Arsenal Street Bridge
Appearance
Arsenal Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 42°21′42″N 71°08′50″W / 42.3617°N 71.1472°W |
Carries | vehicular traffic |
Crosses | Charles River |
Locale | Watertown, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts |
Maintained by | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
History | |
Opened | 1925 |
Location | |
The Arsenal Street Bridge is a bridge 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
The original Arsenal Street Bridge was constructed in 1824.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Marchione, William P. "What's in a name?". Brighton Allston Historical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
Categories:
- Bridges in Boston
- Bridges in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Bridges completed in 1925
- Buildings and structures in Watertown, Massachusetts
- Road bridges in Massachusetts
- 1925 establishments in Massachusetts
- Bridges over the Charles River
- Northeastern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Massachusetts transportation stubs
- Boston building and structure stubs