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Bridges In Boston
Notable bridges in Boston include: *Anderson Memorial Bridge *Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge *Arsenal Street Bridge *Arthur Fiedler Footbridge *Boston Public Garden Foot Bridge *Boston University Bridge *Bowker Overpass *Charles River Dam Bridge *Charlestown Bridge *Charlestown High Bridge *Chelsea Street Bridge (Boston), Chelsea Street Bridge *Congress Street Bridge (Boston), Congress Street Bridge *Eliot Bridge *Evelyn Moakley Bridge *Frances Appleton Bridge *Grand Junction Railroad Bridge *Great Bridge (Cambridge), Great Bridge *Harvard Bridge *John W. Weeks Bridge *Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge *Leverett Circle Connector Bridge *Long Island Bridge *Longfellow Bridge *North Beacon Street Bridge *Northern Avenue Bridge *Paul's Bridge *River Street Bridge (Charles River), River Street Bridge *Summer Street Bridge *Tobin Bridge *Warren Bridge *Western Avenue Bridge {{div col end See also * List of crossings of the Charles River Boston-related lists, Bridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Memorial Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge (commonly but incorrectly called Larz Anderson Bridge) connects Allston, Massachusetts, Allston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge. The bridge stands on the site of the Great Bridge (Cambridge), Great Bridge built in 1662, the first structure to span the Charles River. It brings Boston traffic (from North Harvard Street) into Harvard Square (via JFK Street) and was finished in 1915.Bridges of Cambridge (link invalid) Name Often assumed to be named after Larz Anderson, the bridge was actually built by him as a memorial to his father, Nicholas Longworth Anderson. To do so, Anderson was helped by the huge family fortune of his wife, Isabel Weld Perkins. According to the Metropolitan Park Commission of 1913: |
