This is a list of the crossings of the Charles River from its mouth at Boston Harbor upstream to its source at Echo Lake (the four tunnels crossing the inner portion of Boston Harbor are not included). All locations are in Massachusetts.
Formerly carried the Charles River Railroad. A proposal was made in 2023 to rehabilitate the bridge as a link in a proposed "Newton/Needham Community Way".[14]
Over the Charles River off Causeway Street on Dwight Street. This was so named and built so Timothy Dwight could get to land he owned in the area. This bridge was washed out in the Great 1936 Flood and never rebuilt.[19]
↑ Lyons Street originally ran as far as Common Street but was cut short and dead ended when Route 128 was built.[17] Lyons Street is named for a 19th century landowner, Elisha Lyon.[17] Lyon lived on the Needham side of the Charles River.[17]
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