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Embankment Road Westbound Offramp Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Embankment Road Westbound Offramp Over Embankment Road in Boston: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 496 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 7
Built 1951 By: Unknown
This unusual curved ramp bridge consists of stepped plate girders.
Longfellow Bridge
Cambridge Bridge, Salt and Pepper Shaker Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 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.
Lechmere Viaduct
East Cambridge Viaduct
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Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.6 Kilometers)

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Railroad (MBTA Green Line) Over Charles River and Various Roads in Cambridge and Boston: Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 1,700 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins of Boston, Massachusetts
This large bridge has a rare and early Strauss trunnion bascule span, and equally significant ribbed concrete arch approach spans.
Edwin H. Land Boulevard Bridge
Cambridge Parkway Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 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.
First Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 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.

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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