Massachusetts–Rhode Island border

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geographical border international terrestrial border state boundary

The Massachusetts–Rhode Island border is the state boundary line separating Massachusetts from Rhode Island in the New England region of the United States.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Massachusetts–Rhode Island state border	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical border ⓘ international terrestrial border ⓘ state boundary ⓘ
borderBetween	Massachusetts and Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 295 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ railway lines between Massachusetts and Rhode Island ⓘ
definedBy	state boundary law of Massachusetts ⓘ state boundary law of Rhode Island ⓘ
establishedWithin	United States federal system NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAdjacentWaterBoundary	state line in Mount Hope Bay ⓘ state line in Narragansett Bay ⓘ
hasBorderingEntity	Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDirectionality	runs generally east–west in southern portion ⓘ runs generally north–south in western portion ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext	New England colonial charters NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial-era boundary disputes ⓘ
hasJurisdictionalFunction	separates state law enforcement authority ⓘ separates state taxation authority ⓘ
hasJurisdictionalFunction	separates state legal jurisdictions ⓘ
hasNeighboringStateToNorth	Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNeighboringStateToSouth	Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	interstate borders of the United States ⓘ
liesNearBodyOfWater	Mount Hope Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	New England ⓘ
partOf	borders of Massachusetts ⓘ borders of Rhode Island ⓘ
passesNearCity	Attleboro, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackstone, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Pawtucket, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Seekonk, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Woonsocket, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
separates	Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plainville, Massachusetts → locatedOn → Massachusetts–Rhode Island border ⓘ

Massachusetts–Rhode Island state line in Fall River → partOf → Massachusetts–Rhode Island border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Massachusetts–Rhode Island state border