Harris Street Bridge, Taunton

Name: Harris Street Bridge
Address: Taunton, United States

#25 among attractions in Taunton

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The Harris Street Bridge is a historic truss bridge that spans the Taunton River off Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it is the oldest surviving bridge in the city, and was built as part of the one of the city's earliest public works projects after incorporation as a city. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is closed to traffic, and is in disrepair. ()

Built: 1887 (137 years ago)Length: 100 ftWidth: 35 ftHeight: 35 ftCoordinates: 41°54'20"N, 71°4'9"W

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Taunton (City Center)Taunton United States

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Harris Street Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton City Hall, Taunton Common, Dean-Hartshorn House.

1 miW
History museum, Museum
Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton
25 min walk • The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building.
1.1 miW
City hall
Taunton City Hall, Taunton
28 min walk • Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers.
1.3 miW
Park, Road
Taunton Common, Taunton
33 min walk • US Post Office-Taunton Main is the main post office facility in the city center of Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1930 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, it is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture.
0.7 miW
Bridge, Georgian architecture
Dean-Hartshorn House, Taunton
17 min walk • The Dean-Hartshorn House is a historic house located at 68 Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.
1 miSW
Cemetery
Neck of Land Cemetery, Taunton
25 min walk • The Neck of Land Cemetery is a small historic cemetery on Summer Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1687 near the confluence of the Mill and Taunton Rivers, it was the city's first cemetery.
1.2 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton
32 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is an historic Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Ronamesque stone church was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1852.
1 miW
Church
First Parish Church, Taunton
27 min walk • First Parish Church is an historic church located within the Church Green Historic District in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the fourth meetinghouse since 1647 to be located on what was the original town common. The current church building was built in 1830, constructed of field stone in the Gothic Revival style.
1.2 miW
Church
Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall, Taunton
30 min walk • The Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall is an historic building at 5 Cedar Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built as a chapel in 1867, it has also served as a mission hall and museum, and housed the local American Legion chapter for many years beginning in 1926.
1.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Taunton
32 min walk • St. Thomas Episcopal Church is an historic church at 115 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Its present building, an 1857 Gothic Revival structure designed by Richard Upjohn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Taunton Iron Works, Taunton
18 min walk • The Taunton Iron Works was located on the banks of the Forge River in what is now Raynham, Massachusetts. It was the first iron works established in Plymouth Colony, and only the third in New England.
0.8 miE
Locality
Raynham
20 min walk • Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately 32 miles south of Boston and 22 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 15,082 at the 2020 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.

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Which popular attractions are close to Harris Street Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Lloyd Dean House, Taunton (1 min walk), Dean-Hartshorn House, Taunton (17 min walk), Taunton Iron Works, Taunton (18 min walk), Eldridge House, Taunton (21 min walk).