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Storrow Drive

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512:, the wife of the now deceased James Storrow, supported a group opposed to the highway, it was dropped; part of the funding was to have come from a million-dollar gift from her. Soon after Helen Storrow's death in 1944, a new proposal for the construction of the highway was pushed through the Massachusetts Legislature. In spite of still strong opposition, and through some dubious parliamentary procedures, the bill approving construction of the highway and naming it after James Storrow was passed in 1949. 555: 210: 386:, which causes traffic to back up for several miles. In one incident a truck full of scissors became stuck and spilled its cargo, causing more than 30 cars to get flat tires. There is a 10 foot (3.0 m) height limit for the entire parkway. Local media has taken to referring to these kinds of accidents as a truck being "Storrowed", and the city of Boston has annual advisories in August to those renting 901: 529:
completed a few years later; the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge was completed in 1953. In 1960, high-pressure air from a sewage tunnel under construction caused a geyser-like eruption and damaged the roadway near the BU bridge. The pedestrian overpass near the Longfellow Bridge was constructed in 1962. A "Reverse Curve" sign near downtown was vandalized to say "Reverse the Curse", a reference to the
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determined that repairing the tunnel may be impossible because it was not waterproofed when it was built, and damage in the intervening years has been significant. Consequently the tunnel may have to be rebuilt at a cost upward of $ 200 million, a project that would require closing critical sections
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The road is notorious for speeding and aggressive driving because police enforcement along the road is difficult without a breakdown lane. Radio traffic reports have warned motorists about "ponding" on Storrow Drive, which occurs when snow and frozen ground prevent water from draining properly into
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for college move-ins to avoid the city's low-clearance parkway system, including Storrow Drive. Traditionally, locals have often blamed the "Storrowing" incidents on college students, but many accidents have involved professional truck drivers using phone GPS units meant for passenger cars. Many
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An on-ramp leading from southbound Massachusetts Avenue to eastbound Storrow Drive was constructed but later removed, leaving an island of greenspace between the inbound and outbound carriageways. Overpasses to Fenway via Charlesgate and in the vicinity of Massachusetts General Hospital were
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in Cambridge. This would create a recreational area for walking, biking and roller blading on weekends, though this has been criticized as unnecessary due to the presence of the nearby Esplanade paths and the existing Memorial Drive road closure. Regardless, Storrow Drive east of
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Construction took place in the years 1950–1951. As part of the attempt to preserve park land, any land used by the highway had to be replaced by reclaiming new land along the shoreline. Storrow Drive was officially opened in a ribbon cutting ceremony by Governor
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storm drains. The underpasses also commonly flood during heavy rains, sometimes stalling low-riding cars. Additional problems include narrow lanes and very limited visibility on short entrance ramps.
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companies local to Boston train their drivers on how to avoid "Storrowing", but truck drivers from other areas may not know about the low clearances.
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Despite the chaos this project would cause to drivers, it also could present an opportunity for the city to improve the area. For example, former
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and Storrow Drive (a popular park and recreational area along the south bank of the river) to adjacent Boston neighborhoods, a number of
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Because Storrow Drive is a high-speed road way, pedestrian access is limited to only the Charles River side of the road. To connect the
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There is an abundance of signs giving road clearance height. Despite the signs, a truck or other large vehicle will periodically
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Other plans for the road propose closing it to traffic on Sunday mornings in the summer, much as is done across the river on
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just north of Clarendon, Berkeley and Arlington Streets, has been deteriorating since it was built in 1951. By mid-2007, the
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had been instrumental in earlier projects along the Charles River, in particular the Charles River Dam. Additions to the
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had been made during the 1930s only by omitting an important part of the project, a proposed highway from the
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to the Cottage Farm (Boston University) Bridge, which had provoked tremendous protest. After
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with a wide, ground-level park space that would better connect the green space of
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have been constructed. Listed in order from downstream to upstream, they are:
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is usually closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and cyclists during the
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The Storrow Drive Tunnel, through which Storrow Drive runs along the
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Route 28 continues south; Storrow Drive becomes David G. Mugar Way
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Both Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road are maintained by the
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and the Cambridge Parkway, Storrow Drive is also part of the
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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with Route 28. To the west, Storrow Drive ends and becomes
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and are part of the parkway system interconnecting the
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Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
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proposed covering Storrow Drive near the pedestrian
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Between 1958 and 1971, Storrow Drive was designated
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Route 28 continues north via Charles River Dam Road
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Prior to 1989, Storrow Drive also carried the 2735:denote streets and squares that no longer exist. 1114:, on the opposite side of the river in Cambridge 1047:; Route 3 continues south; northbound exit via 1260:"Weekend nor'easter brings rain and some wind" 2220: 1757: 1574:"Fight begins on $ 4,855,000 Basin Project", 1440:"34 trucks stuck on Storrow Drive last month" 1423:Movers, Safe Responsible (October 28, 2022). 8: 1288: 1286: 1284: 1282: 1280: 743:Access via Charlesgate; former alignment of 21: 1529: 1527: 1169:Gershkoff, Ira; Trachtman, Richard (2004). 1164: 1162: 1160: 1158: 2227: 2213: 2205: 1773:Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston 1764: 1750: 1742: 651: 40: 20: 2184:Department of Conservation and Recreation 1455:"How to Get to the Esplanade from Boston" 1309:"When Back to School = Getting Storrowed" 1213:. Boston Landmarks Commission. p. 33 1129: 1127: 591:Department of Conservation and Recreation 370:During some summer night concerts at the 255:The segment between the interchange with 16:Parkway along the Charles River in Boston 1143:. June 16, 1951. Sports section, Page 13 1123: 629:(July 4) celebration at the Esplanade. 1738:—YouTube video, Freewayjim, 2012-09-21 1701:"Storrow Drive and David G. Mugar Way" 1107:List of crossings of the Charles River 1333:Cambridge, MA policy order resolution 945: 891: 845: 824: 787: 750: 733: 727: 686: 680: 327:Charles River Basin Historic District 213:Storrow Drive, Leverett Circle Tunnel 7: 1542:. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. p.  1232:Quinn, Garrett (December 19, 2013). 1207:Charles River Esplanade Study Report 711:Eastbound exit and entrance; serves 331:National Register of Historic Places 222:James Jackson Storrow Memorial Drive 1732:on Steve Anderson's BostonRoads.com 1618:"Storrow Tunnel may need replacing" 1294:"Has Boston outsmarted Storrowing?" 700:Continuation beyond University Road 1438:Sokolow, Amy (September 4, 2021). 1204:Berg, Shary Page (June 23, 2009). 663: 247:, his widow, publicly opposed it. 14: 2194:List of Massachusetts State Parks 1358:Annear, Steve (August 21, 2019). 1307:Kaplan, Aline (August 21, 2018). 1258:Epstein, David (March 28, 2014). 533:; the sign was removed after the 286:at its partial junction with the 2510:Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway 2365: 1010: 1004: 998: 992: 987: 959: 953: 941:Eastbound exit only (via tunnel) 918: 912: 905: 899: 859: 853: 801: 795: 764: 758: 553: 167: 162: 157: 152: 136: 123: 1646:"New vision over Storrow Drive" 421:(at Cambridge Street, next to 413:Massachusetts General Hospital 1: 2663:Nubian Square (Dudley Square) 658: 637:Mileposts continue east from 594:of Storrow Drive to traffic. 1534:Seasholes, Nancy S. 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Index

James Jackson Storrow
David G. Mugar

Massachusetts DCR
42°21′08″N 71°05′19″W / 42.35222°N 71.08861°W / 42.35222; -71.08861
Soldiers Field Road
Fenway–Kenmore
Route 2A
Back Bay
Route 28
I-93
US 1
Route 3
Route 28
West End

parkway
Boston, Massachusetts
Charles River
James J. Storrow
Helen Storrow
Route 28
Copley Square
Leverett Circle
David G. Mugar
concurrent
Soldiers Field Road
Boston University Bridge
Route 2
Harvard Bridge

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