William F. Callahan
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William Francis Callahan was a Massachusetts civil servant who served as Commissioner of Public Works and Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority from 1952 until his death in 1964. Callahan p
Callahan in the 1960s
Callahan Tunnel
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The Lieutenant William F. Callahan Jr. Tunnel is a road tunnel under Boston Harbor between the North End and East Boston. It carries northbound Massachusetts Route 1A, forming a one-way pair with the
William F. Callahan
…Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. Callahan developed the Master Highway Plan for Metropolitan Boston, which included the Southwest Corridor project. The Callahan Tunnel is named after his son who was killed in action during the Second World War. Callahan died at Newton-Wellesley Hospital on April 20, 1964 as a result…
The downtown Boston entrance to the tunnel