The Great Bridge over the
Charles River
The Charles River (Massachusett: ''Quinobequin)'' (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles back ...
connected
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...
, to what is now known as
Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The Great Bridge was built in 1660–1662 at what was then called Brighton Street, and was the first bridge to span the Charles. A toll was authorized in 1670. The bridge was rebuilt in 1862.
''History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877'' By Lucius Robinson Paige
p. 195-6
The Great Bridge was at the site of the modern-day Anderson Memorial Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge (commonly but incorrectly called Larz Anderson Bridge) connects Allston, a neighborhood of Boston, and Cambridge. The bridge stands on the site of the Great Bridge built in 1662, the first structure to span the Charles ...
, which connects John F. Kennedy Street in Cambridge to North Harvard Street in Allston.
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Bridges completed in 1662
Bridges over the Charles River
Buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bridges in Boston
Bridges in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Road bridges in Massachusetts
Former toll bridges in Massachusetts
1662 establishments in Massachusetts
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