Massachusetts Avenue Bridge

Mass. Ave. bridge shut as cars collide head on

bostonzest — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:04:34 +0000

A head-on collision at rush hour on the Mass. Ave. Bridge left one dead and created massive traffic problems.

He jumped in after his friend

adamg — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:03:48 +0000

The Globe's Neil Swidey writes an excellent account of a really sad story: The May night when a man jumped into the Charles from the Mass. Ave. Bridge to try to save his suicidal friend.

Two men fished out of Charles River at 3 a.m.

adamg — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:48:17 +0000

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters pulled two guys out of the middle of the river by the Mass. Ave. Bridge early this morning. After rescuers put life rings around them both and got them out of the water, they were taken to the MIT boathouse for evaluation by EMTs.

Boston Police, who had their own boat on the scene, reports both men, one 22, the other 21, were pulled from the water "conscious and alert" with what appeared to be "a mild state of hypothermia." The two were taken to Mass. General.

"Unclear how they got there," BFD says. BPD wouldn't hazard a guess, either.

Firefighters, troopers rescue one person, recover one body from the Charles at the Mass. Ave. bridge

bostonzest — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:12:54 +0000

Story updated at 8 a.m.

The Boston Fire Department and State Police report two men jumped into the Charles River from the Mass. Ave. bridge around 11 p.m. last night.

Boston firefighters and state troopers arrived at the middle of the bridge in time to spot one person in the river "barely treading water." In a statement, State Police say:

If Rent had been set in Boston

adamg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:17:38 +0000

Then "Seasons of Love" might have come out as Seasons of Smoot:

Three hundred sixty four point four Smoots and an ear
Three hundred sixty four point four lengths plus a smidge
Three hundred sixty four point four Smoots and an ear
How do you measure the length of a bridge? ...

Attention Charles River boaters and all the ships at sea

adamg — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:12:46 +0000

If you happen to see a large banner floating by that urges you to "Discover Roxbury," could you let Third Decade know? He spent a lot of time on the thing and was very disappointed when he heard it blew off a trolley bus and right into the Charles River from the Mass. Ave. bridge.