Riverway
Northerly end of the Riverway near Park Drive. | |||
Maintained by | Department of Conservation and Recreation | ||
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Length | 1.1 mi[1] (1.8 km) | ||
Location | Emerald Necklace, Boston, Massachusetts | ||
South end |
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North end | Park Drive in Fenway-Kenmore | ||
Other | |||
Designer | Frederick Law Olmsted |
Riverway, also referred to as "the Riverway," is a parkway in Boston, Massachusetts. The parkway is a link in the Emerald Necklace system of parks and parkways designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1890s.[2] Starting at the Landmark Center end of the Back Bay Fens, the parkway follows the path of the Muddy River south to Olmsted Park across a stone bridge over Route 9 near Brookline Village. The road and its associated park form Boston's western border with neighboring Brookline and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.
Major intersections[]
The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Mission Hill | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Grade-separated interchange; northern terminus of Jamaicaway | |
0.4 | 0.64 | Brookline Avenue – Longwood | Left turn restrictions in both directions | ||
Fenway–Kenmore | 1.0 | 1.6 | Fenway east | Western terminus of Fenway; one-way eastbound | |
1.1 | 1.8 | Park Drive | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notes[]
- ^ a b Google (May 25, 2019). "Riverway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Bilis, Madeline (15 May 2018). "The History Behind Boston's Treasured Emerald Necklace".
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riverway. |
Route map:
Categories:
- Emerald Necklace
- Frederick Law Olmsted works
- Streets in Boston
- Parkways in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts road stubs