Old Town Bridge, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Name: Old Town Bridge
Address: Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, United States

#1 among attractions in Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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The Old Town Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Wayland, Massachusetts. It is located just north of Old Sudbury Road, and is sited across what was formerly a channel of the Sudbury River, which now flows just west and north of the bridge. The four-arch bridge was built in 1848 by Josiah Russell on a site where it is supposed that the first bridge in Middlesex County was built in the 1640s. It was for many years on the major east–west route connecting Boston to points west and south. Originally built of dry-laid stone, the bridge was rebuilt with mortar after being damaged by flooding in 1900. It is 60 feet long and has a roadbed 20 feet wide, with each arch spanning about 10 feet. The bridge was open to vehicular traffic until 1955. ()

Built: 1848 (176 years ago)Coordinates: 42°22'31"N, 71°22'49"W

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Day trips

Old Town Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Natick Mall, Gropius House, Shoppers World, Walden Pond.

5.1 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Natick Mall, Natick
131 min walk • The Natick Mall is a shopping mall in Natick, Massachusetts. The original facility was the first enclosed shopping mall in Greater Boston upon opening in 1966; it was demolished and replaced by a larger building in 1994 and expanded in 2007.
4.5 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
Gropius House, Lincoln
115 min walk • The Gropius House is a historic house museum owned by Historic New England located at 68 Baker Bridge Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States.
5.1 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Shoppers World, Framingham
131 min walk • Shopper's World is a retail park in Framingham, Massachusetts. The original facility is of historical significance as one of the first suburban shopping malls in the United States upon opening in 1951; it was demolished and replaced by the current open-air facility in 1994.
5.1 miNE
Lake, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Park
Walden Pond, Concord
129 min walk • Walden Pond is a pond in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States. A famous example of a kettle hole, it was formed by retreating glaciers 10,000–12,000 years ago.
3.4 miSW
Forested botanical garden with plant club
Garden in the Woods, Framingham
86 min walk • Garden in the Woods is a 45 acres woodland botanical garden located at 180 Hemenway Road, in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. It is the headquarters of Native Plant Trust, and open to visitors between mid-April and mid-October. Garden in the Woods was founded in 1931, when Will C.
3.7 miE
History museum, Museum
Golden Ball Tavern Museum, Weston
94 min walk • The Golden Ball Tavern is a historic tavern, now a museum, located in Weston, Massachusetts. Built in 1768, it is one of the town's finest examples of Late Georgian architecture. It also played a pivotal role in local activities during the American Revolution, due to its Loyalist tavern keeper.
4.3 miS
State park, Body of water, Park
Cochituate State Park, Natick
110 min walk • Cochituate State Park is a Massachusetts day-use state park located on Lake Cochituate in the town of Natick. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
4.2 miSE
Post office, Museum, History museum
Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, Weston
107 min walk • The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, also commonly known as the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation of diversity through the medium of postage stamps and postal history.
3.9 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Codman House, Lincoln
100 min walk • The Codman House is a historic house set on a 16-acre estate at 36 Codman Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Thanks to a gift by Dorothy Codman, it has been owned by Historic New England since 1969 and is open to the public June 1–October 15 on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. An admission fee is charged.
4.3 miE
Park
Case Estates, Weston
109 min walk • The Case Estates is a botanical garden located at 135 Wellesley Street, Weston, Massachusetts. Measuring 65 acres, the estates were at one time the active plant nurseries of the Arnold Arboretum.
4.7 miNW
Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery, Maynard
122 min walk • Glenwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery northeast of Parker Street and Great Road in Maynard, Massachusetts.