox road
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length_mi=18.46<!--18.4607--><ref name="inventory">[[Executive Office of Transportation (Massachusetts)|Executive Office of Transportation]], [http://www.eot.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/plan02&sid=about Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory]</ref>|
|map_custom=yes
length_km=29.71|
|map_notes=Route 14 highlighted in red
formed=1933, 1936 (current alignment)|
|length_mi=18.46
dir1=West|
|length_ref=<!--18.4607--><ref name="inventory">[[Executive Office of Transportation (Massachusetts)|Executive Office of Transportation]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927193052/http://www.eot.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content%2Fplan02&sid=about Office of Transportation Planning - 2005 Road Inventory]</ref>
dir2=East|
||length_round=2
from=[[Image:MA Route 27.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]] in [[Brockton (MA)|Brockton]]|
|established=1933, 1936 (current alignment)
junction=[[Image:MA Route 3.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 3|Route 3]] in [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]|
|direction_a=West
to=[[Image:MA Route 3A.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 3A (south)|Route 3A]] in Duxbury|
|direction_b=East
previous_type=|
|terminus_a={{jct|state=MA|MA|27}} in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]]
previous_route=13|
|junction={{jct|state=MA|MA|3}} in [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]
next_type=|
|terminus_b={{jct|state=MA|MA|3A}} in Duxbury
next_route=15
|counties=[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]
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}}
}}
'''Route 14''' is an 18.5-mile highway in southeastern [[Massachusetts]]. It runs from [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]] in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]] east to [[Massachusetts Route 3A (south)|Route 3A]] in [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]], near the coastline.
'''Route 14''' is a {{convert|18.46|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in southeastern [[Massachusetts]]. It runs from [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]] in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]] east to [[Massachusetts Route 3A (south)|Route 3A]] in [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]], near the coastline.


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


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[Image:MA Route 14 eastbound entering Pembroke MA.jpg|thumb|left|Eastbound entering [[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]]]]
From its western terminus at [[Massachusetts_Route_27|Route 27]] in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]], Route 14 goes through [[Whitman, Massachusetts|Whitman]] south of the center of the town, the northeastern corner of [[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|East Bridgewater]], [[Hanson, Massachusetts|Hanson]], [[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]], and [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]], ending at [[Massachusetts Route 3A (south)|Route 3A]] west of [[Duxbury (CDP), Massachusetts|Duxbury Village]].
From its western terminus at [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]] in [[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]], Route 14 goes through [[Whitman, Massachusetts|Whitman]] south of the center of the town before going the northeastern corner of [[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|East Bridgewater]], crossing Route 27 once more. In [[Hanson, Massachusetts|Hanson]], the road is concurrent with [[Massachusetts Route 58|Route 58]] through the center of town, past [[Wampatuck Pond]]. It passes into [[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]] between [[Oldham Pond (Massachusetts)|Oldham Pond]] and [[Furnace Pond (Pembroke, Massachusetts)|Furnace Pond]] before passing through the center of town. After another concurrency with [[Massachusetts Route 53|Route 53]], the road passes into [[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]], crossing [[Massachusetts Route 3|Route 3]] before ending at [[Massachusetts Route 3A (south)|Route 3A]] west of [[Duxbury (CDP), Massachusetts|Duxbury Village]].
===Junction list===
{{mileposts}}
{|class=wikitable
!County
!Location
!Milepost
!Roads Intersected
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=11|[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]
|rowspan=1|[[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]]
|0.00
|[[Image:MA Route 27.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]]
|Western terminus of Route 14.
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Whitman, Massachusetts|Whitman]]
|
|[[Image:MA Route 18.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 18|Route 18]]
|
|-
|rowspan=1|[[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|East Bridgewater]]
|
|[[Image:MA Route 27.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Hanson, Massachusetts|Hanson]]
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|[[Image:North plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:MA Route 58.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 58|Route 58]] North
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|Northern terminus of Route 14/58 concurrency.
|-
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|[[Image:South plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:MA Route 58.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 58|Route 58]] South
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|Southern terminus of Route 14/58 concurrency.
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]]
|
||[[Image:MA Route 36.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 36|Route 36]]
|Northern terminus of Route 36.
|-
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|[[Image:North plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:MA Route 53.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 53|Route 53]] North
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|Northern terminus of Route 14/53 concurrency.
|-
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|[[Image:South plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:MA Route 53.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 53|Route 53]] South
|bgcolor=DDFFFF|Southern terminus of Route 14/53 concurrency.
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]
|
|[[Image:MA Route 3.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 3|Route 3]]
|Route 3 Exit 11.
|-
|
|[[Image:MA Route 139.svg|25px]] [[Massachusetts Route 139|Route 139]]
|Eastern terminus of Route 139.
|-
|18.46
|[[Image:MA Route 3A.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts Route 3A (south)|Route 3A]]
|Eastern terminus of Route 14.
|}

==Communities along the route==
Route 14 travels through the following cities and towns, and is known by the following local street names:<br>

'''[[Brockton, Massachusetts|Brockton]]'''
*Alger Street
*West Crook Street
'''[[Whitman, Massachusetts|Whitman]]'''
*Auburn Street
*Washington Street
'''[[East Bridgewater, Massachusetts|East Bridgewater]]'''
*Washington Street
*Oak Street
'''[[Hanson, Massachusetts|Hanson]]'''
*West Washington Street
*County Road
*Liberty Street (with Route 58)
*Maquan Street
'''[[Pembroke, Massachusetts|Pembroke]]'''
*Maquan Street
*Mattakeesett Street
*Center Street
*Barker Street
*Washington Street (with Route 53)
*Congress Street
'''[[Duxbury, Massachusetts|Duxbury]]'''
*Congress Street
*West Street


==History==
==History==
In 1933, Route 14 was extremely short, with its western terminus at Route 3. By 1936 it had been extended out to its current routing in Brockton.
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==
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{{MAint
|location=Brockton
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|27|city1=Brockton|city2=Stoughton|city3=Whitman}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{MAint
|location=Whitman
|mile=2.00
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|18|city1=East Bridgewater|location2=[[Middleborough Center, Massachusetts|Middleboro]]|city3=Abington|city4=Boston}}
}}
{{MAint
|location=East Bridgewater
|mile=4.70
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|27|location1=[[Hanson, Massachusetts|South Hanson]]|city2=Kingston|areadab2=CDP|city3=Whitman}}
}}
{{MAint
|location=Hanson
|lspan=2
|mile=6.90
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|58|dir1=north|city1=Whitman}}
|notes=Western terminus of [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with Route 58
}}
{{MAint
|mile=7.30
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|58|dir1=south|city1=Halifax}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 58
}}
{{MAint
|lspan=3
|location=Pembroke
|mile=10.30
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|36|dir1=south|city1=Halifax|city2=Plympton}}
|notes=Northern terminus of Route 36
}}
{{MAint
|mile=12.10
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|53|dir1=north|city1=Boston}}
|notes=Western terminus of concurrency with Route 53
}}
{{MAint
|mile=13.80
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|53|dir1=south|city1=Kingston|areadab1=CDP}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 53
}}
{{MAint
|lspan=3
|location=Duxbury
|mile=16.40
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|3|name1=Pilgrims Highway|city1=Plymouth|city2=Cape Cod|city3=Quincy|city4=Boston}}
|notes=Exit 22 on Route 3; [[partial cloverleaf interchange]]
}}
{{MAint
|mile=17.30
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|139|dir1=west|city1=Green Harbor|location2=[[Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts|Fieldston]]|location3=[[Duxbury Beach]]}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 139
}}
{{MAint
|mile=18.46
|road={{jct|state=MA|MA|3A|city1=Marshfield|areadab1=CDP|city2=Boston|city3=Kingston|areadab3=CDP|city4=Plymouth|areadab4=CDP}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}


==References==
==References==
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
{{Commons category|Massachusetts Route 14}}
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
*[http://neilbert.com/findroute.php?route=10-15 Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191856/http://neilbert.com/findroute.php?route=10-15 Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log]


[[Category:Numbered routes in Massachusetts|014]]
[[Category:Numbered routes in Massachusetts|014]]
[[Category:Brockton, Massachusetts]]

{{Massachusetts-road-stub}}
[[Category:Whitman, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:East Bridgewater, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Hanson, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Pembroke, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Duxbury, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 01:35, 11 March 2023

Route 14 marker
Route 14
Map
Route 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length18.46 mi[1] (29.71 km)
Existed1933, 1936 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
West end Route 27 in Brockton
Major intersections Route 3 in Duxbury
East end Route 3A in Duxbury
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesPlymouth
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

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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

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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

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The entire route is in Plymouth County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Brockton0.000.00 Route 27 – Brockton, Stoughton, WhitmanWestern terminus
Whitman2.003.22 Route 18 – East Bridgewater, Middleboro, Abington, Boston
East Bridgewater4.707.56 Route 27 – South Hanson, Kingston, Whitman
Hanson6.9011.10
Route 58 north – Whitman
Western terminus of concurrency with Route 58
7.3011.75
Route 58 south – Halifax
Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 58
Pembroke10.3016.58
Route 36 south – Halifax, Plympton
Northern terminus of Route 36
12.1019.47
Route 53 north – Boston
Western terminus of concurrency with Route 53
13.8022.21
Route 53 south – Kingston
Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 53
Duxbury16.4026.39 Route 3 (Pilgrims Highway) – Plymouth, Cape Cod, Quincy, BostonExit 22 on Route 3; partial cloverleaf interchange
17.3027.84
Route 139 west – Green Harbor, Fieldston, Duxbury Beach
Eastern terminus of Route 139
18.4629.71 Route 3A – Marshfield, Boston, Kingston, PlymouthEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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