Massachusetts Route 79

Route 79 marker
Route 79
Map
Route 79 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length18.47 mi[1] (29.72 km)
Major junctions
South end I-195 / Route 138 in Fall River
Major intersections US 6 / Route 138 in Fall River
Route 24 from Fall River to Assonet
Route 140 in Taunton
North end Route 105 in Lakeville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesBristol, Plymouth
Highway system
Route 78 Route 80

Route 79 is a 18.47-mile-long (29.72 km) state highway in southeastern Massachusetts. The route had formerly began as a highway in Fall River, also known as the Fall River Viaduct and Western Fall River Expressway, before becoming a more rural route further north. Most of the southern expressway portion of the route was permanently closed by MassDOT in 2023 for conversion into a street level urban boulevard.

  1. ^ MassDOT Planning Division. "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 19, 2016.