Bowker Overpass

Philip G. Bowker Overpass
Bowker Overpass at Commonwealth Avenue
Coordinates	42°20′57.36″N 71°5′32.31″W / 42.3492667°N 71.0923083°W / 42.3492667; -71.0923083
Carries	The Charlesgate
Crosses	Ipswich Street Framingham/Worcester Line I-90 / Mass Pike Commonwealth Avenue Beacon Street
Locale	Boston, Massachusetts
Characteristics
Material	Steel
Total length	0.2 miles (0.3 km)[1]
History
Opened	1965
Location

Philip G. Bowker Overpass, named for a state senator, is a steel beam bridge with a suspended deck carrying The Charlesgate over Commonwealth Avenue, Beacon Street, and Interstate 90. It connects Boylston Street to Storrow Drive. It runs parallel to the Muddy River. In 2011, there was talk about tearing down the bridge and widening local streets as some consider the bridge to be an eyesore, as well as the fact that it bisects a portion of the Emerald Necklace.^[2]