Talk:Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

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What is this? -- Zoe

Not so hard to fix is what it is. Ortolan88

[edit] Span

What is length of main span?

Tabletop 06:08, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

227.1 m (745 feet), according to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's web site. - Gregory Arkadin

[edit] A complete replacement?

Not so much. The double-decker still exists - it's just truncated. Now runs, and continues to be referred to as upper/lower decks, from Sullivan Square to the Zakim's span. --Raj Fra 03:35, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

No, there was a relatively short steel truss double-decker bridge across the Charles river, which was removed entirely; the previous bridge was fed from the north by a double-decker viaduct. Exactly where the viaduct ended and the bridge started wasn't so obvious when southbound on I-93, but it was very obvious when heading north on the (now demolished) elevated central artery. Most of the viaduct remains, and it now attaches to the north end of the Zakim bridge. --Sommerfeld 19:18, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Buckner

I removed the following:

"A local nickname for the bridge is the "Bill Buckner Bridge," due to the fact that the towers look like legs straddling the bridge and as "all traffic seemingly passes through the structure’s legs," a reference to Buckner's infamous error during Game Six of the 1986 World Series.[1]"

While this is properly referenced with a link to an 2003 article in a New Hampshire newspaper, this is not a local nickname for the bridge. At best, someone on talk radio referred to it as such while making fun of it.

Thanks, BCorr|Брайен 18:57, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

I've heard the Insanely Too Long Name bridge referred to as the "Buckner Bridge" a lot more often than I've heard the Longfellow called the "Salt and Pepper Bridge." In either case, it's more of a cute play than a commonly-used nickname. It's a lot broader than a single throwaway reference. --Jnik 01:20, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Everyone I know calls it the Buckner. November 2006