Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge
Overview
Dramatic views of Charles River rapids contrast with peaceful, green riverbanks. Visitors can walk on a long, rebuilt Victorian-style bridge just above the fast flowing spillway, the falls, the millway, and the Cordingly Dam Fish Passage. Grassy sloping shorelines and old mill buildings, now retrofitted for offices and residences, maintain the feel of a significant site of early industry along the Charles.
Size: several acres    Longest Walk: 0.1 miles    Acquired: 1984
Maps
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Located in Newton and Wellesley
Parking and access: Park on Washington St. in front of Gregorian Rugs. Enter a pathway (indicated by a stone marker) next to the Gregorian parking lot. (The lot is reserved for customers; use on-street parking.)
Other maps and aerial photos:
GPS Enabled Trail Map
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History
before 1906
A wooden footbridge built across the Charles.
1909
Footbridge rebuilt in Victorian design.
1983
Rebuilt to replicate the 1909 bridge. Dedicated to Mary Hunnewell Fyffe of Wellesley, advocate of the Charles River. Acquired by the state from joint ownership by Newton and Wellesley.
Features
Charles River Walk, Historic Site
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Additional Information
Newton Assessor’s Map ID: 42031 0005 and other parcels in Newton and Wellesley
The recent history of the footbridge is recounted in the book, Walks in Wellesley.
Discover Historic Newton Lower Falls brochure
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