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Gilbert Hills 4 Klein Innsbruck 3 State Forest 28 146A 6 State Forest 3 South Easton 3 27 5 Ski Area 15 7 3 2 Sheldonville 3 Easton 1 1 East South 122 2 495 4 4 98 3 Millville 121 14 123 2 West Bridgewater Hanson 2 Mansfield 1 Bridgewater Blackstone 3 3 106 3 3 3 2 1A 1 6/ 140 2 2 106 2 4 13 2 1 123 1 106 3 1 106 16 Elmwood Hanson 2 114 Mansfield RHODE ISLAND Plainville 6 i 11 Airport Woonsocket 12 Airport West Bridgewater 24 18 3 State Forest 138 3 4 102 146 3 3 5 4 104 106 2 Norton Bridgewater 2 3 Cumberland North 6 Reservoir 10 4 Bridgewater 104 120 Attle- 2 Watson Pond 3 5 3 State Park 4 104 State College 2 99 3 borough1 2 7 5 122 Norton1-800-227-MASS9 (6277) 0077 120 Wheaton 3 8 15 3 2 4 1 2 1 2/4 College 3 3 Chartley 28 4 11 1 2 152 123 3 295 Barrowsville Raynham 7 1 9 Attleboro 7/ 6 102 2 10 2 Lake 14 Old 3 2 Sabbatia 3 105 3 3 116 3 Town 4 104 3 North 2 123 140 4 3 118 Raynham Middleborough 2 2 3 5 8 24 495 Smithfield Center 2 Chepachet 95 Briggs 4 1 1 8 2 152 Corner 1 8 114 1 44.
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