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Boston Public Gardens Bridge

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Photo Credit: Jeff Myers, CC BY-NC 2.0, January 2009

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Overview
Eyebar suspension bridge over Park Lagoon on Pedestrian Walkway
Location
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1867. Suspension rendered decorative with addition of girders in 1921.
Builder
- William G. Preston
Design
Eyebar chain suspension bridge
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1987
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.35411, -71.06995   (decimal degrees)
42°21'15" N, 71°04'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/329521/4691168 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Boston South
Inventory numbers
NRHP 87000761 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 48978 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • June 23, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth