Echo Bridge
About Echo Bridge
Echo Bridge is a historic masonry bridge spanning the Charles River between Needham to Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, and Ellis Street in Newton. The bridge carries the Sudbury Aqueduct and foot traffic, and is located in the Hemlock Gorge Reservation. At the time of its construction in 1876–1877, it was the second longest masonry arch in the country.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was named an American Water Landmark in 1981.
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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗1875 to today
- 1875Built
- 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 46 years
Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 5 minutes
Spans Charles River, Needham · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Echo BridgeStart here
- 2
Newton Upper Falls Historic DistrictLate Georgian · 0.2 mi on
Memories of Echo Bridge
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63795850 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.