The bridge was built in 1875, when Needham Street was laid out, connecting Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, and Needham center.

It was designed and built by Hiram Blaisdell and William Wheeler, then in the early stages of a successful civil engineering career.

[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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