Longfellow Bridge

It's slow speed ahead for the Red Line on the Longfellow until further notice

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:24 -0400

For the same reason trucks have been banned from everybody's favorite rusted-out hulk of a bridge. Ron Newman asks; Joe Pesaturo at the T answers: It's 10 m.p.h. for Red Line trains until the Department of Conservation and Recreation tells the T otherwise.

Longfellow Bridge reduced to one lane each way

Ron Newman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:53:18 -0400

A brand-new press release from the DCR:

DCR CLOSES INSIDE LANES OF LONGFELLOW BRIDGE TO ALL TRAFFIC

Agency also bans large trucks from the bridge

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) officials today announced that effective Saturday morning, June 28, the inside lanes in both directions on the Longfellow Bridge will be closed to all traffic.

Also, all large trucks will be prohibited from the Longfellow, and will be detoured to other bridges across the Charles River. Cars, buses, and light trucks will continue traveling on the outside lanes of the bridge.

Tying one on on the Longfellow

adamg — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:27:32 -0400

Fenix posts photos of repair work on our favorite troubled bridge, the Longfellow - from nighttime T work to replace ties to a crew inspecting the bridge from below.

Look for unbound inbound Red Line service across the Longfellow on Wednesday

adamg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:04:13 -0400

Joe Pesaturo at the T reports that workers finished the emergency tie replacement work on the inbound side of the Longfellow Bridge this weekend (700 brand spanking new ties) but that they still need to do some track tamping and surfacing tonight and tomorrow night. Once that's finished, it's full speed ahead for the morning commute into town come Wednesday, he says.

The afternoon commute, however, will continue to afford passengers extra time to enjoy the Boston skyline: Workers will be replacing ties on the outbound side on the weekends of July 12 and July 19.

Not a good weekend to try to use the Red Line while carrying heavy bags

adamg — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:44:46 -0400

Stephen Laniel reminds us it's another weekend of no service across the Longfellow as the T works to keep the trains on the tracks and out of the river.

A member of the Flat Earth Society, for sure

adamg — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:59:46 -0400

Series of photos showing how Flat Stanley stays that way: Flat Stanley moments before getting run over by a Red Line train, Flat Stanley moments before jumping off a South End rooftop, etc.

Rust never sleeps

adamg — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:57:03 -0400

Especially not on the Longfellow Bridge.

Don't hire Broadway Express as your moving company

Ron Newman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:22:12 -0400

Photo by Juldea

They might just decide to smash their moving van into the Longfellow Bridge and spill your belongings all over Storrow Drive. And then charge your credit card before you can file a claim against them.

Earlier: An eyewitness account from someone standing on the bridge when it happened, and comments from Universal Hubsters. Also more photos at Flickr.

As if the Longfellow Bridge didn't have enough problems already

Ron Newman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:29:57 -0400

An over-height truck crashed into the bridge, spilling its load all over Storrow Drive. Juldea was all shook up while walking on the bridge, but had the presence of mind to take some photos.

Follow-up, 6/12/08: Truck belonged to a moving company that was supposed to move a Beacon Hill resident's belongings to California.

State closes Longfellow Bridge sidewalk

Ron Newman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:55:39 -0400

I just got this press release from the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR):

DCR CLOSES LONGFELLOW BRIDGE SIDEWALK
Bridge to be closed to spectators on the Fourth of July

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today closed the sidewalk on the west side of the Longfellow Bridge until further notice, after an inspection late Thursday night discovered a support beam in need of immediate repair. Pedestrians will be detoured to the opposite sidewalk, which remains open.

The inspection was conducted by DCR engineers after a consultant’s report determined that load distributions on the sidewalks should continue to be evaluated. The DCR inspection revealed that the upstream sidewalk (the side carrying Cambridge-to-Boston vehicular traffic) needed to be closed to all pedestrians due to serious deterioration of a steel support structure under the sidewalk.