Gradient across the width of a stroke

Hi
I am trying to make a coastline on a map where the line on the one side is blue and then it fades to white across the width of the stroke.
Is there a way to do this. I don't want the gradient along the length of the line - which most tutorials seem to explain.
Thanks for any help. I am Illustrator CS.

Draw a long thin rectangle filled with a top-to-bottom gradient. Expand the gradient, then make a pattern brush. You might prefer to try an Outer Glow effect.

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