Long Island Bridge | |
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,_May_2009_modified.jpg) Long Island Bridge in May 2009 | |
| Coordinates | 42°19′N 70°59′W / 42.31°N 70.98°W |
| Crosses | Boston Harbor |
| Locale | Boston, Massachusetts and Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Other name(s) | Long Island Viaduct |
| Owner | City of Boston[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Warren truss |
| Material | Steel, concrete and rebar |
| Total length | 3,450 ft (1,051.6 m)[2] |
| Width | 30.0 ft |
| History | |
| Designer | Crandall Engineering Company[2] |
| Constructed by | Bethlehem Steel Corporation |
| Construction start | 1950 |
| Construction end | 1951 |
| Opened | August 4, 1951 |
| Closed | October 8, 2014 (demolished 2015) |
| Replaces | Ferry service |
| Location | |
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The Long Island Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Long Island Viaduct, was a bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, that connected Long Island to Moon Island. Both islands are located in Boston Harbor and are connected to the mainland via a causeway from Moon Island to Squantum, a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts.
- ^ Abel, David; Crimaldi, Laura (9 October 2014). "Harbor bridge closing brings hunt for new shelters, services". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Long Island Bridge Bids to Be Accepted in About Two Weeks". The Boston Globe. 25 February 1950. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.