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Bridges
of Boston Harbor
Chelsea Street
| Bascule Span |
Vertical Clearance: 9 feet closed |
Horizontal Clearance: 93 feet |
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Vertical Clearance: 83 feet open |
Water Depth: 32 ft mid-channel up to bridge |
Looking Upstream, Lowered |
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Looking UpStream, Raised |
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Looking UpStream, Going Down |
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Andrew P. McCardle
Bridge
| Bascule Span |
Clearance: 21 feet |
Horizontal Clearance: 175 feet |
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(617) 635-7536 |
Water Depth: 32 feet |
Bridge Open, Inbound |
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Bridge Closed, Outbound |
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Mystic River - Tobin Memorial Bridge
| Fixed Span |
Vertical Clearance: 135 feet |
Over 600 foot channel |
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Water Depth: 35 feet |
Tobin Bridge from mouth
of the Chelsea Creek |
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Tobin Bridge, looking through the McCardle
Bridge |
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Alford Street -
Rt 99 (Malden Bridges)
| Bascule Span |
Vertical Clearance: 12 feet closed |
Horizontal Clearance: 75 feet |
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Water Depth: 19 feet |
Bridge Open, Inbound |
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Northern Avenue Bridge
| Swing Bridge |
Vertical Clearance: 7 feet closed |
Horizontal Clearance: 75 feet |
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Water Depth: 11 feet |
The New Northern Avenue Bridge is a fixed span,
just above the Northern Ave swing bridge. It has a vertical clearance
of 16 feet. The Congress Street Bridge above the new Northern Ave
Bridge is fixed with 6 feet of clearance. The fourth bridge on the
Fort Point Channel is the Summer Street Bridge with a vertical clearance
of 8 feet. |
Northern Ave Bridge closed |
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Northern Ave Bridge Open,
South Boston side (East Draw) is the navigable channel
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Neponset River Bridges
| Fixed Bridge - Auto |
Vertical Clearance: 30 feet |
Horizontal Clearance: 80 feet |
| 2nd bridge from sea |
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Water Depth: 19 feet |
| Fixed Bridge - Train |
Vertical Clearance: 30 feet |
Horizontal Clearance: 109 feet |
| 1st bridge from sea |
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Water Depth: 19 feet |
Fore River Bridge,
Quincy
| Lift Bridge |
Vertical Clearance: 55 feet closed |
Horizontal Clearance: 175 feet |
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Vertical Clearance: 175 feet open |
Water Depth: |
| Heading Up River, Both Bridges Up |
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| Heading Up River, Both Bridges Down |
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Heading Out ToSea, Both Bridges Down
Departing Fore River Staging Area, Quincy |
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