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===Water=== The Fall River Line Pier, located directly beneath the Braga Bridge, is a major port for commercial fishing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallriverlinepier.com/commercial-fishing/|title=Commercial Fishing|website=Fall River Line Pier|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> and cargo shipping, handling imports from and to Cape Verde, the Azores, Brazil, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallriverlinepier.com/shipping/|title=Shipping|website=Fall River Line Pier|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> A water taxi service began in 2024, connecting the pier to several points throughout the city's waterfront.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://turnto10.com/news/local/fall-river-water-taxi-begins-service-at-citys-waterfront-taunton-river-marina-water-business-memorial-day-arpa-project-boats-pilot-program-may-27-2024|title=Fall River water taxi begins service at city's waterfront|website=NBC|author=Allegra Zamore|date=May 27, 2024|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref> The port has also served as port-of-call for cruise ships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallriverlinepier.com/cruise/|title=Cruise|website=Fall River Line Pier|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref> and formerly served as the terminus for a passenger ferry line connecting to the Rhode Island communities of Newport and Block Island,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blockislandferry.com/schedules-fares/fall-river-hi-speed-schedule|title=Fall River Hi-Speed Schedule|website=Block Island Ferry|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724020909/https://www.blockislandferry.com/schedules-fares/fall-river-hi-speed-schedule|url-status=dead}}</ref> though the service was cancelled in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Winokoor|first=Charles|title=Why the Fall River to Block Island ferry run is canceled for the second season in a row|url=https://www.heraldnews.com/story/business/2021/06/15/fall-river-block-island-ferry-run-canceled-not-profitable-point-judith-interstate-navigation-newport/7691549002/|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=The Herald News|language=en-US}}</ref> The pier also offers connections to freight rail via the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad.
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