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Horseneck Beach State Reservation is a public recreation area comprising more than 800 acres (320 ha) on the Atlantic Ocean in the southern portion of the town of Westport, Massachusetts. [3] The reservation is one of the state’s "most popular facilities ... welcom[ing] hundreds of thousands of visitors per year."
Route 88 is a 11.30-mile-long (18.19 km) north–south state highway in the town of Westport in southeastern Massachusetts. At just over 11 miles, it is the longest Massachusetts state route to be situated in only one town. It begins at John Reed Road and ends at an interchange with I-195.
Salisbury Beach State Reservation: Essex: 355 acres 144 ha: 1931: The park's main feature is its 3.8-mile (6.1 km)-long beach, one of the most popular in the Commonwealth. Sandisfield State Forest: Berkshire: 4,190 acres 1,700 ha: York Lake: Sandy Point State Reservation: Essex: 134 acres 54 ha: Savoy Mountain State Forest: Berkshire: 10,457 ...
Massachusetts Route 88, the longest state highway in Massachusetts to be entirely located within one town, serves as an access from I-195 (at exit 16) to Horseneck Beach State Reservation. There is bus service along Route 6 provided by the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA). During the summer, service is extended to Horseneck Beach.
A beach on the coast of Massachusetts on a foggy early spring day. This is a list of beaches in New England sorted by state then town. Beaches are not exclusively all on seashores but may also be located on lakes, rivers or other bodies of water.
From Widows Point, the river flows due southward, crossing under the Hix Bridge before passing Gull Rock and then widening at Cadman's Neck to approximately a half mile wide. The river flows southward, with several larger islands dotting the path, before meeting the Horseneck Channel (which in turn leads to The Let) at Westport Point.
Gooseberry Island is the Town of Westport's most southern point and is located off the shores of Westport, between Horseneck Beach and East Beach. A road causeway connects the main part of Westport with Gooseberry Island. The island is only 0.17 miles (0.27 km) from the mainland of Westport.
The Normand Edward Fontaine Bridge is a 1,025 feet (312 m)-long bascule bridge at in Westport, Massachusetts Two lanes of Route 88 pass over the bridge from Westport Point and Wood Point in the Westport Point section of town to the Horseneck Beach State Reservation , connecting with Cherry & Webb Lane and, eventually, John Reed Road when Route ...