Arsenal Street Bridge
Arsenal Street Bridge | |
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 Arsenal Street Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′42″N 71°08′50″W / 42.361712°N 71.147221°W |
| Carries | vehicular traffic |
| Crosses | Charles River |
| Locale | Watertown, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts |
| Maintained by | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
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The Arsenal Street Bridge is a bridge crossing the Charles River and connecting Arsenal Street in Watertown, Massachusetts to Western Avenue in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1925 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission.
The bridge and street are named for the nearby Watertown Arsenal. Western Avenue later crosses the Charles River again into Cambridge, Massachusetts over the Western Avenue Bridge.
History
[edit]The original Arsenal Street Bridge was constructed in 1824.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marchione, William P. "What's in a name?". Brighton Allston Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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