Congress Street is located in the Financial District and South Boston neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The street was first named in 1800. It was extended in 1854 (from State Street) as far as Atlantic Avenue, and in 1874 across Fort Point Channel into South Boston. The original swing bridge was replaced in 1930 by a bascule bridge, which is still extant and known as the Congress Street Bridge.
Today's Congress Street consists of several segments of streets, previously named Atkinson's Street, Dalton Street, Gray's Alley, Leverett's Lane, Quaker Lane, and Shrimpton's Lane.
See also
Boston Children's Museum Boston City Hall The Boston Post Boston Reds (1890–1891) Children's Wharf Congress Street Fire Station Congress Street Grounds Dock Square (Boston, Massachusetts) Exchange Coffee House, Boston Government Center, Boston John Hancock Building Julien Hall (19th century) Mobius Artists Group New England Holocaust Memorial Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts Russia Wharf Buildings Weekly Messenger newspaper World Trade Center (MBTA station)
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Bostonian Society has materials related to the street.