Charles River Bridge (Commuter Rail)
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The Charles River Bridge, referred to by the MBTA as Draw One, is a pair of railroad single-leaf, through-truss, rolling bascule bridges across the Charles River that connects North Station in Boston, Massachusetts to MBTA Commuter Rail lines in northern Massachusetts, United States.
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Charles River Bridge | |
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Charles River Bridge with a train in 2013 | |
Coordinates | 42.36898°N 71.06529°W / 42.36898; -71.06529 |
Carries | rail traffic over 4 tracks, split between the two bridges |
Crosses | Charles River |
Locale | Boston, Massachusetts |
Characteristics | |
Design | single-leaf, through-truss, rolling bascule bridge |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 92 feet (28 m) (±5 feet (1.5 m)) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Piers in water | 0 |
History | |
Designer | Keller & Harrington, Chicago[1] |
Opened | 1931[1] |
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