Chelsea Street Bridge (Boston)
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 bridge, a single-leaf bascule-type drawbridge. 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.
Chelsea Street Bridge | |
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Chelsea Street Bridge in March 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 42.3863°N 71.0227°W |
| Crosses | Chelsea River |
| Followed by | Andrew McArdle Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical-lift bridge |
| Total length | 450 feet (140 m) |
| Clearance above | 175 feet (53 m) (raised) |
| History | |
| Construction start | October 28, 2008 |
| Construction end | Summer 2013 |
| Construction cost | $125,491,530.96 |
| Opened | May 12, 2012 |
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