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For the time being, the new southbound bridge will be used to carry northbound traffic over the river. Southbound U.S. 169 drivers continue to be detoured via Interstate 29/35 over the Bond Bridge ...
Natick officials have started the process of removing the Charles River Dam, which is expected to cost about $1.5 million.
The dam controls the surface level of the river basin as well its tributaries upstream, including the Back Bay Fens and Muddy River and to prevent sea water from entering the Charles River freshwater basin during high tides. It replaced the 1910 Charles River Dam upstream, now the site of the Boston Museum of Science. The 1910 dam includes two ...
Site of a ferry established in 1630; [2] obsoleted by the Charles River Bridge, built 1786 (New) Charles River Dam: pedestrians and bikers 1978 Fish ladder, pumps and three locks for navigation. Site of the Warren Bridge, built 1828, demolished 1962.
The original lock for the Charles River was incorporated into the dam, just west of the Charles River Dam Bridge, but it was replaced by three parallel locks in the new Charles River Dam, located further east, at the site of the old Warren Bridge. The former lock at the Charles River Dam Bridge now allows water and small ships to flow freely.
The iconic triple-arch, steel-truss bridge opened in 1956 as a toll bridge run by Kansas City. The bridge, built for $12 million, generated nearly $40 million in tolls before they were ended in 1991.
A radius around Interstate 70 and the Katy Trail will be closed 7-9 a.m. Sept. 10 for the blasting demolition and cleanup. MoDOT will livestream.
The park is part of the "lost half mile" of the Charles River, between the 1910 Charles River Dam, now the site of the Museum of Science, and the new Charles River Dam completed in 1978. The park opening was delayed for several years by a number of logistical and bureaucratic issues, but its design, including small islands, bridges and kayaking ...