Ted Williams Tunnel

Ted Williams Tunnel
	Westbound entrance to the Ted Williams Tunnel, April 2016
Overview
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′12″N 71°01′42″W / 42.3533°N 71.0283°W
Status	Open
Route	I-90 / Mass Pike
Start	South Boston
End	Logan International Airport in East Boston
Operation
Constructed	1991–1995
Opened	December 15, 1995 (commercial traffic); January 18, 2003 (general traffic);
Owner	Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Operator	Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Traffic	Automotive
Toll	Between $0.20 and $2.05 both directions depending on payment method and residency
Technical
Length	1.6 mi (2.6 km)
No. of lanes	6 at ends, 4 under harbor
Operating speed	45 mph (72 km/h)
Lowest elevation	−100 feet (−30 m)

The Ted Williams Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts. The third in the city to travel under Boston Harbor, with the Sumner Tunnel and the Callahan Tunnel, it carries the final segment of Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) from South Boston towards its eastern terminus at Route 1A in East Boston, slightly beyond Logan International Airport. The tunnel is named after the Boston Red Sox baseball legend Ted Williams.

The underwater section of the tunnel is 90 feet below the surface of Boston Harbor, the deepest such connection in North America. ^[2]