Dorchester Avenue Bridge
The North Free Bridge, as it was originally called, on the site of today's Dorchester Avenue Bridge, opened in 1826, providing a more direct route from the north end of the turnpike to Dewey Square downtown. On April 22, 1854, the turnpike became a free public road, named Dorchester Avenue. The name was changed to Federal Street in 1856, as it provided a continuation of that street from downtown Boston (via the North Free Bridge). It was during that time that the bridge became known as the Federal Street Bridge. It became Dorchester Avenue again in 1870 and the name of the bridge changed again with it.
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