List of crossings of the Charles River
This is a list of the crossings of the Charles River from its mouth at Boston Harbor upstream to its source at Echo Lake (the four tunnels crossing the inner portion of Boston Harbor are not included). All locations are in Massachusetts.
Crossings
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Image | Crossing | Carries or connects | Location | Built | Length | Notes | Coordinates |
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North Washington Street Bridge | Route 99 (N. Washington St) | Boston to Charlestown | 1900 | 331.9 meters (1,089 ft)[1] | The MBTA Orange Line used this bridge, before the upstream tunnel was completed in 1975. Site of a ferry established in 1630;[2] obsoleted by the Charles River Bridge, built 1786 | 42°22′08″N 71°03′36″W / 42.36889°N 71.06000°W / 42.36889; -71.06000 (Charlestown Bridge) | |
(New) Charles River Dam | pedestrians and bikers | 1978 | Fish ladder, pumps and three locks for navigation. Site of the Warren Bridge, built 1828, demolished 1962. | 42°22′07″N 71°03′41.10″W / 42.36861°N 71.0614167°W / 42.36861; -71.0614167 (Charles River locks) | |||
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge | I-93 / US 1 | 2003 | 442.2 meters (1,451 ft)[1] | Replaced Charlestown High Bridge, built 1956, demolished 2004 | 42°22′08″N 71°03′49″W / 42.36889°N 71.06361°W / 42.36889; -71.06361 (Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge) | ||
Haymarket North Extension tunnel | MBTA Orange Line | 1975 | |||||
Leverett Circle Connector Bridge | I-93 exit 18 onramp and offramp | Boston to Cambridge | 1999 | 253 meters (830 ft)[1] | 42°22′08″N 71°03′52″W / 42.36889°N 71.06444°W / 42.36889; -71.06444 (Leverett Circle Connector Bridge) | ||
MBTA Commuter Rail Charles River Bridge | MBTA Commuter Rail at North Station | 1931 | Bascule drawbridge Site of Boston and Lowell Railroad Charles River Bridge, built 1835, first movable railroad bridge in the United States[3] | 42°22′8.29″N 71°03′54.96″W / 42.3689694°N 71.0652667°W / 42.3689694; -71.0652667 (MBTA Commuter Rail) | |||
MBTA Green Line Lechmere Viaduct | MBTA Green Line | 1912 | 42°22′2.32″N 71°04′8.29″W / 42.3673111°N 71.0689694°W / 42.3673111; -71.0689694 (MBTA Green Line) | ||||
(Old) Charles River Dam Bridge | Route 28 (Charles River Dam Rd) | 1910 | 25 meters (82 ft)[1] | The Boston Museum of Science is located on this bridge | 42°22′01.66″N 71°04′08.87″W / 42.3671278°N 71.0691306°W / 42.3671278; -71.0691306 (Charles River Dam Bridge) | ||
Longfellow Bridge | Route 3 (Main St/Cambridge St) MBTA Red Line | 1907 | 650.7 meters (2,135 ft)[1] | MBTA Red Line in median; built in 1907 as the Cambridge Bridge, renamed for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1927. Site of West Boston Bridge, built 1793 | 42°21′41″N 71°04′32″W / 42.36139°N 71.07556°W / 42.36139; -71.07556 (Longfellow Bridge) | ||
Harvard Bridge | Route 2A (Massachusetts Avenue) | 1891, 1909 (rebuilt), 1924 (overhaul), 1990 (rebuilt) | 659.9 meters (2,165 ft)[1] | Longest bridge over the Charles. Northern terminus at MIT, not Harvard University. | 42°21′15″N 71°05′28″W / 42.35417°N 71.09111°W / 42.35417; -71.09111 (Harvard Bridge) | ||
Boston University Bridge | Route 2 | 1927 | built as the Cottage Farm Bridge, renamed in 1949 | 42°21′09.12″N 71°06′38.26″W / 42.3525333°N 71.1106278°W / 42.3525333; -71.1106278 (Boston University Bridge) | |||
Grand Junction Railroad Bridge | MBTA Grand Junction Branch | crosses the river under the Boston University Bridge | 42°21′09.69″N 71°06′36.72″W / 42.3526917°N 71.1102000°W / 42.3526917; -71.1102000 (Grand Junction Railroad bridge) | ||||
River Street Bridge | River St/Cambridge St | 1926 | 42°21′41″N 71°07′00″W / 42.36139°N 71.11667°W / 42.36139; -71.11667 (River Street Bridge) | ||||
Western Avenue Bridge | Western Avenue | 1924 | 85.3 meters (280 ft)[1] | 42°21′51.25″N 71°07′01.13″W / 42.3642361°N 71.1169806°W / 42.3642361; -71.1169806 (Western Avenue Bridge) | |||
John W. Weeks Bridge | pedestrians | 1926 | the only footbridge across the basin, with a Harvard campus steam tunnel inside | 42°22′6.63″N 71°07′05.26″W / 42.3685083°N 71.1181278°W / 42.3685083; -71.1181278 (John W. Weeks Bridge) | |||
Anderson Memorial Bridge | N. Harvard Street/JFK Street | 1912 | 70.7 meters (232 ft)[1] | A memorial to Nicholas Longworth Anderson donated by his son Larz Anderson Site of a ferry established 1635 at the foot of Dunster Street in Cambridge, at canal/creek;[4] obsoleted by Great Bridge,[5] built 1662, rebuilt 1862 | 42°22′08″N 71°07′23″W / 42.36889°N 71.12306°W / 42.36889; -71.12306 (Anderson Memorial Bridge) | ||
Eliot Bridge | Soldiers Field Rd, Memorial Drive | 1950 | 91.4 meters (300 ft)[1] | a memorial to Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president 1869–1909, and his son Charles Eliot, landscape architect for the Metropolitan Park Commission | 42°22′18″N 71°07′59″W / 42.37167°N 71.13306°W / 42.37167; -71.13306 (Eliot Bridge) | ||
Arsenal Street Bridge | Arsenal St/Western Ave | Brighton to Watertown | 1925 | 61.9 meters (203 ft)[1] | 42°21′42″N 71°08′50″W / 42.36167°N 71.14722°W / 42.36167; -71.14722 (Arsenal Street Bridge) | ||
North Beacon Street Bridge | US 20 | 1917 | 62.5 meters (205 ft)[1] | 42°21′32″N 71°09′42″W / 42.35889°N 71.16167°W / 42.35889; -71.16167 (North Beacon Street Bridge) | |||
Watertown Bridge | Route 16 (Galen Street) | Watertown | about 1907 | 27.4 meters (90 ft)[1] | 42°21′53″N 71°11′08″W / 42.36472°N 71.18556°W / 42.36472; -71.18556 (Watertown Bridge) | ||
Watertown Dam | no crossing | 1900 | The Charles River Watershed Association has proposed removal of the dam.[6] | 42°21′55.27″N 71°11′21.34″W / 42.3653528°N 71.1892611°W / 42.3653528; -71.1892611 (Watertown Dam) | |||
Cpl. Joseph U. Thompson Footbridge | pedestrians and bicycles | Demolished 2017[7] | 42°21′54.39″N 71°11′24.97″W / 42.3651083°N 71.1902694°W / 42.3651083; -71.1902694 (Pedestrian bridge) | ||||
Cpl. Joseph U. Thompson Footbridge (new) | 2018 | Replaced old span | |||||
Bridge Street Bridge | Bridge St | Newton to Watertown | 29.3 meters (96 ft)[1] | 42°21′56.87″N 71°12′15.96″W / 42.3657972°N 71.2044333°W / 42.3657972; -71.2044333 (Bridge Street) | |||
Bemis Dam (breached) | no crossing | 1821[8] | breached 1944 | 42°21′56.58″N 71°12′17.92″W / 42.3657167°N 71.2049778°W / 42.3657167; -71.2049778 (Bemis Dam) | |||
Blue Heron Footbridge | Charles River Bike Path | 2005 | 42°21′53.33″N 71°12′45.85″W / 42.3648139°N 71.2127361°W / 42.3648139; -71.2127361 (Blue Heron Footbridge) | ||||
Farwell Street Bridge | Farwell St | Waltham | 33.4 meters (110 ft)[1] | 42°22′1.3″N 71°13′5.1″W / 42.367028°N 71.218083°W / 42.367028; -71.218083 (Farwell Street bridge) | |||
Bleachery Footbridge | Former pedestrian bridge site, demolished 1960s. | 42°22′8.2″N 71°13′20.4″W / 42.368944°N 71.222333°W / 42.368944; -71.222333 (Bleachery Footbridge) | |||||
Bleachery Dam | no crossing | 1794 | originally Gore Paper Mill dam | 42°22′8.83″N 71°13′22.74″W / 42.3691194°N 71.2229833°W / 42.3691194; -71.2229833 (Bleachery Dam) | |||
Mary T. Early Footbridge | 2004 | formerly Calvary Street Footbridge | 42°22′10.74″N 71°13′25.94″W / 42.3696500°N 71.2238722°W / 42.3696500; -71.2238722 (Mary T. Early Footbridge) | ||||
Boston & Maine Railroad trestle (abandoned) | abandoned Watertown Branch Railroad | Demolished in 2016 | 42°22′11.11″N 71°13′26.29″W / 42.3697528°N 71.2239694°W / 42.3697528; -71.2239694 (Boston & Maine Railroad bridge) | ||||
Charles F. Graceffa Bridge | Newton Street | 1877 | 27.4 meters (90 ft)[1] | 42°22′21.10″N 71°13′43.51″W / 42.3725278°N 71.2287528°W / 42.3725278; -71.2287528 (Newton Street bridge) | |||
Elm Street Bridge | Elm St | 71.9 meters (236 ft)[1] | 42°22′22.87″N 71°13′57.19″W / 42.3730194°N 71.2325528°W / 42.3730194; -71.2325528 (Elm Street bridge) | ||||
Boston & Maine Railroad trestle (abandoned) | abandoned Watertown Branch | Demolished in 2015 | 42°22′22.21″N 71°13′59.12″W / 42.3728361°N 71.2330889°W / 42.3728361; -71.2330889 (Boston & Maine Railroad bridge) | ||||
Richard Landry Park footbridge | 1978 | 42°22′20.59″N 71°14′5.95″W / 42.3723861°N 71.2349861°W / 42.3723861; -71.2349861 (Richard Landry Park footbridge) | |||||
Waltham Dam or Moody Street Dam | 1836 | original Eden Vale dam built 1785 | 42°22′22.87″N 71°14′10.24″W / 42.3730194°N 71.2361778°W / 42.3730194; -71.2361778 (Moody Street Dam) | ||||
Moody Street bridge | 1946 | 68.6 meters (225 ft)[1] | original built 1846, rebuilt 1871, 1921 | 42°22′23.61″N 71°14′11.63″W / 42.3732250°N 71.2365639°W / 42.3732250; -71.2365639 (Moody Street bridge) | |||
Gold Star Mothers Bridge | 1889 | 40.2 meters (132 ft)[1] | Carries Prospect Street; drawbridge 1882 | 42°22′7.91″N 71°14′36.93″W / 42.3688639°N 71.2435917°W / 42.3688639; -71.2435917 (Gold Star Mothers bridge) | |||
Commonwealth Avenue/South Avenue Bridge | Route 30 | Newton to Weston | site of old Norumbega Bridge | 42°20′38.27″N 71°15′41.01″W / 42.3439639°N 71.2613917°W / 42.3439639; -71.2613917 (Commonwealth Avenue (MA 30) bridge) | |||
I-90/I-95 connector | I-90 / I-95 | original Mass Pike terminus until 1964 | 42°20′29.76″N 71°15′42.51″W / 42.3416000°N 71.2618083°W / 42.3416000; -71.2618083 (I-90 / I-95 connector bridge) | ||||
Massachusetts Turnpike Boston Extension (Interstate 90) | I-90 | 316.1 meters (1,037 ft)[1] | 42°20′27.53″N 71°15′39.42″W / 42.3409806°N 71.2609500°W / 42.3409806; -71.2609500 (I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) bridge) | ||||
I-90/I-95 connector | I-90 / I-95 | 42°20′27.62″N 71°15′34.98″W / 42.3410056°N 71.2597167°W / 42.3410056; -71.2597167 (I-90 / I-95 connector bridge) | |||||
Footbridge from Riverside Rd., Newton to Recreation Rd., Weston | pedestrians | demolished 2023; replacement under construction, scheduled for completion in 2025[9] | 42°20′28.36″N 71°15′29.73″W / 42.3412111°N 71.2582583°W / 42.3412111; -71.2582583 (Newton / Weston pedestrian bridge) | ||||
[1] | Road bridge from Riverside Rd., Newton to Recreation Rd., Weston | demolished 1960s around time of Massachusetts Turnpike Extension | 42°20′28.36″N 71°15′29.73″W / 42.3412111°N 71.2582583°W / 42.3412111; -71.2582583 (Newton / Weston road bridge) | ||||
CSX/MBTA railroad bridge | Framingham/Worcester Line | Single-arch concrete span | 42°20′26.45″N 71°15′25.44″W / 42.3406806°N 71.2570667°W / 42.3406806; -71.2570667 (CSX / MBTA railroad bridge) | ||||
Pony Truss Bridge[10] | pedestrians | accessible from Riverside Park[11] off Recreation Rd., Weston | 42°20′24.16″N 71°15′21.39″W / 42.3400444°N 71.2559417°W / 42.3400444; -71.2559417 (pedestrian bridge) | ||||
I-95 offramp | 180.4 meters (592 ft)[1] | northbound exits 23–25; originally Route 128 until 1964 | 42°20′15.466″N 71°15′26.56″W / 42.33762944°N 71.2573778°W / 42.33762944; -71.2573778 (I-95 offramp bridge) | ||||
I-95 / Route 128 | I-95 / Route 128 | 93.6 meters (307 ft)[1] | 42°20′11.83″N 71°15′31.04″W / 42.3366194°N 71.2586222°W / 42.3366194; -71.2586222 (Interstate 95 / MA-128 bridge) | ||||
Concord Street/Park Road bridge | 24.7 meters (81 ft)[1] | 42°19′50.04″N 71°16′4.53″W / 42.3305667°N 71.2679250°W / 42.3305667; -71.2679250 (Concord Street, Newton / Park Road, Weston bridge) | |||||
Leo J. Martin Golf Club Footbridge | Newton to Wellesley | 42°19′42.16″N 71°16′12.29″W / 42.3283778°N 71.2700806°W / 42.3283778; -71.2700806 (Leo J. Martin Golf Club Footbridge) | |||||
Newton–Wellesley Lower Falls Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge | rebuilt 2012[12] | formerly abandoned Boston & Albany RR Newton Lower Falls Branch bridge | 42°19′36.34″N 71°15′40.58″W / 42.3267611°N 71.2612722°W / 42.3267611; -71.2612722 (Boston & Albany RR Newton Lower Falls Branch bridge) | ||||
Washington Street Bridge | Route 16 | 43 meters (141 ft)[1] | 42°19′31.15″N 71°15′30.07″W / 42.3253194°N 71.2583528°W / 42.3253194; -71.2583528 (Washington Street (Rt 16) bridge) | ||||
Finlay Dam | 42°19′31.74″N 71°15′15.78″W / 42.3254833°N 71.2543833°W / 42.3254833; -71.2543833 (Finlay Dam) | ||||||
Cordingly Dam and Falls | 42°19′31.6″N 71°15′15.8″W / 42.325444°N 71.254389°W / 42.325444; -71.254389 (Cordingly Dam and Falls) | ||||||
Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge | 1983[13] | Previous bridges built in 1909 and before 1906[13] | 42°19′33″N 71°15′16″W / 42.32583°N 71.25444°W / 42.32583; -71.25444 (Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge) | ||||
Wales Street/Walnut Street Bridge | 17.9 meters (59 ft)[1] | 42°19′36.39″N 71°15′11.42″W / 42.3267750°N 71.2531722°W / 42.3267750; -71.2531722 (Wales Street / Walnut Street bridge) | |||||
Cochituate Aqueduct | Closed. | 1848 | 42°19′27.48″N 71°14′59.95″W / 42.3243000°N 71.2499861°W / 42.3243000; -71.2499861 (Cochituate Aqueduct bridge) | ||||
I-95 / Route 128 | I-95 / Route 128 | 42°19′25.09″N 71°14′57.36″W / 42.3236361°N 71.2492667°W / 42.3236361; -71.2492667 (I-95 / MA-128 bridge) | |||||
Boston-Worcester Turnpike Bridge | Route 9 | 23.2 meters (76 ft)[1] | 42°19′00.5″N 71°13′41.2″W / 42.316806°N 71.228111°W / 42.316806; -71.228111 (Boston-Worcester Turnpike (MA 9) bridge) | ||||
Metropolitan Circular Dam | No crossing. | 2010s replacement for older dam | 42°18′59.6″N 71°13′41.1″W / 42.316556°N 71.228083°W / 42.316556; -71.228083 (Metropolitan Circular Dam) | ||||
Echo Bridge | pedestrians, bicycles, and the Sudbury Aqueduct | Newton to Needham | 1876 | 42°18′53.13″N 71°13′37.17″W / 42.3147583°N 71.2269917°W / 42.3147583; -71.2269917 (Echo Bridge / Sudbury Aqueduct) | |||
Silk Mill Dam | No crossing. | 42°18′49.76″N 71°13′34.82″W / 42.3138222°N 71.2263389°W / 42.3138222; -71.2263389 (Silk Mill Dam) | |||||
Elliot Street/Central Avenue Bridge | Eliot St/Central Ave | 42°18′44.30″N 71°13′37.37″W / 42.3123056°N 71.2270472°W / 42.3123056; -71.2270472 (Elliot Street, Newton / Central Avenue, Needham bridge) | |||||
rail bridge | Closed. | Formerly carried the Charles River Railroad. A proposal was made in 2023 to rehabilitate the bridge as a link in a proposed "Newton/Needham Community Way".[14] | 42°18′26.08″N 71°13′26.32″W / 42.3072444°N 71.2239778°W / 42.3072444; -71.2239778 (rail bridge) | ||||
Needham Street Bridge | Needham Street, Newton / Highland Avenue, Needham | 1875 | 27.7 meters (91 ft)[1] | 42°18′23.51″N 71°13′1.02″W / 42.3065306°N 71.2169500°W / 42.3065306; -71.2169500 (Needham Street, Newton / Highland Avenue, Needham bridge) | |||
Christina Street rail bridge | Closed. | The City of Newton is studying the replacement of this bridge with a new structure.[15] | 42°18′21.65″N 71°12′46.73″W / 42.3060139°N 71.2129806°W / 42.3060139; -71.2129806 (rail bridge made pedestrian bridge) | ||||
Kendrick Street/Nahanton Street Bridge | Kendrick St/Nahanton St | 49.4 meters (162 ft)[1] | 42°17′49.57″N 71°12′28.12″W / 42.2971028°N 71.2078111°W / 42.2971028; -71.2078111 (Kendrick Street, Needham / Nahanton Street, Newton bridge) | ||||
MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line bridge | West Roxbury to Needham | 42°16′46.17″N 71°11′6.89″W / 42.2794917°N 71.1852472°W / 42.2794917; -71.1852472 (MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line bridge) | |||||
Honorable Robert L. Cawley Bridge | Route 109 Bridge Street, Dedham / Spring Street, West Roxbury | West Roxbury to Dedham | 21.3 meters (70 ft)[1] | 42°16′15.02″N 71°10′23.90″W / 42.2708389°N 71.1733056°W / 42.2708389; -71.1733056 (Honorable Robert L. Cawley Bridge) | |||
Ames Street Bridge | Dedham | 35.7 meters (117 ft)[1] | A footbridge was first built in this location in 1640 by William Bullard and John Eaton. It was the first crossing in Dedham.[16] | 42°15′8.61″N 71°10′34.37″W / 42.2523917°N 71.1762139°W / 42.2523917; -71.1762139 (Ames Street bridge) | |||
Bridge Street Bridge | Route 109 | 21.3 meters (70 ft)[1] | 42°15′14.85″N 71°10′51.60″W / 42.2541250°N 71.1810000°W / 42.2541250; -71.1810000 (Bridge Street bridge) | ||||
Interstate 95/Route 128 | I-95 / Route 128 | Needham to Dedham | 98.5 meters (323 ft) (SB) 89 meters (292 ft)[1] (NB)[1] | 42°16′1.96″N 71°12′10.20″W / 42.2672111°N 71.2028333°W / 42.2672111; -71.2028333 (I-95 / MA-128 bridge) Between exits 17 & 18 on I-95 | |||
Greendale Avenue/Lyons Street Bridge | 1879[17] | 17.1 meters (56 ft)[1] | There has been a bridge on the site since the 1740s, but the current bridge was built in 1879.[17][a] | 42°16′1.33″N 71°12′17.42″W / 42.2670361°N 71.2048389°W / 42.2670361; -71.2048389 (Greendale Avenue, Needham / Lyons Street, Dedham bridge) | |||
Route 135/West Street/Dedham Avenue Bridge | Route 135 | 17.1 meters (56 ft)[1] | 42°16′3.67″N 71°13′4.89″W / 42.2676861°N 71.2180250°W / 42.2676861; -71.2180250 (Route 135 / West Street bridge) | ||||
Chestnut Street Bridge | Needham to Dover | 33.8 meters (111 ft)[1] | 42°15′35.40″N 71°14′13.48″W / 42.2598333°N 71.2370778°W / 42.2598333; -71.2370778 (Chestnut Street bridge) | ||||
dam | No crossing. | A USGS flow gauge is located here. | 42°15′22.7″N 71°15′34.8″W / 42.256306°N 71.259667°W / 42.256306; -71.259667 (dam) | ||||
dam | No crossing. | 42°15′31″N 71°15′46.8″W / 42.25861°N 71.263000°W / 42.25861; -71.263000 (dam) | |||||
Willow Street/South Street Bridge | 17 meters (56 ft)[1] | 42°15′32.66″N 71°15′47.26″W / 42.2590722°N 71.2631278°W / 42.2590722; -71.2631278 (Willow Street / South Street bridge) | |||||
rail bridge | Closed. | Formerly carried the Charles River Railroad | 42°15′26.97″N 71°16′14.26″W / 42.2574917°N 71.2706278°W / 42.2574917; -71.2706278 (rail bridge) | ||||
Central Ave/Centre Street Bridge | 20.7 meters (68 ft)[1] | 42°15′32.37″N 71°16′17.31″W / 42.2589917°N 71.2714750°W / 42.2589917; -71.2714750 (Central Ave / Centre Street bridge) | |||||
missing bridge? | 42°15′48.07″N 71°17′5.55″W / 42.2633528°N 71.2848750°W / 42.2633528; -71.2848750 (missing bridge?) | ||||||
Dover Road/Charles River Street Bridge | 38.6 meters (127 ft)[1] | 42°16′9.50″N 71°17′59.43″W / 42.2693056°N 71.2998417°W / 42.2693056; -71.2998417 (Dover Road / Charles River Street bridge) | |||||
Cheney Drive Bridge | 19.5 meters (64 ft)[1] | Access road to Elm Bank Reservation. | 42°16′32.68″N 71°18′34.38″W / 42.2757444°N 71.3095500°W / 42.2757444; -71.3095500 (Cheney Drive bridge) | ||||
Water Street Bridge | No longer extant. | South Natick | 42°16′13.8″N 71°18′31.3″W / 42.270500°N 71.308694°W / 42.270500; -71.308694 (Water Street bridge) | ||||
Pleasant Street Bridge | 34.4 meters (113 ft)[1] | 42°16′18.13″N 71°18′54.52″W / 42.2717028°N 71.3151444°W / 42.2717028; -71.3151444 (Pleasant Street bridge) | |||||
South Natick Dam | In 2022, the Town of Natick Select Board voted to seek state approval to remove the dam.[18] | 42°16′17.27″N 71°18′56.57″W / 42.2714639°N 71.3157139°W / 42.2714639; -71.3157139 (dam) | |||||
Sargent Bridge | No public access. | 42°16′01″N 71°19′16″W / 42.26696°N 71.32112°W / 42.26696; -71.32112 (pedestrian crossing) | |||||
Farm Road/Bridge Street Bridge | Sherborn to Dover | 42°13′57.45″N 71°19′48.67″W / 42.2326250°N 71.3301861°W / 42.2326250; -71.3301861 (Farm Road / Bridge Street bridge) | |||||
rail bridge | CSX Framingham Secondary | Sherborn to Medfield | 42°12′53.43″N 71°20′53.79″W / 42.2148417°N 71.3482750°W / 42.2148417; -71.3482750 (rail bridge) | ||||
South Main Street/North Meadows Road Bridge | Route 27 (Hospital Road) | 21.9 meters (72 ft)[1] | 42°12′35.98″N 71°21′6.23″W / 42.2099944°N 71.3517306°W / 42.2099944; -71.3517306 (South Main Street / North Meadows Road bridge) | ||||
former bridge? | 42°12′28.00″N 71°21′7.20″W / 42.2077778°N 71.3520000°W / 42.2077778; -71.3520000 (former bridge?) | ||||||
rail bridge | Millis Industrial Track | Medfield to Millis | 42°11′18.38″N 71°20′3.54″W / 42.1884389°N 71.3343167°W / 42.1884389; -71.3343167 (rail bridge) | ||||
Dover Road Bridge | Bridge site going back to 1640s, including one burnt by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675. | 42°11′19.41″N 71°19′59.76″W / 42.1887250°N 71.3332667°W / 42.1887250; -71.3332667 (Dover Road bridge) | |||||
Turner Bridge (Main Street Bridge) | Route 109 | 20.1 meters (66 ft)[1] | 42°10′52″N 71°19′21.52″W / 42.18111°N 71.3226444°W / 42.18111; -71.3226444 (Main Street bridge) | ||||
Dwight's Bridge | Dwight Street Millis to Medfield | Over the Charles River off Causeway Street on Dwight Street. This was so named and built so Timothy Dwight could get to land he owned in the area. This bridge was washed out in the Great 1936 Flood and never rebuilt.[19] | 42°10′24.8″N 71°19′23.3″W / 42.173556°N 71.323139°W / 42.173556; -71.323139 (Dwight Street bridge site) | ||||
Forest Road/Orchard Street Bridge | 17.7 meters (58 ft)[1] | 42°9′28.26″N 71°19′55.43″W / 42.1578500°N 71.3320639°W / 42.1578500; -71.3320639 (Forest Road / Orchard Street bridge) | |||||
Norfolk Road Bridge | Route 115 | Millis | 21.9 meters (72 ft)[1] | 42°8′35.80″N 71°20′57.42″W / 42.1432778°N 71.3492833°W / 42.1432778; -71.3492833 (Norfolk Road bridge) | |||
Dean Street/Pleasant Street Bridge | 42°8′17.64″N 71°21′31.08″W / 42.1382333°N 71.3586333°W / 42.1382333; -71.3586333 (Dean Street / Pleasant Street bridge) | ||||||
Destroyed railroad bridge | Medway Branch | 1852 | Rail line was abandoned in 1864. Bridge abutments remain. | 42°08′06″N 71°21′37″W / 42.135027°N 71.36036°W / 42.135027; -71.36036 | |||
Myrtle Street bridge | 22.1 meters (73 ft)[1] | 42°8′0.63″N 71°21′42.86″W / 42.1335083°N 71.3619056°W / 42.1335083; -71.3619056 (Myrtle Street bridge) | |||||
Destroyed railroad bridge | Medway Branch | 1852 | Medway | Rail line was abandoned in 1864. Bridge abutments remain. | 42°08′16″N 71°23′10″W / 42.137669°N 71.386178°W / 42.137669; -71.386178 | ||
Walker Street Bridge | 24.4 meters (80 ft)[1] | 42°8′24.32″N 71°23′22.39″W / 42.1400889°N 71.3895528°W / 42.1400889; -71.3895528 (Walker Street bridge) | |||||
Sanford Street Bridge | Medway to Franklin | 42°8′17.96″N 71°23′54″W / 42.1383222°N 71.39833°W / 42.1383222; -71.39833 (Sanford Street bridge) | |||||
Sanford Mill Dam | 42°8′19.2″N 71°23′55.4″W / 42.138667°N 71.398722°W / 42.138667; -71.398722 (Sanford Mill dam) | ||||||
Shaw Street/Elm Street Bridge | 42°8′11.40″N 71°25′6.72″W / 42.1365000°N 71.4185333°W / 42.1365000; -71.4185333 (Shaw Street / Elm Street bridge) | ||||||
Woodland Park Bridge | 42°8′19.39″N 71°25′18.92″W / 42.1387194°N 71.4219222°W / 42.1387194; -71.4219222 (Woodland Park bridge) | ||||||
dam | No crossing. | 42°8′20.62″N 71°25′27.07″W / 42.1390611°N 71.4241861°W / 42.1390611; -71.4241861 (dam) | |||||
Franklin Street/Pond Street Bridge | 10.1 meters (33 ft)[1] | 42°8′17.36″N 71°25′51.87″W / 42.1381556°N 71.4310750°W / 42.1381556; -71.4310750 (Franklin Street / Pond Street bridge) | |||||
Pearl Street Bridge | Bellingham | 20.5 meters (67 ft)[1] | 42°7′51.52″N 71°26′38.53″W / 42.1309778°N 71.4440361°W / 42.1309778; -71.4440361 (Pearl Street bridge) | ||||
Plymouth Road Bridge | 12.5 meters (41 ft)[1] | 42°7′22.07″N 71°26′51.69″W / 42.1227972°N 71.4476917°W / 42.1227972; -71.4476917 (Plymouth Road bridge) | |||||
Maple Street Bridge | 12.2 meters (40 ft)[1] | 42°7′10.32″N 71°27′12.35″W / 42.1195333°N 71.4534306°W / 42.1195333; -71.4534306 (Maple Street bridge) | |||||
Maple Street Dam | 42°7′8.6″N 71°27′15.2″W / 42.119056°N 71.454222°W / 42.119056; -71.454222 (Maple Street dam) | ||||||
I-495 bridge | I-495 | 10.1 meters (33 ft)[1] | 42°06′27″N 71°27′30″W / 42.10750°N 71.45833°W / 42.10750; -71.45833 (I-495 bridge) | ||||
High Street Bridge | 10.7 meters (35 ft)[1] | 42°5′50.69″N 71°27′33.07″W / 42.0974139°N 71.4591861°W / 42.0974139; -71.4591861 (High Street bridge) | |||||
footbridge | Onetime road bridge site | 42°5′22.91″N 71°28′13.16″W / 42.0896972°N 71.4703222°W / 42.0896972; -71.4703222 (Footbridge) | |||||
North Main Street Bridge | Route 126 | 9.4 meters (31 ft)[1] | 42°05′39″N 71°28′34″W / 42.09417°N 71.47611°W / 42.09417; -71.47611 (North Main Street bridge) | ||||
rail bridge | 42°5′39.54″N 71°28′50.71″W / 42.0943167°N 71.4807528°W / 42.0943167; -71.4807528 (rail bridge) | ||||||
Depot Street Bridge | 16.5 meters (54 ft)[1] | 42°5′38.39″N 71°28′55.65″W / 42.0939972°N 71.4821250°W / 42.0939972; -71.4821250 (Depot Street bridge) | |||||
Hartford Avenue Bridge | Bellingham to Mendon/Hopedale | 42°6′12.41″N 71°29′59.19″W / 42.1034472°N 71.4997750°W / 42.1034472; -71.4997750 (Hartford Avenue bridge) | |||||
rail bridge | Bellingham to Hopedale | 42°06′41.8″N 71°30′4.9″W / 42.111611°N 71.501361°W / 42.111611; -71.501361 (rail bridge) | |||||
Mellen Street Bridge and Dam | Bellingham to Hopedale | 42°07′0.8″N 71°30′5″W / 42.116889°N 71.50139°W / 42.116889; -71.50139 (Mellon Street bridge and dam) | |||||
Howard Street Bridge | Hopedale to Milford | 42°07′5.30″N 71°30′17.88″W / 42.1181389°N 71.5049667°W / 42.1181389; -71.5049667 (Howard Street bridge) | |||||
rail bridge | 42°7′7.22″N 71°30′20.97″W / 42.1186722°N 71.5058250°W / 42.1186722; -71.5058250 (rail bridge) | ||||||
Howard Street Bridge | Milford | 42°07′32″N 71°30′33″W / 42.12556°N 71.50917°W / 42.12556; -71.50917 (Howard Street bridge) | |||||
rail bridge | 42°7′36.9″N 71°30′33.9″W / 42.126917°N 71.509417°W / 42.126917; -71.509417 (rail bridge) | ||||||
Central Street Bridge | 42°08′21″N 71°30′45″W / 42.13917°N 71.51250°W / 42.13917; -71.51250 (Central Street bridge) | ||||||
Main Street Culvert | Route 16 | 42°08′37″N 71°30′47″W / 42.14361°N 71.51306°W / 42.14361; -71.51306 (Main Street culvert) | |||||
Milford Pond Dam and Footbridge | 42°08′50.9″N 71°30′49.2″W / 42.147472°N 71.513667°W / 42.147472; -71.513667 (Milford Pond Dam and Footbridge) | ||||||
Dilla Street Bridge | 42°09′41″N 71°30′43″W / 42.16139°N 71.51194°W / 42.16139; -71.51194 (Dilla Street bridge) | ||||||
Dilla Street Dam | 42°09′41.3″N 71°30′41.8″W / 42.161472°N 71.511611°W / 42.161472; -71.511611 (Dilla Street dam) | ||||||
old road bridge | 42°09′52.3″N 71°30′38.7″W / 42.164528°N 71.510750°W / 42.164528; -71.510750 (old road bridge) | ||||||
culvert | Upper Charles Trail | 42°09′52.4″N 71°30′38.9″W / 42.164556°N 71.510806°W / 42.164556; -71.510806 (culvert) | |||||
I-495 culvert (Exit 20) | I-495 | 42°10′04″N 71°30′41″W / 42.16778°N 71.51139°W / 42.16778; -71.51139 (I-495 bridge) | |||||
Wildcat Pond Bridge and Dam | Private road | 42°7′8.6″N 71°27′15.2″W / 42.119056°N 71.454222°W / 42.119056; -71.454222 (Wildcat Pond Bridge and Dam) | |||||
footbridge | 42°10′22.3″N 71°30′34.3″W / 42.172861°N 71.509528°W / 42.172861; -71.509528 (footbridge) | ||||||
bridge | Upper Charles River Trail | 42°10′25.7″N 71°30′30.6″W / 42.173806°N 71.508500°W / 42.173806; -71.508500 (Upper Charles River Trail bridge) | |||||
Route 85 bridge | Route 85 | 42°10′26″N 71°30′30″W / 42.17389°N 71.50833°W / 42.17389; -71.50833 (Route 85 bridge) | |||||
footbridge | 42°10′43.7″N 71°30′21.7″W / 42.178806°N 71.506028°W / 42.178806; -71.506028 (footbridge) | ||||||
bridge | Upper Charles River Trail | 42°10′44.1″N 71°30′22.1″W / 42.178917°N 71.506139°W / 42.178917; -71.506139 (Upper Charles River Trail bridge) | |||||
footbridge | 42°10′52.5″N 71°30′19.7″W / 42.181250°N 71.505472°W / 42.181250; -71.505472 (footbridge) | ||||||
footbridge | 42°10′54.8″N 71°30′20.8″W / 42.181889°N 71.505778°W / 42.181889; -71.505778 (footbridge) | ||||||
Route 85 bridge | Route 85 | 42°10′55″N 71°30′22″W / 42.18194°N 71.50611°W / 42.18194; -71.50611 (Route 85 bridge) | |||||
Echo Lake Dam | No crossing. | Hopkinton | 42°11′32″N 71°30′28.7″W / 42.19222°N 71.507972°W / 42.19222; -71.507972 (Echo Lake Dam) |
Source: Echo Lake 42°11′35″N 71°30′43″W / 42.193012°N 71.5119°W / 42.193012; -71.5119 (Echo Lake (river source))
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb Massachusetts Bridges Spanning the Charles River. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDoT).
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- ^ "HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD - Boston & Maine Railroad: Charles River Bridges - MA-22". Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Publications - Cambridge Historical Society (Mass.) - Google Books". Books.google.com. 1911. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ Paige, Lucius Robinson (1877). History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630–1877: With a Genealogical Register. Hurd and Houghton. p. 195. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Dam Removal". Charles River Watershed Association. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "DCR Recreational Advisory: Joseph Thompson Pedestrian Bridge in Watertown".
- ^ "The Bemis Dam: A forgotten Link to Our Industrial Past". Historic Newton. City of Newton. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Mending a Gap in the Riverside Greenway". NewtonConservators.org. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "New Pedestrian Bridges and Trails in Riverside Park". NewtonConservators.org. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Leo J. Martin Golf Course and Riverside Park". NewtonConservators.org. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Newton Lower Falls bridge". Newton Bicycle/Pedestrian Task Force. July 31, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge". Newton Conservators. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Planning for the Newton/Needham Community Way". NewtonConservators.org. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Christina Street Bridge". NewtonMA.gov. City of Newton, MA. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Alden, John Eaton; Eaton, Daniel Cady (1900). Eaton Family of Dedham and the Powder House Rock. p. 16. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Parr, James (January 20, 2023). "Where in Dedham: Lyons Bridge". Dedham Tales.
- ^ Reale, Hannah (November 10, 2022). "Natick will remove its 90-year-old dam after contentious process". GBH News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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External links
- Map of local Charles River crossings – Harvard College Marathon Challenge website
- Articles on crossings and their conservation in Newton