U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts

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U.S. Route 6
Grand Army of the Republic Highway
US 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT and the town of Provincetown
Length	117.952 mi[1] (189.825 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	US 6 in East Providence, RI
Major intersections	I-195 in Swansea Route 138 from Somerset to Fall River Route 79 in Fall River Route 24 in Fall River Route 140 in New Bedford Route 25 / Route 28 in Buzzards Bay Route 3 in Sagamore Route 6A / Route 28 in Orleans and Eastham
East end	Route 6A in Provincetown
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State
← Route 5A → Route 6A
← Route 5 N.E. → Route 6A

U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in Massachusetts is a 117.952-mile-long (189.825 km) portion of the cross-country route connecting Providence, Rhode Island, to Fall River, New Bedford, and Cape Cod. In the Fall River and New Bedford areas, US 6 parallels Interstate 195 (I-195). On Cape Cod, US 6 is a highway interconnecting the towns of the area. The freeway section in this area is also known as the Mid-Cape Highway. The highway is also alternatively signed as the "Grand Army of the Republic Highway".

The section of the Mid-Cape Highway between exit 78 and the Orleans rotary is known to locals as "Suicide Alley" due to the number of fatal accidents that happen on this stretch of two-lane divided freeway with only a berm separating the lanes of traffic.