Anderson Memorial Bridge
Coordinates: 42 ° 22 '8 " N , 71 ° 7' 23" W.
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| use | Pedestrians, road traffic | |
| Crossing of | Charles River | |
| place | Cambridge and Boston , Massachusetts , United States | |
| Entertained by | Massachusetts Department of Transportation | |
| construction | Arched bridge made of reinforced concrete , clad with red bricks | |
| overall length | 440 ft (134.1 m ) | |
| start of building | 1913 | |
| completion | 1915 | |
| planner | Wheelwright, Haven and Hoyt | |
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Previous structure: Great Bridge (1662) |
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The Anderson Memorial Bridge (commonly but incorrectly referred to as the Larz Anderson Bridge ) is an arch bridge in the state of Massachusetts in the United States that connects the Boston borough of Allston with Cambridge . The structure is located where the Great Bridge , built in 1662 , was the first bridge to span the Charles River . The current bridge, completed in 1915, guides traffic from Boston from North Harvard Street via John F. Kennedy Street to Harvard Square in Cambridge.
Surname
It is often believed that the bridge was named after the businessman and diplomat Larz Anderson . It was actually built by him, but as a memorial to his father Nicholas Longworth Anderson . Larz Anderson used part of his wife, Isabel Weld Perkins' family property, to build the bridge . The Metropolitan Park Commission wrote in 1913:
"The Anderson Memorial Bridge replaces the inadequate, old wooden draw bridge which for many years had marked the former condition of the banks of Charles River. The new bridge was made possible by the gift of the Honorable Larz Anderson as a memorial to his father, a gallant general of the United States Army, Nicholas Longworth Anderson, renowned for his part in the American Civil War. "
“The Anderson Memorial Bridge replaces the old, inadequate, wooden drawbridge that marked the former course of the banks of the Charles River for many years . The new bridge was made possible by a gift from the honorable Larz Anderson who was a memorial to his father Nicholas Longworth Anderson , a knightly general in the United States Army and a fighter in the Civil War . "
planning
The bridge was designed by the Wheelwright, Haven and Hoyt architectural firm and completed under the responsibility of the Metropolitan District Commission's chief engineer , John R. Rablin .
Redevelopment
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation began renovating the Anderson Memorial Bridge in spring 2012 as part of its Accelerated Bridge program . As part of the work, the arches will be repaired and the bridge railings, sidewalks, lighting and the road surface replaced. The cost of the renovation are on 19.9 million US dollar appreciated. The end of the construction work is scheduled for the end of 2014.
properties
The Anderson Memorial Bridge is made of reinforced concrete clad with red bricks . The walls are prepared in such a way that they create the illusion of roughly hewn stone . The bridge was built in the design of Georgian architecture , but also shows influences from classicism . This combination connects the structure with the other bridges spanning the Charles River as well as with the nearby buildings of Harvard University .
The University's Weld Boathouse is right next to the bridge , which is why the bridge “has arches high enough to allow all types of pleasure craft to pass through”. The boathouse, but also part of the cost of the bridge, was financed from the legacy of the industrialist William Fletcher Weld , who was economically very successful in the 19th century.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Anderson Memorial Bridge. In: Structurae (English)
- ↑ About Larz Anderson Bridge. Charles River Conservancy, archived from the original on October 28, 2010 ; accessed on September 20, 2012 (English).
- ^ Anderson Memorial Bridge. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, accessed September 20, 2012 .
- ^ Douglass Shand-Tucci, Richard Cheek: Harvard University . an architectural tour. 1st edition. Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2001, ISBN 978-1-56898-280-9 , pp. 94-95 .
- ↑ Craig A. Lambert: The Welds of Harvard Yard. History through a family lens. In: Harvard Magazine . 1998, accessed September 20, 2012 .
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Upstream Eliot Bridge |
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Downriver John W. Weeks Bridge |
