Pierce's Bridge station

Pierce's Bridge
The Minuteman Bikeway at the former station site
General information
Location	Maple Street Lexington, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°26′09″N71°12′33″W / 42.4359°N 71.2092°W / 42.4359; -71.2092
Line(s)	Lexington Branch
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	Between 1873 and 1884
Closed	January 10, 1977
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Munroe toward Bedford Lexington Branch East Lexington toward North Station
Location

Pierce's Bridge station was a railroad station on the Lexington Branch in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. The line was built in 1873; Pierces Bridge station was open by 1884. ^[1] That year, the railroad proposed to merge it with nearby East Lexington station, but withdrew the plan due to public objection. ^[2] The name referred to Peletiah P. Pierce, a 19th-century dairy farmer whose farm was located nearby at the foot of Maple Street. ^[3] By 1889, a small wooden station building was located on the west side of the tracks slightly north of Maple Street. ^[4] It was extant until at least 1960. ^[5] The station closed along with the Lexington Branch on January 10, 1977. ^[6]

References

1. "Decision of the Railroad Commissioners in the Arlington Case". Boston Evening Transcript. July 30, 1884. p. 5. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
2. "Brieflets". Boston Evening Transcript. August 1, 1884. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Reinhardt, E.W. (July 1975). "Form F – Structure". Massachusetts Historical Commission.
4. "East Lexington" (Map). Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 1:3,000. Geo. H. Walker and Company. 1889. pp. 194–195.
5. "Pierces Bridge station, Lexington, Mass., Jan. 4, 1960". Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society. January 4, 1960 – via Flickr.
6. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.