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Echo Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Sudbury River Aqueduct and Pedestrian Walkway Over Charles River and Ellis Street in Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 475 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1877 By: George W. Phelps of Springfield, Massachusetts and Alphonse Fteley
This large stone arch bridge aqueduct was an impressive engineering feat for its time, and it has been beautifully preserved for use as a pedestrian crossing as well.
Boylston Street Overpass
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

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Boylston Street (MA-9) Over Quinobequin Road (Ellis Street) in Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 54.1 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Unknown
This is a good representative example of a fairly early concrete, stone faced rigid-frame bridge.
Riverside Park Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.8 Kilometers)

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Pedestrian Walkway Over Charles River in Weston and Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 7.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1920 By: Unknown
This very unusual and beautiful bedstead truss stands out due to its arched bottom chord.
Charles River Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (4 Kilometers)

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Railroad (MBTA Worcester Line) Over Charles River in Newton: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 219 ft. Main Span: 76 ft. Roadway: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1916 By: Unknown
This is a heavy duty concrete arch bridge built to carry multiple sets of tracks.
Boston University Bridge
Cottage Farm Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.2 Kilometers)

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Brookline Street (MA-2) Over Charles River, Storrow Drive, and Railroad (MBTA) in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Two-Hinged Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 724 ft. Main Span: 170 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1928 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and Andrew Canzanelli and Col. Lewis E. Moore
This is an iconic bridge which presents an attractive combination of steel and concrete span types.
Grand Junction Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

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Railroad (MBTA) Over Charles River in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 462 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Main Spans: 6
Built 1928 By: Unknown
This railroad plate girder bridge is positioned such that it passes under a highway bridge as it crosses the river.
First Street Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

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First Street (Edwin H. Land Boulevard Southbound) Over Broad Canal in Cambridge: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 33 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1924 By: Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
This is the older and more significant of two very similar Strauss overhead counterweight bascule bridges at this location.
Edwin H. Land Boulevard Bridge
Cambridge Parkway Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

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Edwin H. Land Boulevard Northbound Over Broad Canal in Cambridge: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 175 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 32.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: Unknown
This is the newer and less significant of two very similar Strauss overhead counterweight bascule bridges at this location.
Longfellow Bridge
Cambridge Bridge, Salt and Pepper Shaker Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

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MA-3 (Cambridge Street, Main Street) and Railroad (MBTA, Red Line) Over Charles River, MA-3 and MA-28 in Boston and Cambridge: Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Two-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 2,135 ft. Main Span: 243 ft. Roadway: 90.6 ft. Main Spans: 11
Built 1907 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and William Jackson and Edmund M. Wheelwright
Featuring immensely ornate architectural details, this monumental bridge has been beautifully restored.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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