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Cape Ann is located along the northeasterly stretch of Route 128 North, which ends in Gloucester. Use exits 49 and 50 for Manchester-by-the-Sea and Magnolia, exits 47, 50 and 53 for Essex, and exits 53 and 54 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.