John F. Fitzgerald Expressway
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The John F. Fitzgerald Expressway was an elevated highway in downtown Boston that became notorious for its congestion and urban blight before being demolished and buried as part of the Big Dig project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John F. Fitzgerald Expressway canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated highway
ⓘ
former transportation infrastructure ⓘ highway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Central Artery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProject | Central Artery/Tunnel Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAs | underground highway alignment ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
traffic congestion
ⓘ
urban blight ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Southeast Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zakim Bridge approaches ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
air pollution
ⓘ
noise pollution ⓘ visual intrusion ⓘ |
| demolishedAsPartOf | Big Dig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedIn |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| elevatedAbove | surface streets of downtown Boston ⓘ |
| eraOfDesign | mid-20th-century urban freeway planning ⓘ |
| function | carried through traffic through downtown Boston ⓘ |
| impactOnCity |
divided downtown Boston neighborhoods
ⓘ
obstructed access to Boston waterfront ⓘ |
| laterMaintainedBy | Massachusetts Highway Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
catalyst for the Big Dig megaproject
ⓘ
example of elevated freeway removal in U.S. cities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John F. Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 93
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | downtown Boston ⓘ |
| replacedBy | O'Neill Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType | north–south urban expressway ⓘ |
| status |
demolished
ⓘ
no longer in service ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.