Agassiz Road Bridge - Boston, MA - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

In Boston, in the Fenway section of the city, is the Back Bay Fens Park with a stone arch bridge that carries Agassiz Road over the Muddy River. This bridge, barely two lanes wide, is used more for pedestrian traffic than automobile traffic.

This bridge dates back to the original design and development of the Back Bay Fens by Fredrick Law Olmsted. I has several arches using stone as the building material.

The views from the bridge are of the winding Muddy River through freshwater marches. Originally, these marshes were brackish, but changed when the Charles River was dammed in 1910.

The bridge has five arches and are approx. ten feet high over the water surface. On the top, there are sidewalks with areas carved out where people can stop and view.

Source:
Nancy Seasholes, Gaining Ground: A History of Landmaking in Boston, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2003.

Length of bridge: 50 ft Height of bridge: 15 feet What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles and pedestrians What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: river; specifically the Muddy River Date constructed: 1/1/1888. Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Agassiz Road Location: Boston, Massachusetts

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