Bowker Overpass

Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts

42°20′57.36″N 71°5′32.31″W / 42.3492667°N 71.0923083°W / 42.3492667; -71.0923083CarriesThe CharlesgateCrossesIpswich Street
Framingham/Worcester Line

I-90 / Mass Pike
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon StreetLocaleBoston, MassachusettsCharacteristicsMaterialSteelTotal length0.2 miles (0.3 km)^[1]HistoryOpened1965Location Map

Philip G. Bowker Overpass is a steel beam bridge with a suspended deck carrying The Charlesgate over Commonwealth Avenue, Beacon Street, and Interstate 90. It connects Boylston Street to Storrow Drive. It runs parallel to the Muddy River. In 2011, there was talk about tearing down the bridge and widening local streets as some consider the bridge to be an eyesore, as well as the fact that it bisects a portion of the Emerald Necklace.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County. All exits are unnumbered.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fenway–Kenmore	0.0	0.0	Boylston Street to Commonwealth Avenue / Fenway / Riverway	At-grade intersection
Fenway–Kenmore	0.05	0.080	Commonwealth Avenue – Kenmore Square	Northbound entrance feeds directly to westbound Storrow Drive
Back Bay	0.2	0.32	Storrow Drive west to I-90 / Route 2 west – Newton, Arlington
Back Bay	0.2	0.32	Storrow Drive east to I-93 / US 1 / Route 28 north – Downtown Boston
Incomplete access

References

^ ^a ^b Google (May 28, 2019). "Charlesgate" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ Moskovitz, Eric (March 12, 2011). "Pothole renews debate on overpass-Neighbors want Bowker torn down". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

External links

"Around the Neighborhood: Charlesgate Park, the Bowker Overpass, and Our Changing Urban Landscape". The Beehive (blog). Massachusetts Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-11.