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Cape Ann is located along the northeasterly stretch of Route 128 North, which ends in Gloucester. Use exits 16 and 15 for Manchester-by-the-Sea and Magnolia, exits 18, 15 and 14 for Essex, and exits 14 and 13 for West Gloucester and Gloucester Harbor. Get to Rockport by continuing north along Route 127 or Route 127A from Gloucester. Cape Ann is also located at the hub of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway and may be reached via the byway from Interstate 95 and points north along Route 133 through Ipswich and into Essex, and from Beverly and Salem and points south along coastal Route 127 into Manchester-by-the-Sea.