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Crossing Carries or connects Location Built Length Notes Coordinates Charlestown Bridge: Route 99 (N. Washington St) Boston to Charlestown: 1900 331.9 meters (1,089 ft) 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
Charlestown Bridge. / 42.36889°N 71.06000°W / 42.36889; -71.06000. The Charlestown Bridge, officially named the North Washington Street Bridge, is located in Boston and spans the Charles River. As the river's easternmost crossing, the bridge connects the neighborhoods of Charlestown and the North End. Completed in 1900 and given its ...
20th-century depiction of Revere's ride. Paul Revere's Midnight Ride was an alert given to minutemen in the Province of Massachusetts Bay by local Patriots on the night of April 18, 1775, warning them of the approach of British Army troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord. In the preceding weeks, Patriots in the region gained wind ...
The first bridge at this location was completed in 1806 by the Cheshire Bridge Co. [4] and was described as a Town lattice covered toll bridge, a wooden covered bridge. In 1897 the bridge was purchased by the Springfield Electric Railway . In 1906 the old bridge was replaced by the Iron Bridge Co., at a cost of US$ 65,000 (US$2,200,000 with ...
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state highway across the river. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.
The Mystic River is a 7.0-mile-long (11.3 km) river [1] in Massachusetts. In the Massachusett language, missi-tuk means "large estuary", alluding to the tidal nature of the Mystic River. The resemblance to the English word mystic is a coincidence, which the colonists followed. The Mystic River lies to the north of Boston and flows approximately ...
Warren Bridge. Coordinates: 42°22′8″N 71°3′42″W. Procession crossing Warren Bridge, depicted in 1843. The Warren Bridge connected downtown Boston, Massachusetts with Charlestown from its construction in the 1820s until its demolition in 1962. It was replaced by the Charles River Dam in 1978.
A view of the Ohio River from Charlestown State Park. The land where the park sits is steeped in history. Back in 2006, workers at the park were building a new boat ramp when a Native American ...