North Beacon Street Bridge
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The North Beacon Street Bridge is a bridge
carrying North Beacon Street (U.S. Route 20
) over the Charles River
between Watertown, MA and Brighton, Boston, MA. It was built in 1917.
The southern end of the bridge is also at the western terminus of Soldiers Field Road, an extension of Storrow Drive
, while its northern end is at the western terminus of Greenough Boulevard, an extension of Memorial Drive
.
The North Beacon Street carried by this bridge is not the same street as the well-known Beacon Street
in Boston.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
carrying North Beacon Street (U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 in Massachusetts
The cross-country U.S. Route 20 runs its easternmost in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The highway crosses the state border from New Lebanon, New York into Hancock, Massachusetts, and runs eastward into Boston, where it ends at Route 2 in Kenmore Square...
) over the Charles River
Charles River
The Charles River is an long river that flows in an overall northeasterly direction in eastern Massachusetts, USA. From its source in Hopkinton, the river travels through 22 cities and towns until reaching the Atlantic Ocean at Boston...
between Watertown, MA and Brighton, Boston, MA. It was built in 1917.
The southern end of the bridge is also at the western terminus of Soldiers Field Road, an extension of Storrow Drive
Storrow Drive
Storrow Drive is a major cross town expressway in Boston, Massachusetts, running south and west from Leverett Circle along the Charles River. It is a parkway—it is restricted to cars; trucks and buses are not permitted on it...
, while its northern end is at the western terminus of Greenough Boulevard, an extension of Memorial Drive
Memorial Drive (Cambridge)
Memorial Drive runs along the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is designated as U.S. Route 3 or Massachusetts Route 3 for its entire length, and Massachusetts Route 2 over the portion west of the Boston University Bridge....
.
The North Beacon Street carried by this bridge is not the same street as the well-known Beacon Street
Beacon Street
Beacon Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts and several of its western suburbs. Beacon Street in Boston, Brookline, Brighton, and Newton is not to be confused with the Beacon Street in nearby Somerville, or others elsewhere.-Description:...
in Boston.