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Only on the BU Bridge?

Planes, trains, automobiles. Some say the BU Bridge is unique. Wanna bet?

September 23, 2005
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Locals often say that the BU Bridge marks the only location where a boat can sail under a train running under a car driving under an airplane. In fact, the same distinction is attributed to at least one other transportation hotspot: Portland, Oregon’s Steel Bridge, built in 1912.

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