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.
Statements (48)
| 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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