Aldrich & Lambrechts report

Table 2

Boylston Street Subway


Location
Approximate
Station
El. Top
of Rail
Soil Conditions
at Bottom of Subway
Kenmore Street
(at Commonwealth)
0+0016.2Sand & gravel fill
underlain by silt
Charlesgate West
(at Commonwealth)
6+00-8.7Silt underlain by sand
& gravel
Charlesgate East
(at Newbury St.)
10+00-18.9Sand & gravel; short
section of clay
Massachusetts Ave.
(at Newbury St.)
19+327.5Sand & gravel fill
underlain by silt
Hereford Street27+157.7Silt over sand & gravel
Gloucester Street31+551.9Sand & gravel
Fairfield Street37+15-4.8Sand & gravel
Exeter Street43+75-6.4Silt over sand & gravel
Dartmouth Street49+80-6.5Silt over thin peat over
thin sand & gravel
Clarendon Street56+05-8.8Silt over thin peat
Berkeley Street62+25-13.0Sand & gravel
Arlington Street69+10-14.5Clay
Hadassah Way73+35N -14.0
S -11.5
Fairly hard blue clay
(peat between Hadassah Way
& Charles Street)
Charles Street78+00N -4.2
S -5.0
Blue clay & gravel


Notes: Information was obtained from Boston Transit Commission Plans No. 10219, 10386, 10091, 10418, 11157, 11159,11161 and 11162 of "Boylston Street Subway." The bottom of subway structure varies from 4 to 5.5 ft. below top of rail. The subway is supported on wood piles from Station 71+82 to Station 76+41.