Chelsea Street Bridge

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Chelsea Street Bridge is a movable road and rail bridge spanning the Chelsea Creek in Boston, Massachusetts, connecting the neighborhoods of East Boston and Chelsea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movable bridge
vertical-lift bridge
allowsPassageOf large oil tankers
builtToImprove marine navigation safety
vehicular traffic flow
carries road traffic
connects Chelsea, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
East Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: East Boston
crosses Chelsea Creek
tidal waterway
designedToProvide increased vertical clearance for marine traffic
fundedBy Federal Highway Administration
Massachusetts state funds
hasApproachRoad Chelsea Street in Chelsea
Chelsea Street in East Boston
hasConstructionCost approximately 125 million US dollars
hasDeckType concrete
hasDesignFeature counterweighted lift towers
hasLiftMechanism wire rope hoist system
hasLiftSpanLength approximately 450 feet
hasNavigationChannelWidth approximately 250 feet
hasNumberOfLanes 4
hasNumberOfTowers 2
hasStructureType steel
hasTotalLength approximately 1,200 feet
hasTrafficRestriction no hazardous cargo during lifts
hasTrafficType commercial traffic
local traffic
hasVerticalClearanceWhenClosed approximately 55 feet
hasVerticalClearanceWhenRaised approximately 175 feet
isAccessibleFrom Route 1A vicinity
isInMetropolitanArea Greater Boston
isPartOf regional freight corridor
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInWaterwaySystem Boston Harbor
maintainedBy Massachusetts Department of Transportation
near Logan International Airport
opened 2012
openedToTraffic May 2012
ownedBy Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
partOf Chelsea Street
replaced previous Chelsea Street bascule bridge
replacedStructureBuiltIn 1936
usedFor pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic

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Chelsea Bridge alsoKnownAs Chelsea Street Bridge