North Bank Bridge | |
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.jpg.webp) The western end of the bridge as it enters North Point Park; the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is visible in the background (2016) | |
| Coordinates | 42°22′11″N 71°03′57″W / 42.3696°N 71.0657°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians and bicyclists |
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| Locale | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Barletta Heavy Division, Inc. |
| Fabrication by | Newport Industrial Fabricators |
| Opened | July 13, 2012[1] |
| Location | |
The North Bank Bridge (sometimes North Bank Pedestrian Bridge) is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge on the north bank of the Charles River in Massachusetts. It connects North Point Park in Cambridge with Paul Revere Park in the Charlestown area of Boston, two parks which were created as mitigation efforts for Boston’s Big Dig. It is a segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail and the East Coast Greenway.
Description
The bridge leaves the ground from the east side of the Cambridge portion of North Point Park (other parts of which are in the city of Boston).[2] It crosses the MBTA Commuter Rail tracks leading into North Station, crosses the Millers River, and goes under the highway lanes of the Leverett Connector and Route 1. It lands on the east side of the Millers River under the Zakim Bridge/Interstate 93, where it connects to Paul Revere Park in Charlestown.[1]
History
References
- 1 2 "North Bank Pedestrian Bridge Grand Opening". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. July 13, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ Monroe, Brendan (13 June 2022). East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts (PDF) (Map). Cambridge Community Development Department, Cambridge GIS. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "North Point: A Hidden Gem". The Cambridge Pedestrian Society. 2015. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ "A bridge to somewhere". The Boston Globe.
External links
Media related to North Bank Bridge at Wikimedia Commons