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Leonard P. Zakim-Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
Type Cable Stayed   Year Opened 2003
# of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 10 lanes
Total Length 1457ft (includes approaches)   Main Span Length 745 feet
Highway/RR I-93   Misc Constructed as part of the "Big Dig" project thru Boston.
Toll None  
Comments A nice addition to the Boston skyline
bos-br-i93-042905-01.jpg (55554 bytes)View looking north. (4/29/05) bos-br-i93-042905-03.jpg (70248 bytes)Looking north, the Fleet Center & North Station is on the left. (4/29/05)
Charlestown Bridge
Type Swing Span   Year Opened 1899
# of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks  
Total Length     Main Span Length  
Highway/RR     Misc Originally the Mainline El (now Orange Line), crosses the river on this bridge, it went into a tunnel in 1975, and tracks removed.
Toll None  
Comments  
bos-br-swing-042905-01.jpg (47481 bytes)View looking north, the Zakim bridge is out of sight on the left. (4/29/05)  

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