Echo Bridge

Echo Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Echo Bridge
Location	Spans the Charles River between Needham and Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates	42°18′53.42″N 71°13′36.84″W / 42.3148389°N 71.2269000°W / 42.3148389; -71.2269000
Built	1876
Architect	George W. Phelps
Part of	Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District (#89002293) Newton Upper Falls Historic District (#86001750)
NRHP reference No.	80000638 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 9, 1980
Designated CP	January 18, 1990 September 4, 1986

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 1875–1877, 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.