The Central Artery, officially the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, is a section of freeway in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, designated as Interstate 93, U.S. Highway 1 and Route 3. It was built in the 1950s at a partly-elevated and partly-tunneled highway, but most of the elevated section was put underground in the early 2000s as part of the Big Dig, tearing down "the other Green Monster". John Francis Honey Fitz Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 - October 2, 1950) was a US Democratic Party politician and the grandfather of John F. Kennedy. ... Missing image A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California). ... City nickname: Beantown, The Hub, The Athens of America Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded September 17, 1630 County Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 232. ... Interstate 93 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... An underground pedestrian tunnel between buildings at MIT. Note the utility pipes running along the ceiling. ... Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing over 3000 people. ... The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T), a massive undertaking to route the Central Artery (Interstate 93), the chief controlled-access highway through the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, into a tunnel under the city, replacing a previous elevated roadway. ... The Green Monster in 2004, showing the manual scoreboard and Green Monster seating For other uses, see Green Monster (disambiguation) The Green Monster is the nickname of the 37 foot, two inch left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox. ...

According to MassGIS data, the Fitzgerald Expressway runs from the Massachusetts Avenue Connector in South Boston to the split with US 1 in Charlestown. A geographic information system (GIS) is a system for managing data that has a spatial specialized form of an information system. ... South Boston is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, located south of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Birdseye view of Boston, Charlestown, Massachusetts and Bunker Hill between 1890 and 1910. ...

History

The Artery was built in two sections. First was the part north of High Street and Broad Street, built around 1956. Immediately residents began to hate the new highway and the way it separated neighborhoods. They managed to get the other half through downtown built underground, a move that was eventually done for the whole highway in the early 2000s as part of the Big Dig. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing over 3000 people. ... The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T), a massive undertaking to route the Central Artery (Interstate 93), the chief controlled-access highway through the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, into a tunnel under the city, replacing a previous elevated roadway. ...

The final section through the Dewey Square Tunnel and on to the Southeast Expressway opened in 1959. Congestion began instantly, due in part to the cancelling of the Inner Belt, which would have taken some traffic around the Artery. The Dewey Square Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts, is part of Interstate 93, running under the heart of the citys financial district. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In addition to the changes brought by the Mass Pike extension (completed 1965), several other ramps have been modified or removed over the years. Most notably, the City Square Tunnel in Charlestown resulted in a reworking of the interchange at the north end, changing the split from the east side to the west side, and eliminating dangerous weaving across the lanes of the Charlestown High Bridge. Massachusetts Turnpike logo. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Birdseye view of Boston, Charlestown, Massachusetts and Bunker Hill between 1890 and 1910. ... The Charlestown High Bridge, which spanned the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts, was part of Interstate 93 and US Highway 1 at the north end of the Central Artery. ...

Exit list

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Numbering

Currently, the Artery is numbered I-93 and US 1 on the whole route, and Route 3 on all but the northernmost section. Formerly it has had many different numbers. Interstate 93 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...

When first built, the section between the Sumner Tunnel and Storrow Drive received the numbers C1 and C9 (city routes of US 1 and Route 9), which were rerouted off local streets. The rest of the highway was unnumbered, despite being closely paralleled by C37 south from the Sumner Tunnel. An old shield for the Sumner Tunnel, with the Masspike hat. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Massachusetts State Highway 9, always referred to simply as Route 9, is a major East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ...

By 1969, I-95 was assigned to the whole Artery as part of its never-built route through Boston. The C routes were removed in the 1970s, and C1 became part of a realigned US 1, using the Artery between Storrow Drive and the Sumner Tunnel. Additionally, 3 was moved from a bypass around downtown to use the Artery south of Storrow Drive. C9 was not replaced with a numbered route downtown, as it ended at the Sumner Tunnel interchange. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... An old shield for the Sumner Tunnel, with the Masspike hat. ...

Soon after, I-95 was cancelled through Boston, and US 1 was realigned to use the Northeast Expressway, which had been part of I-95; thus US 1 used the Artery north of Storrow Drive. The former alignment of US 1 from Storrow Drive south along the Artery to the Sumner Tunnel became an extended 1A, and I-93 was extended south from Charlestown along the Artery. In 1989, US 1 was moved off the MDC Parkways onto its current alignment along the full Artery. 1A was truncated to the Sumner Tunnel interchange. Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Massachusetts State Highway 1A is an uncommon bypass route of U.S. Highway 1 that extends from Boston, Massachusetts to Newburyport, Massachusetts. ... Interstate 93 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... Birdseye view of Boston, Charlestown, Massachusetts and Bunker Hill between 1890 and 1910. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Many signs for the Artery only mention I-93, since it is the best-known designation. Others mention only I-93 and US 1 or I-93 and Route 3. Interstate 93 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...

References

• National Bridge Inventory database (http://massroads.com/nbi.shtml)