Mackworth Point is a
promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...
in
Falmouth Foreside,
Maine, United States. It is located on the northern side of the
Presumpscot River, at its confluence with
Casco Bay, and it shares its name with
Mackworth Island
Mackworth Island State Park is an approximately island in Falmouth, Maine, United States, adjacent to its border with Portland, Maine. In 1631, Sir Ferdinando Gorges gave the island to Arthur Mackworth, his deputy in Casco Bay, and the island ...
, located a short distance away. Both are named for Arthur Mackworth, deputy to Sir
Ferdinando Gorges.
The point is connected to
Martin's Point, in
Portland
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* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, on the southern side of the river, by the
Martin's Point Bridge
Martin's Point Bridge spans the Presumpscot River in Maine, United States, near the river’s mouth with Casco Bay. It connects Falmouth Foreside, at Mackworth Point, in the north, to the East Deering neighborhood of Portland, at Martin's P ...
, which carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic of
U.S. Route 1. There has been a crossing at this location since 1828; the current bridge was completed in 2014.
Andrews Avenue connects Mackworth Point to Mackworth Island via a
causeway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
.
References
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Falmouth, Maine
Landforms of Cumberland County, Maine