Assonet River
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The Assonet River is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows 7.4 miles in a westerly direction through Freetown and joins the Taunton River near Assonet Neck in Berkley, Massachusetts.
View of Assonet River at the east end of Assonet Bay
The Assonet River, northeast of Fall River
Massachusetts Route 79
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Route 79 is a 18.47-mile-long 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 Expressw
Assonet River
…the border of Freetown and Lakeville just south of Myricks village. It is joined by Quaker Brook at Forge Pond. From this point it flows parallel to Route 79 through a series of small mill ponds. It becomes tidal near the Elm Street Bridge in Assonet village where it widens and becomes Assonet Bay to the…
Route 79 in Myricks
Fall River Viaduct in the process of being demolished
Route 79 during construction in 2025