Bowker Overpass Explained

Bridge Name:	Philip G. Bowker Overpass
Carries:	The Charlesgate
Crosses:	Ipswich Street Framingham/Worcester Line Commonwealth Avenue Beacon Street
Locale:	Boston, Massachusetts
Material:	steel
Length:	0.2miles
Open:	1965
Coordinates:	42.3493°N -71.0923°W

Philip G. Bowker Overpass, named for a state senator, 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.^[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County.

External links

• Web site: Massachusetts Historical Society . The Beehive (blog) . 2014 . Around the Neighborhood: Charlesgate Park, the Bowker Overpass, and Our Changing Urban Landscape . 2014-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125140/http://www.masshist.org/blog/1022 . 2014-04-13 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moskovitz. Eric. Pothole renews debate on overpass-Neighbors want Bowker torn down. The Boston Globe. 13 March 2011. March 12, 2011.