Anderson Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 42°22′08″N 71°07′24″W / 42.3689°N 71.1232°W |
Crosses | Charles River |
Locale | Cambridge, Massachusetts to Boston, Massachusetts |
Maintained by | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
Preceded by | Great Bridge (Cambridge) (1662) |
Characteristics | |
Design | arch bridge |
Material | Reinforced concrete faced with red brick |
History | |
Designer | Wheelwright, Haven and Hoyt[1] |
Construction start | 1913[1] |
Construction end | 1915[1] |
Location | |
Anderson Memorial Bridge (commonly but incorrectly called Larz Anderson Bridge) connects Allston, a neighborhood of Boston, and Cambridge. The bridge stands on the site of the Great Bridge built in 1662, the first structure to span the Charles River. It brings Boston traffic (from North Harvard Street) into Harvard Square (via JFK Street) and was finished in 1915.[1][2]