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The Taunton River is the longest coastal river in New England without dams, and is the principal river that makes up the Taunton River Watershed. [ 3 ] Battleship Cove , the world's largest museum of warships , is located on the Fall River side of the river at its confluence with Mount Hope Bay, beneath the Braga Bridge .
Route 79 is a 18.47-mile-long (29.72 km) state highway in southeastern Massachusetts.The route had formerly began as a highway in Fall River, also known as the Fall River Viaduct and Western Fall River Expressway, before becoming a more rural route further north.
The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Braga Bridge, or simply, The Braga, is a through truss bridge that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, near the mouth of the Quequechan River at the confluence with Mount Hope Bay.
The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge connecting Somerset, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts.The bridge carries U.S. Route 6 and Route 138 over the Taunton River, with connecting ramps to Route 79, and includes a bike path on its north side.
South Coast Rail is a project to build a new southern line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system along several abandoned and freight-only rail lines. The project will restore passenger rail service between Boston and the cities of Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford, via the towns of Berkley and Freetown, on the south coast of Massachusetts.
A 7-mile (11.3 km) segment of the former D&S mainline that runs between Weir Junction and Dighton is currently planned for rail trail conversion as a part of Phase 1 of the Taunton River Trail project. As planned, the Taunton River Trail would consist of over 22 miles (35.4 km) of continuous off-road and on-road multi-use paths that will ...
Fall River: 0.0: 0.0: Route 138 south – North Tiverton: Continuation into Rhode Island: 2.4: 3.9: I-195 – New Bedford, Providence, RI Route 79 begins: Southern terminus of Route 79; exit 11 on I-195: 2.9: 4.7: US 6 east (North Davol Street) Southern end of US 6 concurrency: 3.5: 5.6: Route 79 north to Route 24 – Taunton, Middleboro ...
The Brightman Street Bridge is a 922-foot (281 m) long, four-lane wide drawbridge spanning the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. It was authorized in 1903 by the state legislature, and building took place between 1906 and 1908, when it opened full-time on October 10, 1908.