Brayton Point 115kV Substation

Brayton Point 115kV Substation is an electrical substation in Town of Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts. Brayton Point 115kV Substation is situated nearby to Brayton Point Power Station, as well as near the nature reserve Brayton Point Salt Marsh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brayton Point Power Station and Borden Flats Light.

Brayton Point Power Station

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Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. It was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England, and was the last coal-fired power station in Massachusetts to provide power to the regional grid. Brayton Point Power Station is situated 680 feet north of Brayton Point 115kV Substation.

Borden Flats Light

Lighthouse

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Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse. Borden Flats Light is situated 1 mile southeast of Brayton Point 115kV Substation.

Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge

Bridge

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The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Braga Bridge, or simply, The Braga, is a through truss bridge that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, near the mouth of the Quequechan River at the confluence with Mount Hope Bay. Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge is situated 1¼ miles east of Brayton Point 115kV Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Swansea and Ocean Grove.

South Swansea

Hamlet

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South Swansea is a hamlet.

Ocean Grove

Hamlet

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Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census.