With a width of 183 feet, the Zakim is the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world -- for now. Another cable-stayed span being built over the Mississippi River near St. Louis will be 40 feet wider. It's scheduled to open in 2010.
Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan
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A look back at the elevated Artery
Building tunnels under Boston
The Zakim Bridge
Opening the new tunnel
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