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Central Artery

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The Central Artery (officially the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway) is a section of freeway in downtown Boston, Massachusetts; it is designated as Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1 and Massachusetts Route 3. [1]

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Atlantic Avenue (Boston)

Atlantic Avenue is a street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, partly serving as a frontage road for the underground Central Artery (I-93) and partly running along the Boston Harbor.

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Big Dig

The Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T), known unofficially as the Big Dig, was a megaproject in Boston that rerouted the Central Artery of Interstate 93, the chief highway through the heart of the city, into the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Transportation Planning Review

Boston Transportation Planning Review (BTPR), published in 1972, was a transportation planning program for metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts, which was responsible for analyzing and redesigning the entire area-wide transit and highway system in the 1970s.

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Callahan Tunnel

The Callahan Tunnel, officially the Lieutenant William F. Callahan Jr.

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Charles River

The Charles River (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an long river in eastern Massachusetts.

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Charlestown High Bridge

The Charlestown High Bridge (referred to as the John F. Fitzgerald Bridge on old AAA Tourbook maps), spanned the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, and was part of I-93/US 1 at the north end of the Central Artery.

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Charlestown, Boston

Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Chinatown, Boston

Chinatown, Boston is a neighborhood located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

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Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a type of highway which has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated.

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Department of Conservation and Recreation

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

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Dewey Square Tunnel

The Dewey Square Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, is part of Interstate 93 (concurrent with US 1 and Route 3), running under the heart of the city's financial district, including Dewey Square.

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Dock Square (Boston)

Dock Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.

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Dog park

A dog park is a park for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners.

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Dorchester Avenue (Boston)

Dorchester Avenue (sometimes called Dot Ave) is a street in Boston, Massachusetts, running from downtown south via South Boston and Dorchester to the border with Milton, where it ends.

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Downtown Crossing

Downtown Crossing is a shopping district that is a small part of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located due east of Boston Common and west of the Financial District.

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Elevated highway

An elevated highway is a controlled-access highway that is raised above grade for its entire length.

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Fenway Park

Fenway Park is a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts near Kenmore Square.

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Government Center, Boston

Government Center is an area in downtown Boston, centered on City Hall Plaza.

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Green Monster

The Green Monster is a popular nickname for the high left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox baseball team.

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Haymarket Square (Boston)

Haymarket Square is the historic name of a former town square in Boston, located between the North End, Government Center, the Bulfinch Triangle, and the West End.

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Interstate 695 (Massachusetts)

The Inner Belt in Boston was a planned six-lane, limited-access highway that would have run through parts of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville.

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Interstate 93

Interstate 93 (I-93) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States.

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Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Interstate 95 (I-95) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that parallels the East Coast of the United States from Houlton, Maine in the north to Miami, Florida in the south.

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John F. Fitzgerald

John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American politician, father of Rose Kennedy and maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (or Zakim Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge across the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Leverett Circle

Leverett Circle is an intersection in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Leverett Circle Connector Bridge

The Leverett Circle Connector Bridge is a highway bridge over the Charles River, carrying two lanes each of northbound and southbound traffic.

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Logan International Airport

Logan International Airport, officially known as General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport and also commonly known as Boston Logan International Airport, is an international airport in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (and partly in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts).

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts Avenue (metropolitan Boston)

Massachusetts Avenue (colloquially referred to as Mass Ave) is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts, and several cities and towns northwest of Boston.

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Massachusetts Route 128

Route 128 (designated as the Yankee Division Highway) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

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Massachusetts Route 1A

Route 1A is a south–north state highway in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Route 3

Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Route 3, connecting Cambridge, Massachusetts with Cape Cod.

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Massachusetts Route 9

Route 9 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Turnpike

The Massachusetts Turnpike (locally called the "Mass Pike" or "the Pike") is a toll road in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

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MSNBC

MSNBC is an American news cable and satellite television network that provides news coverage and political commentary from NBC News on current events.

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North Station

North Station is a major transportation hub located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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O'Neill Tunnel

The Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.

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Public space

A public space is a place that is generally open and accessible to people.

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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway

The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is a linear park located in several Downtown Boston neighborhoods.

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Roxbury, Boston

Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and a currently officially recognized neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Scollay Square

Scollay Square, Boston, 19th century (after September 1880) Scollay Square, Decoration Day, 19th century (after September 1880) Scollay Square (c. 1838-1962) was a vibrant city square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

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South Boston

South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay.

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South End, Boston

The South End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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South Station

South Station—officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station—is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan International Airport.

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Southwest Corridor (Massachusetts)

The Southwest Corridor or Southwest Expressway was a project designed to bring an eight-lane highway into the City of Boston from a direction southwesterly of downtown.

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Storrow Drive

Storrow Drive is a major crosstown parkway in Boston, Massachusetts, running east and north along the Charles River to Leverett Circle.

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Sumner Tunnel

The Sumner Tunnel is a road tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts, since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872.

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Tobin Bridge

"Mystic River Bridge" redirects here.

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Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through the surrounding soil/earth/rock and enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly at each end.

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U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts

In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north–south highway through Boston.

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Redirects here:

Central Artery (Boston), Central Artery North, Fitzgerald Expressway, John F. Fitzgerald Expressway.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Artery

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