Chelsea Street Bridge

Chelsea Street Bridge
A vertical lift bridge at sunset Chelsea Street Bridge in March 2014
Coordinates
Crosses	Chelsea River
Followed by	Boston harbor
Characteristics
Design	Vertical lift bridge
Total length	450 feet (140 m)
Clearance above	175 feet (53 m) (raised)
History
Construction begin	October 28, 2008
Construction end	Summer 2013
Construction cost	$125,491,530.96
Opened	May 12, 2012
Chelsea Street Bridge Location in Massachusetts

The Chelsea Street Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries Chelsea Street between East Boston, Massachusetts, and Chelsea, Massachusetts, over the Chelsea Creek. It opened to traffic on May 12, 2012, after a $125.3M construction project replaced the previous bascule bridge. The span is 450 feet (140 m) with a vertical clearance, when opened, of 175 feet (53 m). There are two lanes and a sidewalk in each direction.

File:Chelsea Street Bridge, Chelsea MA.jpg

Previous bridge

Mystic River bridge (former)

Another bridge referred to by the same name was replaced by the Tobin Bridge, formerly connecting Chelsea Street in Charlestown, Massachusetts (another neighborhood of Boston) with the city of Chelsea. However, this bridge is not the former bridge connecting East Boston with Chelsea.

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