Frances Appleton Bridge, Boston

Name: Frances Appleton Bridge
Address: Boston, United States

#937 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

The Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Boston, Massachusetts that opened on August 31, 2018. The bridge, which crosses Storrow Drive, is named in recognition of the celebrated courtship and marriage of Frances “Fanny” Appleton and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, after whom an adjacent larger bridge is named. ()

Opened: 31 August 2018Length: 607 ftWidth: 14 ftHeight: 21 ftCoordinates: 42°21'38"N, 71°4'21"W

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Beacon HillBoston United States

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Frances Appleton Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: CambridgeSide, Lotta Fountain, Ether Dome, Longfellow Bridge.

0.5 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
CambridgeSide, Boston
13 min walk • CambridgeSide, nestled in the vibrant city of Boston, stands as a premier shopping destination for both locals and visitors alike. This bustling shopping center is an urban oasis for retail therapy, offering a diverse array of stores that cater to a variety of tastes...
0.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
Lotta Fountain, Boston
11 min walk • Lotta Fountain is a 1939 fountain and sculpture by artist Katharine Lane Weems and architects J. W. Ames and E. S. Dodge. It is installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
~1610 ftNE
Museum, Georgian architecture, Specialty museum
Ether Dome, Boston
8 min walk • The Ether Dome is a surgical operating amphitheater in the Bulfinch Building at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. It served as the hospital's operating room from its opening in 1821 until 1867.
~920 ftW
Bridge, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Longfellow Bridge, Boston
5 min walk • The Longfellow Bridge is a steel rib arch bridge spanning the Charles River to connect Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood with the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
0.4 miSE
Monuments and statues
Oneida Football Club Monument, Boston
11 min walk • The Oneida Football Club Monument, sometimes called Football Tablet, is a monument by Joseph Coletti, installed in Boston Commons, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
~1720 ftS
Nightlife, Restaurant
Cheers, Boston
9 min walk • Cheers Beacon Hill is a bar/restaurant located on Beacon Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, across from the Boston Public Garden. Founded in 1969 as the Bull & Finch Pub, the bar is best remembered internationally as the exterior of the bar seen in the hit NBC sitcom Cheers, which ran between 1982 and 1993.
~1690 ftS
Bridge
Arthur Fiedler Footbridge, Boston
9 min walk • The Arthur Fiedler Footbridge is a wheelchair accessible footbridge named after Arthur Fiedler in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
~1350 ftS
Memorial
Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial, Boston
7 min walk • The Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial is a memorial commemorating Edwin Upton Curtis, installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
~440 ftSW
Memorial
Charles Eliot Memorial, Boston
3 min walk • The Charles Eliot Memorial is a memorial commemorating landscape architect Charles Eliot, installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
~1470 ftE
Museum, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Vilna Shul, Boston
8 min walk • The Vilna Shul is now a historic landmark building housing a cultural center, community center, and living museum. It was a synagogue and was built for an Orthodox congregation in 1919 by immigrants primarily from Vilna, Lithuania.
~1910 ftS
Monuments and statues
George Robert White Memorial, Boston
10 min walk • The George Robert White Memorial, also known as The Spirit of Giving, is an outdoor memorial commemorating George Robert White by artist Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Frances Appleton Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Community Boating, Boston (2 min walk), Charles Eliot Memorial, Boston (3 min walk), Longfellow Bridge, Boston (5 min walk), Church of the Advent, Boston (6 min walk).

How to get to Frances Appleton Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Frances Appleton Bridge:

Metro

Charles/MGH • Lines: Red (2 min walk)
Bowdoin • Lines: Blue (14 min walk)

Light rail

Park Street • Lines: B, C, D, E (15 min walk)
Arlington • Lines: B, C, D, E (16 min walk)

Bus

Tremont St opp Temple Pl • Lines: 55 (16 min walk)
Boylston St @ Berkeley St • Lines: 9 (17 min walk)

Train

Boston North Station (17 min walk)
Boston Back Bay (24 min walk)