Congress Street (Boston)
Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts, is located in the Financial District and South Boston. It 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. 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.
Congress Street from Dock Square, Boston, 2010 | |
| West end | Sudbury Street / Merrimac Street |
|---|---|
| Major junctions | State Street Milk Street Franklin Street I-93 (Atlantic Ave./Purchase St.) Dorchester Avenue |
| East end | Northern Avenue |
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