Watertown Bridge
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Watertown Bridge | |
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| File:Watertown Bridge.jpg The Watertown Bridge from the north bank of the Charles River looking west | |
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| Carries | 5 lanes of File:MA Route 16.svg Route 16 & Galen St. 2 Pedestrian Walkways |
| Crosses | Charles River |
| Locale | Watertown, Massachusetts |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
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The Watertown Bridge is a five-lane bridge over the Charles River, carrying Massachusetts State Route 16 (SR 16) and Galen Street. It connects Watertown Square on the north side and Watertown Yard on the south side of Watertown, Massachusetts. Pedestrian walkways line each side.
History
[edit | edit source]Beginning as a ford, this river crossing has been spanned by bridges since 1641.[citation needed] The current span dates from 1907. Previous bridges date from 1647,[1] 1667, and 1719.
The 1994 film The River Wild opens with Meryl Streep rowing downstream under the Watertown Bridge.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- Information engraved on the bridge
- The River Wild
- History of the Town of Weston, Massachusetts, 1630-1890 by Daniel S. Lamson
- Historic Bridges of the U.S.: Watertown Bridge
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Watertown, Massachusetts
- Bridges completed in 1907
- Bridges in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Road bridges in Massachusetts
- Bridges over the Charles River
- 1641 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Massachusetts road stubs
- Northeastern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Massachusetts building and structure stubs
- Massachusetts transportation stubs