 A quarter mile beyond the bridge Weymouth Fore River is joined by Town River at Germantown, gradually widening to nearly as it travels the final northeast before ending as it enters Hingham Bay.Recreation along Weymouth Fore River includes Smith Beach/Watson Park in East Braintree along the northwest shore near Weymouth Landing at the river's south end and Wessagussett Beach on the southeast shore in North Weymouth before the river enters Hingham Bay.The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum located in Quincy Point at the west end of the Fore River Bridge features , a preserved heavy cruiser which is open to the public.