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The Leonard P. Zakim (/ ˈ z eɪ k ə m /) Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (also known as "The Zakim") is a cable-stayed bridge completed in 2003 across the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a replacement for the Charlestown High Bridge , an older truss bridge constructed in the 1950s.
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge over the Charles River was named to honor Zakim's civil rights and race relations work in Boston. Leonard Paul Zakim [1] (November 17, 1953 – December 2, 1999) was a Jewish American religious and civil rights leader in Boston. Zakim died in 1999 after a five-year battle with bone-marrow cancer.
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge: I-93 / US 1: 2003 442.2 meters (1,451 ft) [1] Replaced Charlestown High Bridge, built 1956, demolished 2004 Haymarket North Extension tunnel MBTA Orange Line: 1975
Leonard P. Zakim Bridge. Swiss engineer Christian Menn took over the design of the bridge. He suggested a cradle cable-stayed bridge that would carry ten lanes of traffic. The plan was accepted and construction began on the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. The bridge employed an asymmetrical design and a hybrid of steel and ...
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge over the Charles River: 47.284: 76.096: 27: 19: I-93 north – Somerville, Concord, NH: Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern end of I-93 concurrency: 47.950: 77.168 — — Route 99 (New Rutherford Avenue) to I-93 north – Charlestown, Somerville: Southbound exit and northbound entrance ...
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge; See also. List of crossings of the Charles River This page was last edited on 25 January 2025, at 00:52 (UTC). Text ...
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The North Bank Bridge, a 690-foot pedestrian bridge under the Zakim Bridge and over the MBTA railroad tracks leading into North Station, opened in 2012, connecting the park to North Point Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [5] A portion of the park is a segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail and the East Coast Greenway.