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Bus stations near Widener Library in Cambridge

  • Mt Auburn St @ Dewolfe St,5 min walk,
  • Kirkland St @ Kirkland Place,5 min walk,
  • Quincy St @ Broadway Opp Fogg Museum,6 min walk,
  • Massachusetts Ave @ Johnston Gate,6 min walk,
  • Broadway @ Felton St,8 min walk,
  • Harvard - Brattle St @ Palmer St,9 min walk,
  • Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St,9 min walk,
  • Harvard,10 min walk,

Subway stations near Widener Library in Cambridge

  • Harvard Square,10 min walk,

Train stations near Widener Library in Cambridge

  • Porter,28 min walk,

Bus lines to Widener Library in Cambridge

  • 1,Harvard,
  • 86,Reservoir,
  • 68,Kendall/MIT,
  • 69,Harvard,
  • 66,Harvard Via Allston,
  • 83,Rindge Ave,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Alewife - Park Street,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Alewife - Harvard via Brattle Street,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Alewife - Kendall/MIT,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Harvard - JFK/UMass via Congress Street,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Harvard - South Station,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Harvard - Park Street,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Harvard - Broadway,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Harvard - JFK/UMass via State Street,
  • RED LINE SHUTTLE,Alewife - Harvard,
  • 71,Harvard - Watertown Square,
  • 73,Harvard - Waverley,
  • 74,Harvard - Belmont Center,
  • 75,Harvard - Belmont Center,
  • 77,Harvard - Arlington Heights,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Widener Library?

    The closest stations to Widener Library are:

    • Mt Auburn St @ Dewolfe St is 353 yards away, 5 min walk.
    • Kirkland St @ Kirkland Place is 374 yards away, 5 min walk.
    • Quincy St @ Broadway Opp Fogg Museum is 425 yards away, 6 min walk.
    • Massachusetts Ave @ Johnston Gate is 452 yards away, 6 min walk.
    • Broadway @ Felton St is 594 yards away, 8 min walk.
    • Harvard - Brattle St @ Palmer St is 715 yards away, 9 min walk.
    • Massachusetts Ave @ Holyoke St is 721 yards away, 9 min walk.
    • Harvard Square is 815 yards away, 10 min walk.
    • Harvard is 818 yards away, 10 min walk.
    • Porter is 2372 yards away, 28 min walk.
  • Which Bus lines stop near Widener Library?

    These Bus lines stop near Widener Library: 1, 66, 71, 86

  • Which Train lines stop near Widener Library?

    These Train lines stop near Widener Library: FRAMINGHAM/WORCESTER

  • Which Subway lines stop near Widener Library?

    These Subway lines stop near Widener Library: RED LINE

  • What’s the nearest subway station to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The nearest subway station to Widener Library in Cambridge is Harvard Square. It’s a 10 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest train station to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The nearest train station to Widener Library in Cambridge is Porter. It’s a 28 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The nearest bus stops to Widener Library in Cambridge are Mt Auburn St @ Dewolfe St and Kirkland St @ Kirkland Place. The closest one is a 5 min walk away.

  • What time is the first Subway to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The RED LINE is the first Subway that goes to Widener Library in Cambridge. It stops nearby at 5:25 AM.

  • What time is the last Subway to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The RED LINE is the last Subway that goes to Widener Library in Cambridge. It stops nearby at 1:22 AM.

  • What time is the first Train to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The FITCHBURG is the first Train that goes to Widener Library in Cambridge. It stops nearby at 5:47 AM.

  • What time is the last Train to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The FITCHBURG is the last Train that goes to Widener Library in Cambridge. It stops nearby at 12:17 AM.

  • What time is the first Bus to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The 73 is the first Bus that goes to Widener Library in Cambridge. It stops nearby at 4:45 AM.

  • What time is the last Bus to Widener Library in Cambridge?

    The 66 is the last Bus that goes to Widener Library in Cambridge. It stops nearby at 1:34 AM.

  • How much is the Subway fare to Widener Library?

    The Subway fare to Widener Library costs about $2.40.

  • How much is the Train fare to Widener Library?

    The Train fare to Widener Library costs about $2.40 - $13.25.

  • How much is the Bus fare to Widener Library?

    The Bus fare to Widener Library costs about $1.70.

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Widener Library Address: Harvard Yard street in Cambridge

Widener Library, Cambridge
Widener Library, CambridgeThe Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, housing some 3.5 million books in its "vast and cavernous"  stacks, is the center­piece of the Harvard College Libraries (the libraries of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences) and, more broadly, of the entire Harvard Library system. It honors 1907 Harvard College graduate and book collector Harry Elkins Widener, and was built by his mother Eleanor Elkins Widener after his death in the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. The library's holdings, which include works in more than one hundred languages, comprise "one of the world's most comprehen­sive research collec­tions in the humanities and social sciences."  Its 57 miles (92 km) of shelves, along five miles (8 km) of aisles on ten levels, comprise a "labyrinth" which one student "could not enter without feeling that she ought to carry a compass, a sandwich, and a whistle." At the building's heart are the Widener Memorial Rooms, displaying papers and mementos recalling the life and death of Harry Widener, as well as the Harry Elkins Widener Collec­tion, "the precious group of rare and wonder­fully interesting books brought together by Mr. Widener", to which was later added one of the few perfect Gutenberg Bibles‍—‌the object of a 1969 burglary attempt conjectured by Harvard's police chief to have been inspired by the 1964 heist film Topkapi. Campus legends holding that Harry Widener's fate led to the institu­tion of an undergrad­uate swimming-proficiency requirement, and that an additional donation from his mother subsidizes ice cream at Harvard meals, are without foundation.
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