Charlestown Bridge
42.368888888889 - 71.06Koordinaten: 42 ° 22 ' 8 " N, 71 ° 3' 36 " W
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(New ) Rutherford Avenue
Predecessor building: Charles River Bridge (1786 )
The Charlestown Bridge is the easternmost bridge over the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. Over the bridge used to lead the southernmost portion of Massachusetts Route 99, which ends today at the Chelsea Street in Charlestown district. The building connects the Joe Tecce Way in the south with the Rutherford Avenue in the north. Over the bridge also leads the Boston Freedom Trail to see on the red signpost.
History
Charles River Bridge
Was already in 1630 at this point, approved by the government ferry, passengers and material over the Charles River transported. It was operated by different people until it was over suitable for their permanent financing at Harvard College.
The first was set up as a replacement for the ferry bridge on June 17, 1786 Charles River Bridge opened. As a condition for the construction of the bridge had to be paid £ 200 a year to the Harvard College, to compensate for the lost revenue due to the loss of the ferry service. The bridge was financed, built and operated, which was mainly financed through tolls, which had to be paid by anyone who wanted to use the bridge from individuals. In 1792, the West Boston Bridge was opened, connecting the western Boston with Cambridge. As compensation, the lease of the Charles River Bridge was extended to their investors to 30 years, although the doubled tolls were abolished on Sundays. The volume of traffic on the bridge began with the establishment of the Medford Turnpike in 1803 significantly.
When the Warren Bridge was built in the immediate vicinity of the site in 1828, where is the Charles River Dam today, the investors of the Charles River Bridge strained to a trial, and brought this up before the United States Supreme Court
Charlestown Bridge
The present bridge was planned for the end of the 19th century by the engineer William Jackson and opened in 1900. Over the bridge led to its demolition in 1975, the Charlestown Elevated.
In the arts
The bridge plays a role in the feature film The Town - Grace (2011 ): You will be locked after a robbery.