Rose Island Lighthouse Battle of The Bay
August 9 @ Rose Island LightHouse Foundation, Newport, RI, United States
DIRECTIONS
| Driving Directions to Fort Adams | X close |
From Providence T.F. Green Airport
- Follow
signs to Interstate 95, then stay to the left to go onto
95 South. - Take Route 4 South (left side Exit 9) toward
North Kingstown, East Greenwich.
Route 4 South bends to the right and merges into Route 1
South after the second traffic light. - Take the next exit to
Route 138 East towards Jamestown and the Newport Bridge.
You will go over TWO bridges to get here -- the first is
the Jamestown / Verrazzano Bridge and the second is the Claiborne
Pell (Newport) Bridge ($4 toll or EZPass) where you can see Rose Island
on the south side (to your right). - Take the first exit off the
Newport Bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto JT Connell
Road that changes to Farewell Street at the traffic lights. - Proceed
straight on Farewell Street between the two cemeteries (proof
colonial people had a sense of humor). - Go right at the next
stop light onto America's Cup Avenue towards the Gateway
Visitor's Center. - Go through several more stop lights and stay in the
right lane on America's Cup Avenue. You're going to keep
the water on your right all the way to Fort Adams. - Take a right
onto Thames Street at the light by the Newport Bay Club where
you'll see a statue of a wave with feet coming out of it.
Proceed south on Thames Street approximately 1/2 mile until
you see a Shell Station on your left. - Take a right onto Wellington Avenue.
Keep the water on your right. Follow Wellington Avenue past
the Ida Lewis Yacht Club where the road turns left and goes
up Halidon Hill past the New York Yacht Club. - Take a right at
the next stop sign onto Harrison Avenue and follow Harrison
to the next intersection and take a right - you're still
on Harrison Avenue. - Proceed approx.1/4 mile past estates and farmland.
Look on the right for two large black anchors at the entrance
to Fort Adams State Park. - The race committee meeting will be held at 8:15AM on the beach behind the Sail Newport building located at 60 Fort Adams Drive
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