Echo Bridge | |
 Echo Bridge | |
| Location | Spans the Charles River between Needham and Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°18′53.42″N 71°13′36.84″W / 42.3148389°N 71.2269000°W |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | George W. Phelps |
| Part of | Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District (#89002293) Newton Upper Falls Historic District (#86001750) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000638 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1980 |
| Designated CP | January 18, 1990 September 4, 1986 |
Echo Bridge is a historic masonry bridge spanning the Charles River between Needham to Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, and Ellis Street in Newton. The bridge carries the Sudbury Aqueduct and foot traffic, and is located in the Hemlock Gorge Reservation. At the time of its construction in 1875–1877, it was the second longest masonry arch in the country.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was named an American Water Landmark in 1981.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.