Lechmere Viaduct - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Lechmere Viaduct is the last remaining elevated portion of the MBTA's Green Line

Green Line (MBTA)

The Green Line is a streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. It is the oldest line of Boston's subway, which is known locally as the 'T'. The Green Line runs underground downtown and on the surface in outlying...

in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened June 1, 1912, the Viaduct connects the Lechmere stop

Lechmere (MBTA station)

Lechmere is the northern terminus of the MBTA Green Line. It is located in Lechmere Square in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, near the intersection of Cambridge Street and Monsignor O'Brien Highway . The tracks make a loop at Lechmere, with a small yard...

(the northern terminus of the line) to the Science Park

Science Park (MBTA station)

Science Park, signed as Science Park/West End, is a station on the MBTA Green Line and is located at the Boston end of the Old Charles River Dam at Leverett Circle, near the intersection of Nashua Street and Charles Street . The station is located on the elevated Lechmere Viaduct, which connects...

Station at Leverett Circle

Leverett Circle

Leverett Circle is an intersection in Boston, Massachusetts. Completely rebuilt during the Big Dig, it is no longer a rotary. It marks the confluence of Storrow Drive, Charles River Dam Road, Nashua Street, Charles Street, and Martha Road....

. Currently, the Green Line descends into a tunnel just east of Science Park station. Previously, it connected to the Causeway Street Elevated

Causeway Street Elevated

The Causeway Street Elevated was a part of the MBTA's Green Line in Boston, Massachusetts that ran roughly northwards from Haymarket, then ran westwards for a short distance around the Boston Garden indoor sports venue's exterior through the Green Line's North Station stop, and resumed a...

, which has been demolished.

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