Pierce's Bridge station was a railroad station on the Lexington Branch in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. The line was built in 1873; Pierces Bridge station was open by 1884.[1] That year, the railroad proposed to merge it with nearby East Lexington station, but withdrew the plan due to public objection.[2] The name referred to Peletiah P. Pierce, a 19th-century dairy farmer whose farm was located nearby at the foot of Maple Street.[3] By 1889, a small wooden station building was located on the west side of the tracks slightly north of Maple Street.[4] It was extant until at least 1960.[5] The station closed along with the Lexington Branch on January 10, 1977.[6]
Pierce's Bridge | |||||||||||
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The Minuteman Bikeway at the former station site | |||||||||||
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| Location | Maple Street Lexington, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°26′09″N 71°12′33″W / 42.4359°N 71.2092°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lexington Branch | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | Between 1873 and 1884 | ||||||||||
| Closed | January 10, 1977 | ||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Decision of the Railroad Commissioners in the Arlington Case". Boston Evening Transcript. July 30, 1884. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Breiflets". Boston Evening Transcript. August 1, 1884. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, E.W. (July 1975). "Form F – Structure". Massachusetts Historical Commission.
- ^ "East Lexington" (Map). Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 1:3,000. Geo. H. Walker and Company. 1889. pp. 194–195.
- ^ "Pierces Bridge station, Lexington, Mass., Jan. 4, 1960". Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society. January 4, 1960 – via Flickr.
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
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