Crosses Chelsea River Construction begin October 28, 2008 Opened 12 May 2012 Clearance above 53 m Body of water Chelsea Creek | Followed by Boston harbor Construction end Summer 2013 Total length 137 m Design Vertical-lift bridge Construction cost 125.5 million USD | |
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Similar Charles River Dam, Tobin Bridge, Mount Pisgah, Waitt's Mountain, Airport | ||
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The Chelsea Street Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries Chelsea Street between East Boston, Massachusetts, and Chelsea, Massachusetts, over the Chelsea Creek. It opened to traffic on May 12, 2012, after a $125.3M construction project replaced the previous bascule bridge. The span is 450 feet (140 m) with a vertical clearance, when opened, of 175 feet (53 m). There are two lanes and a sidewalk in each direction.
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Mystic River bridge (former)
Another bridge referred to by the same name was replaced by the Tobin Bridge, formerly connecting Chelsea Street in Charlestown, Massachusetts (another neighborhood of Boston) with the city of Chelsea. However, this bridge is not the former bridge connecting East Boston with Chelsea.
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