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arglebargle_IV t1_j6k6v2d wrote

Last line of the (long) article:

Nothing; they’re empty. 
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rabblebowser OP t1_j6kfnmc wrote

It is a long article, especially for a quick question. But the article has you read the interesting history about the bridge and I think it’s a good way to draw people in.

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Jackamalio626 t1_j6lbb64 wrote

Thats what someone who knew a great treasure was hidden inside them would say.

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Quincyperson t1_j6ko5na wrote

They are Nike Missile silos

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treeline918 t1_j6kxsmc wrote

I thought those were in the fells?

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ppomeroy t1_j6lgp8n wrote

There was a set in the Blue Hills. After it was decommissioned people used to meet there with CB and Ham radios to swap equipment. That was before the MIT Flea.

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KenOfEarth t1_j6k7txt wrote

Salt, duh! For winter. Some bridges don't have salt shakers built in, and those bridges are dangerous when there's snow.

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HeartrendingExpress t1_j6knva0 wrote

I'd like to buy actual salt 'n pepper shakers that are copies of the Longfellow bridge towers.

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weco308 t1_j6jxt5o wrote

Universal Hub & MassDOT answered this in 2016:

<https://www.universalhub.com/2016/all-longfellow-bridge-salt-and-pepper-shakers-back>

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UndercoverPages t1_j6k7dfn wrote

Just a clarification for anyone looking for the answer in this link, it comes about half way down in the comments, not in the main text of the post.

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Silverline_Surfer t1_j6mstt0 wrote

I suspect the confusion stems from people thinking we’re saying “salt and pepper bridge” with a Boston accent. Those towers contain exactly what they’re supposed to - that is to say they’re hollow, for acoustic amplification purposes, and they carry a reverberating rendition of “Push It!” every time a broken-down train is moved across the Salt-N-Pepa Bridge.

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johnmcboston t1_j6o5mly wrote

Well, if you were around in 2013 you knew there was nothing inside as you watched them being disassembled and then rebuilt...

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