Lechmere Viaduct

Charles River Viaduct
The Lechmere Viaduct as viewed from East Cambridge
Carries	Light rail
Crosses	Charles River
Locale	Boston, Massachusetts to Cambridge, Massachusetts
Design	Arch bridge[1]
Opened	1910[1]
Coordinates	42°22′05″N 71°04′13″W / 42.36803°N 71.07035°W / 42.36803; -71.07035Coordinates: 42°22′05″N 71°04′13″W / 42.36803°N 71.07035°W / 42.36803; -71.07035

Lechmere Viaduct, looking west beneath the Science Park/West End MBTA station

The Lechmere Viaduct is the last remaining elevated portion of the MBTA's Green Line in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened June 1, 1912, the Viaduct connects the Lechmere stop (the northern terminus of the line) to the Science Park Station at Leverett Circle. Currently, the Green Line descends into a tunnel just east of Science Park station.

Until 2004, the viaduct connected to the Causeway Street Elevated. When the new North Station "superstation" was fully opened in 2005, a new incline next to Martha Road was built to connect the new tunnel to the existing viaduct.

References

See also

• List of crossings of the Charles River

External links

Media related to Lechmere Viaduct at Wikimedia Commons

Crossings of the Charles River Upstream Charles River Dam Bridge Lechmere Viaduct MBTA Green Line Downstream Charles River Bridge MBTA Commuter Rail

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