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Northern Ave. bridge contest seeks ideas for landmark span

BOSTON – Boston's landmark Northern Avenue Bridge may get a much-needed facelift or it could be replaced with an entirely new structure that "honors the legacy" of the century-old span that once connected downtown to Fan Pier and the South Boston Seaport District. To help the process

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Northern Ave. bridge demise mourned, opposed by some

BOSTON – Long considered an eyesore by some and a beloved bit of Boston's industrial past by others, the Northern Avenue bridge is finally coming down. "It's a beautiful bridge and it's sad to see it go but infrastructure doesn't last forever,