Frances Appleton Bridge
Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°21′38″N 71°04′21″W / 42.360629°N 71.072423°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | Storrow Drive |
| Locale | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck steel arch |
| Total length | 607 feet (185 m) |
| Width | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Height | 21 feet (6.4 m) |
| Longest span | 222 feet (68 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2016 |
| Construction end | 2018 |
| Opened | 31 August 2018 |
| Location | |
The Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Boston, Massachusetts that opened on August 31, 2018. The bridge, which crosses Storrow Drive, is named in recognition of the celebrated courtship and marriage of Frances “Fanny” Appleton and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, after whom an adjacent larger bridge is named.