Longfellow Bridge (Boston and Cambridge, Mass.)
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- Work cat.: NUCMC data from Bostonian Society for Swain, G.F. Papers, 1900-1909(Longfellow Bridge; over Charles River; between Boston and Cambridge, Mass.; constructed 1908-1909)
- NUCMC data from Cambridge Historical Commission (Cambridge, Mass.) for Hancock Free Bridge Corporation. Records, 1847-1850(West Boston Bridge opened in 1793 and connected Cambridgeport and Boston; it was rebuilt twice: from 1850 to 1854 and then again from 1900 to 1906; today it is known as the Longfellow Bridge)
- AAA tourbook, 1982:p. 41.
Wikipedia description:
The Longfellow Bridge is a steel rib arch bridge spanning the Charles River to connect Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood with the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The bridge carries Massachusetts Route 3, the MBTA Red Line, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic. The structure was originally known as the Cambridge Bridge, and a predecessor structure was known as the West Boston Bridge; Boston also continued to use "West Boston Bridge" officially for the new bridge. The bridge is also known to locals as the "Salt-and-Pepper Bridge" due to the shape of its central towers. The bridge falls under the jurisdiction and oversight of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The bridge carries approximately 28,600 cars and 90,000 mass-transit passengers every weekday. A portion of the MBTA subway's elevated Charles/MGH station lies at the eastern end of the bridge, which connects to Charles Circle.
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