Modern-day_transportation Provincetown,_Massachusetts

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a residential street in provincetown


provincetown eastern terminus of u.s. route 6, both in state , in nation. although terminus directed east officially, geographically speaking, road, having curved around cape cod, facing west-southwest @ point, , marked junction route 6a. state-controlled portion ends state highway ends sign road enters cape cod national seashore, after road under federal maintenance. route 6a passes through town well, following bradford street (whereas 6 followed commercial street before bypass built , commercial street switched one-way westbound), , ending south of herring cove beach.


provincetown served 2 seasonal ferries boston , 1 plymouth. dock @ macmillan pier, located east of town hall in center of town. when operating @ full capacity, pier accommodates in given day: 11 ferry trips carrying on 5,000 passengers; 5 whale watch vessels each running 3 trips day total capacity of 3,600 passengers; town s commercial fishing fleet of 55 vessels; , many other excursion , visiting vessels. plays host several times per year destination port-of-call passengers of organized cruise ship tours, whether themed towards gay traveller, or towards eco-tourism, arts , other aspects of provincetown , outer cape.


the town has no rail service; town s railway operated 1873 until 1960s, when abandoned new york, new haven , hartford railroad. large portion of road later converted 3 roads (harry kemp way, railroad avenue , rear howland) plus old colony nature pathway , 1.3-mile (2.1 km) pedestrian path , greenway.


the cape cod regional transit authority offers flex route buses between macmillan pier , harwich , shuttle truro. provincetown @ 1 end of scenic bike route 1 boston called claire saltonstall bikeway.


the provincetown municipal airport located east of race point. 378 acres (1.53 km) airport surrounded cape cod national seashore, , used general aviation, receive regular scheduled service boston or white plains, new york (with optional car service manhattan) via cape air, operates code-share flights jetblue. airport well-equipped, if small, general-aviation airport single 3,500-foot (1,100 m) runway, ils approach, , full lighting. nearest national , international service logan international airport in boston.









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