Summer Street Bridge

The Summer Street Bridge is a retractile bridge built in 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, over the Fort Point Channel. It still stands, but has served as a fixed bridge since 1959. This was the site of the Summer Street Bridge disaster in 1916.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Station and Boston Children’s Museum.

South Station

Railway station

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South Station is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the busiest railroad station in Greater Boston and the second-busiest transportation facility. South Station is situated 970 feet west of Summer Street Bridge.

Boston Children’s Museum

Museum

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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. Boston Children’s Museum is situated 710 feet northeast of Summer Street Bridge.

TD Garden

Stadium

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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 1¼ miles northwest of Summer Street Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leather District and Downtown Boston.

Leather District

Suburb

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The Leather District is a neighborhood of Boston near South Street, between the Financial District and Chinatown. The Leather District is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.

Downtown Boston

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Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

South Bay Interchange

Locality

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The South Bay Interchange is a massive interchange in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. The interchange consists of Interstate 90, the Mass Pike Extension, and the Interstate 93 concurrency with US 1 and MA 3 south of the Thomas P.

Summer Street Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Massachusetts, U.S
Categories: road bridge and transportation
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35101° or 42° 21′ 4″ north

Longitude

-71.05196° or 71° 3′ 7″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87JC9W2X+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 828254330

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

GeoNames ID

4952372

Wikidata ID

Q65086345

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