Bowker overpass
Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′ 57 " N , 71 ° 5 ′ 32" W.
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| Convicted | Charlesgate Street | |
| Crossing of |
Commonwealth Avenue Beacon Street Interstate 90 |
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| place | Boston , Massachusetts , United States | |
| Entertained by | Massachusetts Department of Transportation | |
| construction | steel | |
| overall length | 0.5 mi (0.8 km ) | |
| opening | 1965 | |
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The Bowker Overpass is a total of about 0.5 mi (0.8 km ) long girder bridge of steel in Boston in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It was opened in 1965 and runs parallel to the Muddy River on Charlesgate Street via Commonwealth Avenue , Beacon Street and Interstate 90 . The bridge connects Boylston Street with Storrow Drive . The bridge was named after State Senator Philip G. Bowker , who played a key role in Boston urban planning in the 1960s.
Demolition plans
Since the structure divides the Emerald Necklace , is partly dilapidated and visually no longer corresponds to today's times, already in 2011 intensive thought was given to a demolition, particularly desired by the residents, after a hole with a size of 12 ft (3.7 m ) times 1 ft (0.3 m ) was created in the roadway that had to be covered with steel plates. In fact, however, a city-wide bridge refurbishment program funds amounting to 1.8 million were under US dollars provided for the rehabilitation of the building with planned start of work early-2013. This is necessary to ensure road safety as long as the final further course of action has not been decided.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Matthew: MassDOT wants to rebuild the Bowker Overpass. In: The Walking Bostonian. June 12, 2012, accessed October 5, 2012 .
- ↑ Eric Moskowitz: Pothole renews debate on overpass. Neighbors want Bowker torn down. In: Boston Globe . March 12, 2011, accessed October 5, 2012 .
- ^ Accelerated Bridge Program. (No longer available online.) Massachusetts Department of Transportation, archived from the original October 15, 2012 ; accessed on October 5, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Matt Rocheleau: Bowker Overpass slated for $ 1.8m repair project in spring 2013; state eyes eventually removing structure. In: Boston Globe . June 20, 2012, accessed October 5, 2012 .
