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The town is accessible by Interstate 195 and U. S. Route 6, which run parallel to each other through the northern-main business part town from New Bedford to Westport on an east-west axis within a mile or two apart of one another.

Massachusetts Route 140 and Massachusetts Route 24 are located just inside the boundaries in New Bedford and Fall River respectively providing access to Boston and points north of the area and is accessible by Interstate 195 and US Route 6.

Massachusetts Route 177 also begins on the edge of town ( in Dartmouth ) on the border with Westport, accessible by US Route 6 near Lake Noquochoke, the Westport River's source.

Route 177 runs west into Rhode Island linking Tiverton and Little Compton, and Aquidneck Island ( The Newport area / Newport County ) with the Fall River-New Bedford area.

Both Tiverton, RI and Little Compton, RI are geographically part of Massachusetts and are separated from the rest of Rhode Island by direct interstate highway access so smaller routes connect to the area ( RI 138, MA / RI 24, RI 177 / MA 177, and MA 81, and MA 88 ).

Route 24 lies an average of 15 to 20 miles away in Tiverton, RI and Little Compton, RI, Massachusetts Routes 177 and Massachusetts Route 140 and Massachusetts Route 24 are based upon old Indian routes and trails.

Dartmouth includes the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve that extends from Fall River into many protected forests of North Dartmouth in the Collins Corner, Faunce Corner, and Hixville sections of town.