Ted Williams Tunnel
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The Ted Williams Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts. The third in the city to travel under Boston Harbor, with the Sumner Tunnel and the Callahan Tunnel, it carries the final segment of Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) from South Boston towards its eastern terminus at Route 1A in East Boston, slightly beyond Logan International Airport. The tunnel is named after the Boston Red Sox baseball legend Ted Williams.
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Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42.3533°N 71.0283°W / 42.3533; -71.0283 |
Status | Open |
Route | I-90 / Mass Pike |
Start | South Boston |
End | Logan International Airport in East Boston |
Operation | |
Constructed | 1991–1995 |
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Owner | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
Operator | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
Traffic | Automotive |
Toll | Between $0.20 and $2.05 both directions depending on payment method and residency |
Technical | |
Length | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
No. of lanes | 6 at ends, 4 under harbor |
Operating speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
Lowest elevation | −100 feet (−30 m)[1] |
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The underwater section of the tunnel is 90 feet below the surface of Boston Harbor, the deepest such connection in North America. [2]