Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 2012

1. The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, part of The Big Dig Project in Boston, is the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world. The Bridge serves as the northern entrance to and exit from Boston. The Bridge is named after civil rights activist Lenny Zakim and the American colonists who fought the British in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Civil Rights • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 42° 22.268′ N, 71° 3.64′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It is on Chelsea Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Constitution Rd, Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Old North Church (a few steps from this marker); Paul Revere (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); City Square: Continuity and Change (about 300 feet away); Great House (about 400 feet away); Charlestown Training Field / Winthrop Square (about 400 feet away); Charlestown World War II Memorial (about 500

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feet away); Court of the Assistants (about 500 feet away); Vietnam/Korean Conflict Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryan Simmons

2. The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

The bridge as seen from the top of the Bunker Hill Monument

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 2012

3. The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

The bridge as seen from the marker site

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,021 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.