Newton, Massachusetts

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B&A - Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1893; replaced 1916
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Albany Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Boylston Street Arch (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1808; rehabilitated 1932
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on MA 9 (Boylston Street) in Newton
Open to traffic

Boylston Street over Centre Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1932
Steel rigid frame bridge over Centre Street on Boylston Street (MA 9)
Open to traffic

Boylston Street over Chestnut Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1932
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Chestnut Street on Boylston Street (MA 9)
Open to traffic

Boylston Street over Hammond Pond Parkway Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1933
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Hammond Pond Parkway on Boylston Street (MA 9)
Open to traffic

Boylston Street Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1932
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Quinobequin Road on Boylston Street (MA 9)
Open to traffic

Concord Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1907
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on Concord Street
Open to traffic

Cook's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; Widened 1897; rehabilitated in 2016
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Elliot Street
Open to traffic

Echo Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Sudbury Aqueduct
Open to pedestrians only

Hammond Street Bridge (Old) (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1893, rehabilitated 1939, trusses replaced 1990
Lost Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over MBTA Green Line on Hammond Street
Superstructure replaced

Hemlock Gorge Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1932
Concrete arch bridge over Hemlock Gorge on MA 9 (Boylston Street) in Newton
Open to traffic

Lower Falls Trail Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910, Abandoned 1970
Deck plate girder bridge over Charles River on Charles River Bike Path
Open to pedestrians only

MBTA - Boylston Street Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1917; abutments date to 1885
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Boylston Street on MBTA Green Line
Open to traffic

MBTA - Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1916
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on MBTA Worcester Line
Open to traffic

Needham Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875
Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Needham Street
Open to traffic

Newtonville Pedestrian Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Boston & Albany RR on Footpath
Removed but not replaced

PC - Lower Falls Branch Route 128 Overpass (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1950
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over I-95 on Railroad
Derelict/abandoned

Riverside Park Pedestrian Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1920; Closed 2003; Dismantled and rehabilitated 2012-13; Reopened 2014; Trail reconstruction completed September 2020
Arched Warren pony truss bridge over Charles River on Pony Truss Trail in Newton.


Wales Street Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928
Deck arch bridge over Charles River on Wales Street
Open to traffic

Washington Street Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1929
Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 16 (Washington Street) in Newton
Open to traffic