Central Artery
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The Central Artery is a major elevated and now mostly underground highway corridor running through downtown Boston, historically notorious for congestion and central to the "Big Dig" redevelopment project.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CA/T
ⓘ
Central Artery/Tunnel Project ⓘ
surface form:
Central Artery/Tunnel
|
| associatedWithProject | Central Artery/Tunnel Project ⓘ |
| centralTo | Big Dig ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Logan International Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Logan International Airport (via connecting tunnels)
Massachusetts Turnpike NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakim Bridge ⓘ |
| constructionType | cut-and-cover tunnel ⓘ |
| crosses |
Charles River
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles River (via associated structures)
|
| currentConfiguration | mostly underground highway ⓘ |
| designChallenge | limited right-of-way in downtown Boston ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | enabled creation of surface parks and green space ⓘ |
| formerlyConfiguration | elevated highway ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most congested highways in the United States ⓘ |
| impact |
reconnected Boston waterfront with downtown
ⓘ
reduced surface-level traffic barriers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
traffic congestion
ⓘ
urban freeway design ⓘ |
| openedAsElevated | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 93
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts Route 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1 ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Boston Harbor
ⓘ
Downtown Boston ⓘ
surface form:
Financial District of Boston
Government Center, Boston ⓘ North End, Boston ⓘ South Station ⓘ |
| placedUnderground |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
carry through traffic across downtown Boston
ⓘ
connect north and south of Boston ⓘ |
| redevelopedBy | Big Dig ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | elevated viaduct ⓘ |
| roadType | limited-access highway ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Downtown Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Boston
|
| urbanContext | dense central business district ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.