Frances Appleton Bridge


The Frances Appleton Pedestrian Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Boston, Massachusetts that opened on August 31, 2018. The bridge, which crosses Storrow Drive, is named in recognition of the celebrated courtship and marriage of Frances “Fanny” Appleton and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, after whom an adjacent larger bridge is named.

Design and construction

The Frances Appleton Bridge was completed in 2018, at an estimated construction cost of $12.5 million.. The bridge opened on August 31, 2018, and is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.