John W. Weeks Bridge
| John W. Weeks Bridge | |
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 The Weeks Bridge in March 2006 |
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| Carries | pedestrians |
| Crosses | Charles River |
| Locale | Boston, Massachusetts to Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Designer | Andrew Canzanelli[1] |
| Design | arch bridge[2] |
| Material | concrete |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Coordinates | 42°22′07″N 71°07′05″W / 42.36853°N 71.11807°WCoordinates: 42°22′07″N 71°07′05″W / 42.36853°N 71.11807°W |
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The John W. Weeks Bridge, usually called the Weeks Footbridge (or simply Weeks Bridge), is a pedestrian bridge over the Charles River connecting Cambridge, Massachusetts with the Allston section of Boston. John W. Weeks was a longtime U.S. Representative, and later Senator, from Massachusetts, as well as Secretary of War in the Harding and Coolidge administrations.
Weeks Bridge was opened in 1927 to carry pedestrian traffic between the Harvard Business School's newly-built Allston campus and the Business School's former home, Harvard's traditional campus in Cambridge. Its concrete underbelly conceals tentacles of the University's steam, electrical, and communications networks.[3]
The bridge is a popular vantage point from which to enjoy the Head of the Charles Regatta. An abrupt bend in the river prompts most boats to crowd through the bridge's center span, and collisions have occurred when coxswains cannot make themselves heard above the cheering of the crowd.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Crimaldi, Laura (2007-08-05). "BU eyesore considered safe". Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1315315071.html?dids=1315315071:1315315071&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+5%2C+2007&author=LAURA+CRIMALDI&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=3&desc=BRIDGE+COLLAPSE+NIGHTMARE. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ John W. Weeks Bridge at Structurae
- ^ "A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School, 1908-1927." Baker Library Historical Collections, Knowledge and Library Services.
- ^ Powers, John (2008-10-15). "Weeks Footbridge archenemy of Head of Charles rowers". boston.com. The Boston Globe. pp. 2. http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2008/10/15/the_archenemy_of_rowers/. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
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