Western Avenue Bridge | |
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 The Western Avenue Bridge in 2023 | |
| Coordinates | 42°21′51″N 71°07′01″W / 42.36422°N 71.11690°W |
| Carries | west-bound traffic on Western Avenue |
| Crosses | Charles River |
| Locale | Cambridge, Massachusetts to Allston, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Maintained by | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | 1924[citation needed] |
| Location | |
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The Western Avenue Bridge is a bridge carrying Western Avenue over the Charles River between Cambridge and Allston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1924 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission.
The bridge carries one-way traffic going west, into Allston. Eastbound traffic must take the nearby River Street Bridge.
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History
The original bridge on the site was the River Street Bridge (not to be confused with the modern River Street Bridge just down the river) constructed in 1824.[1]
References
- ^ Marchione, William P. "What's in a name?". Brighton Allston Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
External links
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