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Route History for US 6 in Massachusetts

• In the early 1950s:
• US 6 began in Provincetown and followed what is now MA-6A out of town.
• Further south on Cape Cod US 6 followed what is now MA-6A through Brewster, Dennis, and Barnstable. At MA-132, US 6 turned left to access its current alignment.
• In Fall River US 6 followed Bedford Street and Central Street to North Davol Street.
• The rest of US 6 followed basically the same route as it does today through Massachusetts.
• By 1968, US 6 followed its current alignment through Massachusetts.

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