List of crossings of the Charles River

File:Five Charles River bridges.jpg

Five bridges over the Charles River are visible in this photograph; in order from front to back, they are the Old Charles River Dam, Lechmere Viaduct, Commuter Rail Bridge, Zakim Bridge, and New Charles River Dam.

"Charles River Bridge" redirects here; see below for the historic structures or Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge for the lawsuit.

This is a list of the crossings of the Charles River from its mouth at Boston Harbor upstream to its source at Echo Lake (the four tunnels crossing the inner portion of Boston Harbor are not included). All locations are in Massachusetts.

Crossings

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Crossing	Carries	Location	Built	Length	Notes	Coordinates	Image
Charlestown Bridge	Route 99	Boston to Charlestown	1900		The MBTA Orange Line used this bridge, before the upstream tunnel was completed in 1975. Site of a ferry established in 1630; obsoleted by the Charles River Bridge, built 1786		200px
(New) Charles River Dam	pedestrians and bicycles		1978		Fish ladder, pumps and three locks for navigation. Site of the Warren Bridge, built 1828, demolished 1962.		200px
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge	I‑93 / US 1		2003		Replaced Charlestown High Bridge, built 1956, demolished 2004		200px
Haymarket North Extension tunnel	MBTA Orange Line		1975
Leverett Circle Connector Bridge		Boston to Cambridge	1999
MBTA Commuter Rail Charles River Bridge	MBTA Commuter Rail at North Station		1931		Bascule drawbridge Site of Boston and Lowell Railroad Charles River Bridge, built 1835, first movable railroad bridge in the United States		200px
MBTA Green Line Lechmere Viaduct	MBTA Green Line		1912
(Old) Charles River Dam Bridge	Route 28		1910
Longfellow Bridge	Route 3 MBTA Red Line		1907		MBTA Red Line in median; built in 1907 as the Cambridge Bridge, renamed for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1927. Site of West Boston Bridge, built 1793		200px
Harvard Bridge	Route 2A (Massachusetts Avenue)		1891, 1909 (rebuilt), 1924 (overhaul), 1990 (rebuilt)		Longest bridge over the Charles. Northern terminus at MIT, not Harvard University.		200px
Boston University Bridge	Route 2		1928		built as the Cottage Farm Bridge, renamed in 1949
Grand Junction Railroad bridge	MBTA Grand Junction Branch				crosses the river under the Boston University Bridge
River Street Bridge			1926				200px
Western Avenue Bridge			1924
John W. Weeks Bridge	pedestrians		1926		the only footbridge across the basin, with a Harvard campus steam tunnel inside
Anderson Memorial Bridge	N. Harvard Street/JFK Street		1912		A memorial to Nicholas Longworth Anderson donated by his son Larz Anderson Site of a ferry established 1635 at the foot of Dunster Street in Cambridge, at canal/creek; obsoleted by Great Bridge, built 1662, rebuilt 1862		200px
Eliot Bridge			1950		a memorial to Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president 1869–1909, and his son Charles Eliot, landscape architect for the Metropolitan Park Commission
Arsenal Street Bridge		Brighton to Watertown	1925				200px
North Beacon Street Bridge	US 20		1917				200px
Watertown Bridge	Route 16 (Galen Street)	Watertown	about 1907				200px
Watertown Dam	no crossing		about 1634				200px
Cpl. Joseph U. Thompson Footbridge	pedestrians and bicycles						200px
Bridge Street		Newton to Watertown					200px
Bemis Dam (breached)			1821		breached 1944		200px
Blue Heron Footbridge	Charles River Bike Path		2005				200px
Farwell Street		Waltham					200px
Bleachery Dam			1794		originally Gore Paper Mill dam
Mary T. Early Footbridge					formerly Calvary Street Footbridge		200px
Boston & Maine Railroad trestle (abandoned)	abandoned Watertown Branch
Charles F. Graceffa Bridge	Newton Street		(original built 1761)
Elm Street Bridge
Boston & Maine Railroad trestle (abandoned)	abandoned Watertown Branch						200px
Richard Landry Park footbridge			1978				200px
Waltham Dam or Moody Street Dam			1836		original Eden Vale dam built 1785		200px
Moody Street bridge			1946		original built 1846, rebuilt 1871, 1921		200px
Gold Star Mothers Bridge, Prospect Street			1889		drawbridge 1882		200px
Weston Aqueduct		Newton to Weston
Commonwealth Avenue, Newton / South Avenue, Weston	Route 30				site of old Norumbega Bridge
MetroWest Tunnel (aqueduct)
I-90/I-95 connector	I‑90 / I‑95				original Mass Pike terminus until 1964
Hultman Aqueduct
Massachusetts Turnpike Boston Extension (Interstate 90)	I‑90
I-90/I-95 connector							200px
Footbridge from Riverside Rd., Newton to Recreation Rd., Weston (closed)							200px
CSX/MBTA railroad bridge	Framingham/Worcester Line				impressive single-arch concrete span		200px
footbridge							200px
I-95 offramp					northbound exits 23–25; originally Route 128 until 1964		200px
I‑95 / Route 128	I‑95 / Route 128
Concord Street, Newton / Park Road, Weston							200px
Leo J. Martin Golf Club Footbridge		Newton to Wellesley					200px
Newton–Wellesley Lower Falls Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge			rebuilt 2012		formerly abandoned Boston & Albany RR Newton Lower Falls Branch bridge		200px
Washington Street	Route 16						200px
Finlay Dam
Cordingly Dam and Falls							200px
Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge			1983		Previous bridges built in 1909 and before 1906		200px
Wales Street, Newton / Walnut Street, Wellesley							200px
Cochituate Aqueduct			1848
I‑95 / Route 128	I‑95 / Route 128
Boston-Worcester Turnpike	Route 9
Metropolitan Circular Dam
Echo Bridge/Sudbury Aqueduct	pedestrians and bicycles		1876				200px
Silk Mill Dam
Elliot Street, Newton / Central Avenue, Needham		Newton to Needham
rail bridge (former Charles River Railroad)
Needham Street Bridge	Needham Street, Newton / Highland Avenue, Needham
rail bridge made pedestrian bridge
Kendrick Street, Needham / Nahanton Street, Newton
MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line bridge		West Roxbury to Needham
Honorable Robert L. Cawley Bridge	Route 109 Bridge Street, Dedham / Spring Street, West Roxbury	West Roxbury to Dedham
Ames Street		Dedham
Bridge Street	Route 109
Interstate 95/Route 128	I‑95 / Route 128	Needham to Dedham		(SB) (NB)		Between exits 17 & 18 on I-95	200px
Greendale Avenue, Needham / Lyons Street, Dedham							200px
Route 135 / West Street, Dedham / Dedham Ave, Needham	Route 135						200px
Chestnut Street bridge		Needham to Dover
dam							200px
Willow Street, Dover / South Street, Needham							200px
rail bridge (former Charles River Railroad)							200px
Central Ave/Centre Street bridge							200px
missing bridge?
Dover Road/Charles River Street bridge
Cheney Drive bridge
Pleasant Street bridge		South Natick					200px
South Natick Dam							200px
pedestrian crossing
Farm Road/Bridge Street bridge
rail bridge	CSX Mansfield Secondary
South Main Street/North Meadows Road bridge	Route 27 (Hospital Road)	Medfield
former bridge?
rail bridge		Medfield/Millis line
Dover Road bridge					Bridge site going back to 1640s, including one burnt by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1675.
Turner Bridge (Main Street bridge)	Route 109
Forest Road/Orchard Street bridge
Norfolk Road bridge	Route 115	Millis/Norfolk line
Dean Street/Pleasant Street bridge
Myrtle Street bridge		Millis
Walker Street bridge		Medway/Franklin line
Sanford Street bridge
dam							100px
Shaw Street/Elm Street bridge
Woodland Park bridge
dam
Franklin Street / Pond Street bridge		Medway/Franklin line
Pearl Street bridge		Bellingham
Plymouth Road bridge
Maple Street bridge
I-495 bridge	I‑495
High Street
rail bridge (ruin?)
North Main Street	Route 126
rail bridge
Depot Street
Hartford Ave
Mellon Street
Howard Street
rail bridge
Howard Street		Milford
Central Street
Main Street	Route 16
Dilla Street
I-495 bridge (Exit 20)	I‑495
Route 85 bridge	Route 85
Route 85 bridge	Route 85

Source: Echo Lake

External links

• Map of local Charles River crossings – Harvard College Marathon Challenge website
• Articles on crossings and their conservation in Newton