Longfellow Bridge
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.Photo: Lstrong2k, CC BY-SA 1.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Massachusetts to Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Cambridge Bridge” and “Salt-and-Pepper Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Massachusetts General Hospital and TD Garden.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of Harvard Medical School/Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021. Massachusetts General Hospital is situated 1,800 feet east of Longfellow Bridge.
TD Garden
Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. 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 4,000 feet northeast of Longfellow Bridge.
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. Museum of Science is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Longfellow Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon Hill and Back Bay-Beacon Hill.
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.
Back Bay-Beacon Hill
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Longfellow Bridge
- Categories: steel bridge, arch bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36146° or 42° 21′ 41″ northLongitude
-71.07541° or 71° 4′ 32″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87JC9W6F+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 148646760OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Longfellow Bridge” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լոնգֆելո կամուրջ”
- Chinese: “朗費羅大橋”
- Chinese: “朗費羅橋”
- Chinese: “朗费罗大桥”
- Chinese: “朗费罗桥”
- French: “Longfellow Bridge”
- German: “Longfellow Bridge”
- Russian: “Мост Лонгфелло”
Localities in the Area
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