Charles River Dam
The Charles River Dam is a flood control structure on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, located just downstream of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, near Lovejoy Wharf, on the former location of the Warren Bridge.Photo: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: lock and dam on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Canal Bridge”, “Cragies Bridge”, and “East Boston Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Science and Lechmere Viaduct.
Museum of Science
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Science is a nature and science museum and indoor zoological establishment located in Science Park, a plot of land in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, spanning the Charles River.
Lechmere Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Beantowndude316, CC BY 2.0.
The Lechmere Viaduct is a concrete arch bridge connecting the West End neighborhood of Boston to East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Opened in 1912, the viaduct carries the MBTA's Green Line over the Charles River.
TD Garden
Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. TD Garden is situated 2,400 feet east of Charles River Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and East Cambridge.
West End
Suburb
Photo: RawheaD Rex, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.
East Cambridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston on the east, the Somerville border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.
Charles River Dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Charles River Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Charles River Dam”
- Chinese: “查尔斯河坝”
- Chinese: “查爾斯河壩”
- Chinese: “查爾斯河大壩”
- Dutch: “Charles River Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد نهر تشارلز”
- French: “Charles River Dam”
- German: “Charles River Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Charles River”
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