Charles River Dam Bridge
The Charles River Dam Bridge, officially the Craigie Bridge, also called Craigie's Bridge or the Canal Bridge, is a six-lane bascule bridge across the Charles River in the West End neighborhood of Boston.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Craigie Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Science and TD Garden.
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 520 feet west of Charles River Dam Bridge.
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 1,900 feet east of Charles River Dam Bridge.
Science Park station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Science Park station is an elevated light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Science Park station is situated 400 feet southeast of Charles River Dam Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Beacon Hill.
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.
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.
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.
Charles River Dam Bridge
- Categories: bascule bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36716° or 42° 22′ 2″ northLongitude
-71.06909° or 71° 4′ 9″ westInception
1910Open location code
87JC9W8J+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 508566844OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5082075
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Charles River Dam Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克雷吉桥”
- Chinese: “克雷吉橋”
- Chinese: “查尔斯河大坝桥”
- Chinese: “查爾斯河大壩橋”
- Chinese: “查理斯河大坝桥”
- Chinese: “查理斯河大壩橋”
Notable Places Nearby
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