Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (Boston, Massachusetts)

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge carries Interstate 93 and U.S. Route 1 across the Charles River. At a cost of $115,000,000, it was built from 2000 to 2003 as part of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (the "Big Dig"), replacing the Charlestown High Bridge. The main portion of the bridge is 8 lanes (2x4), and two additional lanes cantilevered outside the cables, which carry northbound traffic from the Sumner Tunnel and North End on-ramp and merge with the main highway north of the bridge. The bridge's name commemorated Leonard P. Zakim and the Battle of Bunker Hill. It has a total length of 1,432 ft (436 m), a width of 183 ft (56 m), a height of 270 ft (82 m), a main span of 745 ft (227 m) and a clearance of 40 ft (12 m) below the deck.

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Coordinates:  42°22'6"N 71°3'46"W
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