The archway is said to lead into a tunnel that goes to Copp’s Hill Burial Ground. The Boston subway was built during the second phase of the Industrial Revolution in Massachusetts and was very much a product of the technological advances made during that time, according to the book Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture: “The subway is a 19th-century idea realized largely in the 20th century. Local stories attest that over 4,000 bodies from nearby cemeteries had to be relocated to make room for the tunnel and the dam. Order Ascending; Order Descending; 54light15. So, it’s remained closed—and empty—for about 60 years. The Ted Williams Tunnel, also known as the Williams Tunnel, is a highway tunnel under Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project represented public works on a scale comparable to some of the great projects of the previous century―the Panama Canal and the Channel Tunnel. Tunnels under Temple Square… and beyond… Salt Lake City’s tunnel system lacks the dirt and seediness of other subterranean webs, but they’re still full of mystery and intrigue. Named for the Boston Red Sox Legend, the tunnel doubles Boston's cross-harbor tunnel capacity from four lanes to eight. While most of the former train tunnels under City Hall Plaza were filled in when construction began, this particular stretch was not. The city of Boston on Monday offered tours of an abandoned subway tunnel located underneath City Hall Plaza, and we sent photographer Jesse Costa along.
It carries the final segment of Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike ) from South Boston towards its eastern terminus at Route 1A in East Boston , slightly beyond Logan International Airport .
The first subway in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897. A writer in 1817 mentioned a tunnel under a house on Lynn Street, and the AIA Guide to Boston claims the cellar of a historic house on Salem Street has a bricked up archway in its cellar.
Member since December 2008; From: Toronto, Canada; 1,850 posts Abandoned tunnels under Boston- I had no idea. 5006 views. Massachusetts tunnels. The Ted Williams Tunnel (TWT) beneath Boston Harbor was the first completed milestone of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. It connects South Boston with Logan International Airport, carrying the final leg of the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate I-90) under Boston Harbor allowing direct access to Route 1A in East Boston. 20 replies. The Ted Williams Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts; it is the third in the city to travel under Boston Harbor, with the Sumner Tunnel and the Callahan Tunnel. When the Central Massachusetts Railroad began to wane in the early 1900s, this tunnel was shuttered for good. Sort of. The tunnel was built during the construction of the Wachusett Dam.
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