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Western Avenue Bridge

Coordinates: 42°21′51″N 71°07′01″W / 42.36422°N 71.11690°W / 42.36422; -71.11690
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Western Avenue Bridge
The Western Avenue Bridge in 2023
Coordinates42°21′51″N 71°07′01″W / 42.36422°N 71.11690°W / 42.36422; -71.11690
Carrieswest-bound traffic on Western Avenue
CrossesCharles River
LocaleCambridge, Massachusetts to Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Maintained byMassachusetts Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Designarch bridge
History
Opened1924[citation needed]
Location
Map

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.

History

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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

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  1. ^ Marchione, William P. "What's in a name?". Brighton Allston Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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