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