Watertown Bridge, Watertown

Name: Watertown Bridge
Address: Watertown, United States

#8 among attractions in Watertown

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Facts and practical information

The Watertown Bridge is a five-lane traffic bridge over the Charles River, carrying Rt. 16 and Galen Street. It connects Watertown Square on the north side and Watertown Yard on the south side of Watertown, Massachusetts. Pedestrian walkways line each side. ()

Opened: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 42°21'53"N, 71°11'8"W

Address

Newton (Newton Corner)Watertown United States

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Day trips

Watertown Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Armenian Library and Museum of America, Oakley Country Club, Jackson Homestead, Evangelical Baptist Church.

~780 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown
4 min walk • Armenian Museum of America, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, is an institution that has the largest collection of Armenian artifacts in North America.
1.1 miNE
Golf
Oakley Country Club, Watertown
28 min walk • The Oakley Country Club is a private 18 hole golf club located in Watertown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1898 and has served Bobby Jones and Donald Ross.
0.8 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Jackson Homestead, Newton
21 min walk • The Jackson Homestead, located at 527 Washington Street, in the village of Newton Corner, in Newton, Massachusetts, is an historic house that served as a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
0.8 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton
20 min walk • The Evangelical Baptist Church is an historic church located at 23 Chapel Street, in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
1.1 miE
Performing arts
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown
28 min walk • The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts is a community arts center located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, on the former property of the Watertown Arsenal.
0.7 miNW
42°22'8"N • 71°11'56"W
The Plumbing Museum, Watertown
19 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.8 miSW
Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District, Newton
21 min walk • Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District encompasses a complex of Roman Catholic religious buildings in the Nonantum village of Newton, Massachusetts. It includes four fine examples of brick Gothic Revival architecture: the church, convent, and rectory, as well as Trinity Catholic High School.
0.9 miNW
Museum, History museum
Browne House, Watertown
24 min walk • The Abraham Browne House is a colonial house located at 562 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts, US. It is now a nonprofit museum operated by Historic New England and open to the public two afternoons per year.
~1840 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Edmund Fowle House, Watertown
9 min walk • The Edmund Fowle House is a historic house and local history museum at 28 Marshall Street in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1772, it is the second-oldest surviving house in Watertown, and served as the meeting place for the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in the first year of the American Revolutionary War.
0.8 miSW
Synagogue
Adams Street Shul, Newton
22 min walk • Congregation Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard, more commonly known as The Adams Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 168 Adams Street in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
1.4 miSW
42°21'6"N • 71°12'24"W
The Paint Bar, Newton
36 min walk • Museum, Nightlife, Paint and pottery studios

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Watertown Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown (4 min walk), Watertown Dam, Watertown (5 min walk), Edmund Fowle House, Watertown (9 min walk), Henry Bigelow House, Newton (10 min walk).

How to get to Watertown Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Watertown Bridge:

Bus

Watertown Yard • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (1 min walk)
Galen St @ Boyd St • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (9 min walk)

Train

Newtonville (35 min walk)