Philip G. Bowker Overpass, named for a state senator, is a steel beam bridge with a suspended deck carrying The Charlesgate over Commonwealth Avenue, Beacon Street, and Interstate 90. It connects Boylston Street to Storrow Drive. It runs parallel to the Muddy River. In 2011, there was talk about tearing down the bridge and widening local streets as some consider the bridge to be an eyesore, as well as the fact that it bisects a portion of the Emerald Necklace.[2]
Philip G. Bowker Overpass | |
|---|---|
 Bowker Overpass at Commonwealth Avenue | |
| Coordinates | 42°20′57.36″N 71°5′32.31″W / 42.3492667°N 71.0923083°W |
| Carries | The Charlesgate |
| Crosses | Ipswich Street Framingham/Worcester Line  I-90 / Mass PikeCommonwealth Avenue Beacon Street |
| Locale | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 0.2 miles (0.3 km)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Location | |
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Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County. All exits are unnumbered.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenway–Kenmore | 0.0 | 0.0 | Boylston Street to Commonwealth Avenue / Fenway / Riverway | At-grade intersection | |
| 0.05 | 0.080 | Commonwealth Avenue – Kenmore Square | Northbound entrance feeds directly to westbound Storrow Drive | ||
| Back Bay | 0.2 | 0.32 |   Storrow Drive west to I-90 / Route 2 west – Newton, Arlington | ||
   Storrow Drive east to I-93 / US 1 / Route 28 north – Downtown Boston | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Charlesgate" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ Moskovitz, Eric (March 12, 2011). "Pothole renews debate on overpass-Neighbors want Bowker torn down". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
edit- "Around the Neighborhood: Charlesgate Park, the Bowker Overpass, and Our Changing Urban Landscape". The Beehive (blog). Massachusetts Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
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