Charles River
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Anderson Memorial Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1915Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on North Harvard StreetOpen to traffic
Arsenal Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1968Deck arch bridge over Charles River on Arsenal StreetOpen to traffic
B&A - Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1893; replaced 1916Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Albany RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
BCLR - Charles River Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Charles River on Bay Colony RailroadDerelict/abandoned
BM - North Station Drawbridge (1835) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1835; Replaced 1931Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Charles River on Boston & Maine RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
Boston University Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1928Steel through arch bridge over Charles River on Brookline Street (MA 2)Open to traffic
Boylston Street Arch (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1808; rehabilitated 1932Stone arch bridge over Charles River on MA 9 (Boylston Street) in NewtonOpen to traffic
Cart Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1860; rebuilt in 1921Stone arch bridge over Charles River on MA 109 (Bridge Street) in DedhamOpen to traffic
Charles River Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1909Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 135 (Dedham Avenue) in DedhamOpen to traffic
Charles River Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1958Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 109 (Main Street) in MedfieldOpen to traffic
Charles River Dam Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910 as a pair of parallel single leaf bascules; entire superstructure and mechanics demolished and replaced in 1962 with double-leaf bascule; rehabilitated 1992; entire superstructure replaced 2010-2011 with fixed trunnion bascule.Bascule bridge over Charles River on MA 28 in BostonReplaced by a new bridge
Charlestown Bridge (1900) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built in 1900 to replace the Charles River Bridge which opened in 1786. It carried an elevated railway until it was demolished and re-routed in 1975. Bridge was demolished in 2020.Lost Pratt through truss bridge with former swing span over Charles River on N. Washington Street in BostonDemolished
Charlestown Bridge (2020) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 2020Bailey pony truss bridge over Charles River on North Washington Street (Temporary Alignment)Open to traffic
Charlestown Bridge (2023) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Under construction 2020-2023 to replace previous swing bridgeNetwork tied arch bridge over Charles River on North Washington Street (Future)Under construction
Cheney Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1897; rehabilitated 1990Deck truss bridge on Cheney Drive over Charles River in South NatickOpen to traffic
Cochituate Aqueduct Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1848Abandoned stone arch bridge over Charles River on Cochituate AqueductDerelict/abandoned
Cook's Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1857; Widened 1897; rehabilitated in 2016Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Elliot StreetOpen to traffic
Echo Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1878Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Sudbury AqueductOpen to pedestrians only
Eliot Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1950Brick-faced concrete arch bridge over Charles River on Eliot Bridge in BostonOpen to traffic
Elm Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1949Concrete tee beam bridge over Charles River & Greenway on Elm StreetOpen to traffic
Galen Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1907Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 16 (Galen Street) in WatertownOpen to traffic
Harvard Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1891; reconstructed 1990Deck plate girder bridge over Charles River on MA 2A (Massachusetts Avenue)Open to traffic
James J. Harold Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1933Steel arch bridge over Charles River on Farwell Street in WalthamOpen to traffic
John W. Weeks Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1927Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on a footpath at Harvard UniversityOpen to pedestrians
Leverett Circle Connector Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1999 as part of the "Big Dig" projectConcrete box girder bridge over Charles River on Leverett Circle ConnectorOpen to traffic
Longfellow Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1959 and 2011Steel arch bridge over Charles River on Mass. Hwy 3 (Cambridge Street) and MBTA Red Line in Boston and CambridgeOpen to traffic
Lower Falls Trail Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910, Abandoned 1970Deck plate girder bridge over Charles River on Charles River Bike PathOpen to pedestrians only
Lyon's Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1876; rehabilitated 1931Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Greendale Ave/Lyons StreetOpen to traffic
MBTA - Charles River Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1916Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on MBTA Worcester LineOpen to traffic
MBTA - Lechmere Viaduct (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1910; Rehabilitated in-kind as part of Green Line Extension 2019-2022Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River, Museum Way, and Charlestown Avenue on MBTA Green LineOpen to traffic
MBTA - North Station Charles River Bridges (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1931, two bridges removed at a later dateBaltimore through truss bridge over Charles River on MBTA North Station LeadsOpen to traffic
Moody Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1917; rehabilitated 1943Deck arch bridge over Charles River on Moody StreetOpen to traffic
Newton Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1877; rehabilitated 1951Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Newton StreetOpen to traffic
NH - Charles River Spur Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Charles River on former New Haven RR spurDerelict/abandoned
North Beacon Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1917Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on US 20 (N. Beacon Street) in BostonOpen to traffic
Pleasant Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 1910Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Pleasant StreetOpen to traffic
Prospect Street Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1975Stone arch bridge over Charles River on Prospect StreetOpen to traffic
Red Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Charles River on Lincoln StreetReplaced by a new bridge
River Street Bridge (1925) (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1925Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on River Street/Cambridge StreetOpen to eastbound traffic
Riverside Park Pedestrian Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Built ca. 1920; Closed 2003; Dismantled and rehabilitated 2012-13; Reopened 2014; Trail reconstruction completed September 2020Arched Warren pony truss bridge over Charles River on Pony Truss Trail in Newton.
Sanford Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1911Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on Lincoln StreetOpen to traffic
Sargent Bridge (Middlesex County, Massachusetts)
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on Footpath in Natick.
Spring Street Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1861; rehabilitated 2002Concrete arch bridge over Charles River on MA 109 (Spring Street) in BostonOpen to traffic
Upper Falls Greenway - Sunset Bridge (Norfolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1915Deck plate girder bridge over Charles River on Upper Falls GreenwayOpen to pedestrians as an observation deck
Warren Avenue Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Demolished 1962Lost Steel stringer bridge over Charles River on Warren AvenueRemoved but not replaced
Western Avenue Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1924Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Charles River on Western AvenueOpen to traffic