Martin's Point is a
promontory in
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropo ...
, United States. It is located on the southern side of the
Presumpscot River
The Presumpscot River () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 30, 2011 river located in Cumberland County, Maine. It is the main outlet of Sebago Lake. The rive ...
, at its confluence with
Casco Bay
Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, New England, United States. Its easternmost approach is Cape Small and its westernmost approach is Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth. The city of Portland sits along its s ...
, in the
East Deering
Portland, Maine, is home to many neighborhoods.
Arts District
Portland's Arts District is based around Congress Street in downtown Portland. The District includes the Portland Museum of Art, the Children's Museum of Maine, the Maine College o ...
neighborhood of the city.
The point is connected to
Mackworth Point, in
Falmouth Foreside on the northern side of the river, by the
Martin's Point Bridge, which carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic of
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making ...
(named Veranda Street on the southern approach). There has been a crossing at this location since 1828; the current bridge was completed in 2014.
Martin's Point Health Care occupies the location today.
References
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Geography of Portland, Maine