, ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Route ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁communities ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Inter state ▁ 1 9 5 ▁travel s ▁on ▁an ▁east – west ▁path ▁through ▁town , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Ac ush net ▁River ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁begins ▁to ▁bro aden ▁as ▁it ▁approaches ▁New ▁Bed ford ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁Fair h aven ▁is ▁also ▁crossed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 , ▁which ▁enters ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁a ▁bridge ▁between ▁the ▁main land ▁and ▁Pope ' s ▁Island , ▁which ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁New ▁Bed ford ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Bed ford ▁– ▁Fair h aven ▁Bridge , ▁a ▁swing - span ▁tr uss ▁bridge ▁over ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Massachusetts ▁Route ▁ 2 4 0 , ▁a ▁short , ▁ ▁divided ▁highway , ▁connect s ▁Inter state ▁ 1 9 5 ▁at ▁Exit ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Route ▁ 6 ▁and ▁S cont icut ▁Ne ck ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁town ' s ▁ret ail ▁center ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁this ▁intersection , ▁and ▁includes ▁several ▁stores , ▁mark ets , ▁and ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁ret ail ▁center ▁for ▁neighbor ing ▁Ac ush net ▁and ▁Matt ap ois ett ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁SR TA ▁provides ▁bus ▁service ▁between ▁Fair h aven ▁and ▁New ▁Bed ford , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁short ▁sh utt le ▁routes ▁between ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁Ac ush net ▁and ▁Matt ap ois ett .