Old North Bridge
The North Bridge, often colloquially called the Old North Bridge, is a historic site in Concord, Massachusetts, spanning the Concord River. On April 19, 1775, the first day of the American Revolutionary War, provincial minutemen and militia companies numbering approximately 400 engaged roughly 90 British Army troops at this location.- Bridge
- …lies at an elevation of 108 feet (33 metres)
- Description: footbridge in Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Minute Man and The Old Manse.
The Minute Man
Work of art
The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester…
The Old Manse
The Old Manse is a historic manse… The Old Manse is situated 460 feet southeast of Old North Bridge.
Flint’s Bridge
Bridge
Flint’s Bridge is situated 850 feet north of Old North Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Concord and West Concord.
West Concord
Village
West Concord is an unincorporated village and… West Concord is situated 2½ miles west of Old North Bridge.
Lincoln
Village
Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord… Lincoln is situated 4 miles southeast of Old North Bridge.
Old North Bridge
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Latitude
42.46904° or 42° 28′ 9″ north
Longitude
-71.35062° or 71° 21′ 2″ west
Open location code
87JCFJ9X+JQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Persian—“Old North Bridge” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Köhnə Şimal körpüsü”
- Chinese: “老北橋”
- Dutch: “Old North Bridge”
- French: “Old North Bridge”
- German: “Old North Bridge”
- Japanese: “オールド・ノース・ブリッジ”
- Latin: “Vetus Pons Septentrionalis”
- Persian: “اولد نورث بریج”
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