| Summer Street Bridge disaster | |
|---|---|
 The streetcar being raised from the river the next day | |
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| Details | |
| Date | November 7, 1916 Around 5:25 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′3.7″N 71°3′6.42″W / 42.351028°N 71.0517833°W |
| Country | United States |
| Line | City Point to Downtown |
| Operator | Boston Elevated Railway |
| Statistics | |
| Deaths | 46 |
On November 7, 1916, a streetcar loaded with passengers ran off the open Summer Street Bridge, a drawbridge, into Fort Point Channel near downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Forty-six passengers were killed, making it the deadliest disaster in Boston's history until surpassed by the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942.