John W. Weeks Bridge, Boston

Name: John W. Weeks Bridge
Address: Weeks Footbridge, Boston, 02163, United States

#227 among attractions in Boston

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The John W. Weeks Memorial Bridge, usually called the Weeks Footbridge, is a pedestrian bridge over the Charles River, located four miles northwest of downtown Boston in the Harvard University campus. It connects Harvard’s original Cambridge campus with the Harvard Business School and many of the school’s athletic facilities in Allston. John W. Weeks was a longtime U.S. Representative, and later Senator, from Massachusetts, as well as Secretary of War in the Harding and Coolidge administrations. The Weeks Bridge opened in 1927 to carry pedestrian traffic between the Harvard Business School's newly built Allston campus and the Business School's former home, Harvard's traditional campus in Cambridge. Its concrete underbelly conceals tentacles of the University's steam, electrical, and communications networks. ()

Opened: 1927 (97 years ago)Coordinates: 42°22'7"N, 71°7'5"W

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Weeks FootbridgeCambridge (Riverside)Boston 02163 United States

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Day trips

John W. Weeks Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harvard Lampoon Building, Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Quincy House, The Harvard Coop.

~1150 ftN
Forts and castles
Harvard Lampoon Building, Boston
6 min walk • The Harvard Lampoon Building is a historic building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is best known as the home of The Harvard Lampoon, and for its unusual design.
~1490 ftN
Shopping, Bookshop
Grolier Poetry Bookshop, Boston
8 min walk • The Grolier Poetry Book Shop is an independent bookstore on Plympton Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although founded as a "first edition" bookstore, its focus today is solely poetry.
~1080 ftNE
Synagogue
Quincy House, Boston
6 min walk • Quincy House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University, located on Plympton Street between Harvard Yard and the Charles River.
~1940 ftN
Library, Shopping, Bookshop
The Harvard Coop, Boston
10 min walk • The Harvard Library is the umbrella organization for the Harvard University libraries and their shared services, such as access, preservation, digital infrastructure, digital imaging, and discovery services. The Harvard Library is nearly 400 years old, making it the oldest library system in the United States.
0.4 miNW
Nightlife, Cinema
Brattle Theatre, Boston
10 min walk • The Brattle Theatre is a repertory movie theater located in Brattle Hall at 40 Brattle Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The theatre is a small movie house with one screen.
~570 ftE
Tower
Dunster House, Boston
3 min walk • Dunster House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University. Built in 1930, it is one of the first two dormitories at Harvard University constructed under President Abbott Lawrence Lowell's House Plan and one of the seven Houses given to Harvard by Edward Harkness.
~1380 ftW
Bridge
Anderson Memorial Bridge, Boston
7 min walk • Anderson Memorial Bridge connects Allston, a neighborhood of Boston, and Cambridge. The bridge stands on the site of the Great Bridge built in 1662, the first structure to span the Charles River.
~1800 ftN
Library, Colonial revival architecture
Houghton Library, Boston
9 min walk • Houghton Library, on the south side of Harvard Yard adjacent to Widener Library, is Harvard University's primary repository for rare books and manuscripts.
~1800 ftSW
Church
The Class of 1959 Chapel, Boston
9 min walk • The Class of 1959 Chapel is a non-denominational chapel located on the campus of Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
~1620 ftN
Square, Colonial revival architecture
Porcellian Club, Boston
8 min walk • The Porcellian Club is an all-male final club at Harvard University, sometimes called the Porc or the P.C. The year of founding is usually given as 1791, when a group began meeting under the name "the Argonauts", or as 1794, the year of the roast pig dinner at which the club, known first as "the Pig Club" was formally founded.
~1190 ftNE
Church, Spiritual
St. Paul Church, Boston
6 min walk • St. Paul Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located at 29 Mount Auburn Street near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Archdiocese of Boston. As well as serving as the local parish church, it is the home of St. Paul's Choir School whose students serve as the choristers in the Choir of St.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to John W. Weeks Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Harvard Houses Historic District, Boston (3 min walk), Dunster House, Boston (3 min walk), Kirkland House, Boston (6 min walk), Quincy House, Boston (6 min walk).

How to get to John W. Weeks Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to John W. Weeks Bridge:

Bus

Mt Auburn St @ DeWolfe St • Lines: 1 (6 min walk)
Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St • Lines: 1, 69 (9 min walk)

Metro

Harvard • Lines: Red (11 min walk)
Central Square • Lines: Red (20 min walk)

Light rail

Babcock Street • Lines: B (30 min walk)
Packards Corner • Lines: B (31 min walk)