Long Island Bridge
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This article is about the former bridge in Massachusetts. For the proposed bridge across the Long Island Sound, see Long Island Sound link.
The Long Island Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Long Island Viaduct, was a bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, that connected Long Island to Moon Island. Both islands are located in Boston Harbor and are connected to the mainland via a causeway from Moon Island to Squantum, a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Long Island Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 42°19′N 70°59′W |
Crosses | Boston Harbor |
Locale | Boston, Massachusetts and Quincy, Massachusetts |
Other name(s) | Long Island Viaduct |
Owner | City of Boston[1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Warren truss |
Material | Steel, concrete and rebar |
Total length | 3,450 ft (1,051.6 m)[2] |
Width | 30.0 ft |
History | |
Designer | Crandall Engineering Company[2] |
Constructed by | Bethlehem Steel Corporation |
Construction start | 1950 |
Construction end | 1951 |
Opened | August 4, 1951; 72 years ago (1951-08-04) |
Closed | October 8, 2014 (2014-10-09) (demolished 2015) |
Replaces | Ferry service |
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