Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge, known to locals as the Salt and Pepper Bridge, connects Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood and the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts, spanning the Charles River.
It was built on the site of the 1793 West Boston Bridge and was originally known as the Cambridge Bridge, but was renamed for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Willam Jackson served as chief engineer and Edmund M. Wheelwright as architect. Wheelwright was inspired by the 1893 Columbian Exposition and was trying to rival the great bridges of Europe.
The bridge was completed in 1906 and consists of 11 steel arch spans on masonry piers. The bridge has a total length of 1,768 feet and supports road, light rail and pedestrian traffic. For some reason, the upstream sidewalks are narrower than the downstream.
A view showing the arches and piers
Taken late on a February 2002 afternoon, the MBTAs Red line trains crossing at rush hour with the Beacon Hill and the Boston skyline in the distance
The main piers have sculptures that represent Viking vessels
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