This is a list of the crossings of the Charles River from its mouth at Boston Harbor upstream to its source at Echo Lake. All locations are in Massachusetts.
| Crossing | Carries | Location | Built | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ferry (historical) | Boston to Charlestown | 1630 | Operated by various private individuals under colonial sanction, then Harvard College in 1640. Obsoleted by Charles River Bridge, at the same location.[1] | ||
| Charlestown Bridge (Charles River Bridge) | Rt. 99 | 1786 (Charles River Bridge), 1900 | |||
| Charles River Dam | pedestrians and bicycles | 1978 | Fish ladder, pumps and three locks for navigation. Constructed on the site of the Warren Bridge. | ||
| Warren Bridge | 1828 | Demolished in 1962. | |||
| Charlestown High Bridge | I-93 US 1 |
1956 | Demolished in 2004. | ||
| Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge | I-93 US 1 |
2003 | |||
| MBTA Orange Line Haymarket North Extension (tunnel) | MBTA Orange Line | 1975 | |||
| Leverett Circle Connector Bridge | Boston to Cambridge | 1999 | |||
| MBTA Commuter Rail Charles River Bridge (aka "bascule bridge") | MBTA Commuter Rail at North Station | 1931 | |||
| Boston and Lowell Railroad Charles River Bridge (removed) | 1835 | first movable railroad bridge in the United States [1] | |||
| MBTA Green Line Lechmere Viaduct | MBTA Green Line | 1912 | |||
| Charles River Dam Bridge | Rt. 28 | 1910 | |||
| Longfellow Bridge | Rt. 3 MBTA Red Line |
1793 (West Boston Bridge), 1907 | MBTA Red Line in median; built in 1907 as the Cambridge Bridge, renamed for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1927. | ||
| Harvard Bridge | Rt. 2A (Massachusetts Avenue | 1891, 1909 (rebuilt), 1924 (overhaul), 1990 (rebuilt) | Longest bridge over the Charles. Northern terminus at MIT, not Harvard University. | ||
| Boston University Bridge (built as the Cottage Farm Bridge) | Rt. 2 | 1928 | renamed in 1949 | ||
| Grand Junction Railroad bridge | MBTA Grand Junction Branch | crosses the river under the Boston University Bridge | |||
| River Street Bridge | 1926 | ||||
| Western Avenue Bridge | 1924 | ||||
| John W. Weeks Bridge | pedestrians | 1926 | the only pedestrian bridge across the basin, with a Harvard campus steam tunnel inside | ||
| ferry (historical) | at the foot of Dunster Street in Cambridge, at canal/creek;[2] | 1635 | Obsoleted by Great Bridge[3] | ||
| Anderson Memorial Bridge (Great Bridge) | N. Harvard Street/JFK Street | 1662 (Great Bridge), 1862 (rebuilt), 1912 (Anderson Memorial Bridge) | a memorial to Nicholas Longworth Anderson donated by his son Larz Anderson | ||
| Eliot Bridge | 1950 | a memorial to Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president 1869–1909, and his son Charles Eliot, landscape architect for the Metropolitan Park Commission | |||
| Arsenal Street Bridge | Brighton to Watertown | 1925 | |||
| North Beacon Street Bridge | US 20 | 1917 | |||
| Watertown Bridge | Rt. 16 Galen Street | Watertown | about 1907 | ||
| Watertown Dam | about 1634 | ||||
| Cpl. Joseph U. Thompson Footbridge | |||||
| Bridge Street | Newton to Watertown | ||||
| Bemis Dam (breached) | 1821 | breached 1944 | |||
| Blue Heron Footbridge | pedestrians and bicycles | 2005 | |||
| Farwell Street | Waltham | ||||
| Bleachery Dam (originally Gore Paper Mill dam) | 1794 | ||||
| Mary T. Early Footbridge (formerly Calvary Street Footbridge) | |||||
| Boston & Maine Railroad trestle (abandoned) | abandoned Watertown Branch | ||||
| Charles F. Graceffa Bridge (Newton Street) | (original built 1761) | ||||
| Elm Street Bridge | |||||
| Boston & Maine Railroad trestle (abandoned) | abandoned Watertown Branch | ||||
| Richard Landry Park footbridge | 1978 | ||||
| Waltham Dam or Moody Street Dam (original Eden Vale dam built 1785) | 1836 | ||||
| Moody Street bridge | (original built 1846, rebuilt 1871, 1921) 1946 | ||||
| Gold Star Mothers Bridge, Prospect Street | (drawbridge 1882) 1889 | ||||
| Weston Aqueduct | |||||
| Commonwealth Avenue, Newton / South Avenue, Weston | Rt. 30 | Newton to Weston | site of old Norumbega Bridge | ||
| MetroWest Tunnel (aqueduct) | |||||
| I-90/I-95 connector | I-90 I-95 |
original Mass Pike terminus until 1964 | |||
| Hultman Aqueduct | |||||
| Massachusetts Turnpike Boston Extension (Interstate 90) | I-90 | ||||
| I-90/I-95 connector | |||||
| Footbridge from Riverside Rd., Newton to Recreation Rd., Weston (closed) | |||||
| CSX/MBTA railroad bridge | Framingham/Worcester Line | impressive single-arch concrete span | |||
| pedestrian bridge | |||||
| I-95 offramp | northbound exits 23–25; originally Route 128 until 1964 | ||||
| Interstate 95/Route 128 | I-95 Rt. 128 |
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| Concord Street, Newton / Park Road, Weston | |||||
| Leo J. Martin Golf Club Footbridge | Newton to Wellesley | ||||
| Railroad (former Boston & Albany RR Newton Lower Falls Branch) bridge (abandoned) | |||||
| Washington Street | Rt. 16 | ||||
| Finlay Dam | |||||
| Cordingly Dam and Falls | |||||
| Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge | pedestrian bridge[4] | ||||
| Wales Street, Newton / Walnut Street, Wellesley | |||||
| Cochituate Aqueduct | 1848 | ||||
| Interstate 95/Route 128 | I-95 Rt. 128 |
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| Boston-Worcester Turnpike | Rt. 9 | ||||
| Metropolitan Circular Dam | |||||
| Echo Bridge/Sudbury Aqueduct | pedestrians and bicycles | 1876 | |||
| Silk Mill Dam | |||||
| Elliot Street, Newton / Central Avenue, Needham | Newton to Needham | ||||
| rail bridge (former Charles River Railroad) | |||||
| Needham Street Bridge | Needham Street, Newton / Highland Avenue, Needham | ||||
| rail bridge made pedestrian bridge | |||||
| Kendrick Street, Needham / Nahanton Street, Newton | |||||
| MBTA Commuter Rail Needham Line bridge | West Roxbury to Needham | ||||
| Honorable Robert L. Cawley Bridge | Rt. 109 | West Roxbury to Dedham | Connects Boston with Dedham on Route 109 at Bridge Street (Dedham) and Spring Street (West Roxbury) | ||
| Ames Street | Dedham | ||||
| Bridge Street | Rt. 109 | ||||
| Interstate 95/Route 128 | I-95 Rt. 128 |
Needham to Dedham | |||
| Greendale Avenue, Needham / Lyons Street, Dedham | |||||
| Route 135 / West Street, Dedham / Dedham Ave, Needham | Rt. 135 | ||||
| Chestnut Street bridge | Needham to Dover | ||||
| dam | |||||
| Willow Street, Dover / South Street, Needham | |||||
| rail bridge | |||||
| Central Ave/Centre Street bridge | |||||
| missing bridge? | |||||
| Dover Road/Charles River Street bridge | |||||
| Cheney Drive bridge | |||||
| Pleasant Street bridge | South Natick | ||||
| dam | |||||
| pedestrian crossing | |||||
| Farm Road/Bridge Street bridge | |||||
| rail bridge | |||||
| South Main Street/North Meadows Road bridge | Rt. 27 | ||||
| former bridge? | |||||
| rail bridge | |||||
| Dover Road bridge | |||||
| Main Street bridge | Rt. 109 | ||||
| Forest Road/Orchard Street bridge | |||||
| Norfolk Road bridge | Rt. 115 | ||||
| Dean Street/Pleasant Street bridge | |||||
| Myrtle Street bridge | |||||
| Walker Street bridge | |||||
| Sanford Street bridge | |||||
| Shaw Street/Elm Street bridge | |||||
| Woodland Park bridge | |||||
| dam | |||||
| Franklin Street / Pond Street bridge | |||||
| Pearl Street bridge | |||||
| Plymouth Road bridge | |||||
| Maple Street bridge | |||||
| I-495 bridge (Bellingham/Franklin?) | I-495 | ||||
| High Street | Bellingham | ||||
| rail bridge (ruin?) | |||||
| North Main Street | Rt. 126 | ||||
| rail bridge | |||||
| Depot Street | |||||
| Maple Street | |||||
| Mellon Street | |||||
| Howard Street | |||||
| rail bridge | |||||
| Howard Street | Milford | ||||
| Central Street | |||||
| Main Street | Rt. 16 | ||||
| Dilla Street | |||||
| I-495 bridge (Exit 20) | I-495 | ||||
| Route 85 bridge | Rt. 85 | ||||
| Route 85 bridge | Rt. 85 |
Source: Echo Lake
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