title: Bowker Overpass
text: # Bowker Overpass
  
  Philip G. Bowker Overpass 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.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County. All exits are unnumbered.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Fenway–Kenmore | 0.0 | 0.0 | Boylston Street to Commonwealth Avenue / Fenway / Riverway | At-grade intersection |
  | Fenway–Kenmore | 0.05 | 0.080 | Commonwealth Avenue – Kenmore Square | Northbound entrance feeds directly to westbound Storrow Drive |
  | Back Bay | 0.2 | 0.32 | Storrow Drive west to I-90 / Route 2 west – Newton, Arlington | |
  | Back Bay | 0.2 | 0.32 | Storrow Drive east to I-93 / US 1 / Route 28 north – Downtown Boston | |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access |||||
  