Western Avenue Bridge

Western Avenue Bridge
The Western Avenue Bridge in 2023
Coordinates42°21′51″N 71°07′01″W / 42.36422°N 71.11690°W / 42.36422; -71.11690
Carrieswest-bound traffic on Western Avenue
CrossesCharles River
LocaleCambridge, Massachusetts to Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Maintained byMassachusetts Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Designarch bridge
History
Opened1924[citation needed]
Location
Map

The Western Avenue Bridge is a bridge carrying Western Avenue over the Charles River between Cambridge and Allston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1924 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission.

The bridge carries one-way traffic going west, into Allston. Eastbound traffic must take the nearby River Street Bridge.