Central Artery corridor
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The Central Artery corridor is a major highway route running through downtown Boston, historically elevated and later placed underground as part of the Big Dig project.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Artery corridor canonical | 1 |
| Central Artery tunnel | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway transportation corridor
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limited-access highway ⓘ |
| accessControl | limited access ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Central Artery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O’Neill Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakim Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionForm |
elevated highway (historically)
ⓘ
underground highway (current) ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improve traffic flow through central Boston
ⓘ
reduce visual and noise impact of elevated highway ⓘ |
| environmentalEffect | opened land for parks and public spaces in downtown Boston ⓘ |
| formerlyCarried | Massachusetts Route 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
carries through traffic past downtown Boston
ⓘ
connects north and south approaches to Boston ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major north–south highway route through central Boston ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central element of one of the most expensive highway projects in U.S. history ⓘ |
| impact |
enabled creation of the Rose Kennedy Greenway above former elevated alignment
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reduced surface traffic congestion in downtown Boston ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Boston’s regional highway network ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| openedAsElevated | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 93
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Financial District (Boston) NERFINISHED ⓘ North End (Boston) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placedUndergroundDuring | 1990s–2000s ⓘ |
| redevelopedBy |
Big Dig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Artery/Tunnel Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | elevated Central Artery viaduct ⓘ |
| runsThrough | downtown Boston ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
fire suppression systems in tunnels
ⓘ
tunnel ventilation systems ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| tunnelSectionName | Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.