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 (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway transportation corridor ⓘ
limited-access highway ⓘ
accessControl limited access ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Central Artery ⓘ
connectsTo Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) ⓘ
O’Neill Tunnel ⓘ
linked to: O'Neill Tunnel

Zakim Bridge ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
reduced surface traffic congestion in downtown Boston ⓘ
integratedWith Boston’s regional highway network ⓘ
laneConfiguration multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ
locatedIn Boston ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
United States ⓘ
maintainedBy Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ
openedAsElevated 1950s ⓘ
partOf Interstate 93 ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 ⓘ
partOfNetwork Interstate Highway System ⓘ
passesNear Boston Harbor ⓘ
Financial District (Boston) ⓘ
North End (Boston) ⓘ
linked to: North End, Boston

South Station ⓘ
placedUndergroundDuring 1990s–2000s ⓘ
redevelopedBy Big Dig ⓘ
Central Artery/Tunnel Project ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zakim Bridge vicinity → partOf → Central Artery corridor ⓘ
CA/T → includes → Central Artery tunnel ⓘ
linked to: Central Artery corridor
Central Artery corridor → alsoKnownAs → Central Artery ⓘ
linked to: Central Artery corridor