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MAP: Transportation
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There is three forms of transportation shown throughout the map.
1. Highways moving from north to south and east to west.
Starting in the center of Boston heading north west is route 93, moving straight north is route 1, and route 1A and 145 heading north east. Moving south route 1, 93, and 3 all go south. Route 90 heads west and 3A moves east.
2. Train routes depicted in five different colors, the lines begin in downtown Boston and diverge off into further cities.
The blue line starts in Boston and heads north east through East Boston and continues through Winthrop.
The orange line travels from north west of Charlestown into downtown Boston, then heads south west out of Boston.
The green line starts in south eastern Charlestown traveling to downtown Boston and travels west out of the city.
The red line starts west of downtown Boston then moves through the city traveling south. Below South Boston, the line splits into two. One line heads through Dorchester and south west. The other line travels through Dorchester then south east through Quincy where it passes through Adams National Historic Park.
The silver line starts at Logan International Airport then travels south approximately two miles then making a sharp turn north west towards downtown Boston. From there the line travels south west.
3. Ferries or boat tours are offered along the coast with seven different boat departures. In Boston there is the Long Wharf North, Fan Pier, Seaport District EDIC Pier, and Fallon State Pier. Further south in Quincy is the Quincy Fore River Shipyard. In Hingham is Hingham Shipyard. Finally, in Hull is Pemberton Point.
Public docks are identified under the Islands and Amenities section.
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