Interstate 695 (cancelled) in Massachusetts

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Interstate 695 (cancelled) in Massachusetts was a proposed but never built auxiliary Interstate highway intended to form an inner beltway around Boston, whose cancellation in the 1970s was a major victory for the highway revolt movement in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cancelled Interstate Highway
proposed highway
alsoKnownAs Inner Belt NERFINISHED
auxiliaryTo Interstate 93 NERFINISHED
Interstate 95 NERFINISHED
cancellationDecade 1970s
cancellationReason community opposition
concerns about displacement of residents
concerns about neighborhood destruction
environmental concerns
highway revolt
constructionStatus never built
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designationStatus never signed on the ground
highwayNumber 695
impact contributed to shift away from urban freeway construction in Boston
helped preserve several Boston-area neighborhoods
influencedBy federal Interstate Highway planning of the 1950s
intendedFunction inner beltway around Boston
jurisdiction federal-aid Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of successful urban freeway opposition in New England
locatedIn Boston metropolitan area NERFINISHED
Boston, Massachusetts
notableFor major victory for highway revolt movement in Boston region
opposedBy city officials in affected neighborhoods
community activists
local residents
partOf Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED
plannedToConnectWith Interstate 90 NERFINISHED
Interstate 93 NERFINISHED
Interstate 95 NERFINISHED
Massachusetts Turnpike NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED
plannedToPassThrough Brookline, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Jamaica Plain, Boston NERFINISHED
Roxbury, Boston NERFINISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
planningAgency Massachusetts Department of Public Works NERFINISHED
planningEra post–Interstate Highway Act period
planningStart 1950s
relatedEvent Boston highway revolt NERFINISHED
relatedTo cancellation of Interstate 95 extension into Boston
routeType proposed beltway
state Massachusetts
status cancelled
transportMode road
wouldHaveServed inner core of Boston metropolitan area

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Interstate Highways in Massachusetts hasComponent Interstate 695 (cancelled) in Massachusetts