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Riverside Park Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.1 Kilometers)

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.

Boylston Street Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.3 Miles (3.7 Kilometers)

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.

Echo Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.8 Kilometers)

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.

Danforth Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 Kilometers)

Danforth Street (Hillside Street) Over Sudbury River in Framingham: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 76 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York

This is one of the best and richly ornamented examples of a Phoenix column pony truss bridge in the country.

Boston University Bridge
Cottage Farm Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

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
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

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.

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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