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[[File:RiverwayWithSign.JPG|thumb|250px|Northerly end of the Riverway near Park Drive.]]
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'''Riverway'''<ref>The [[Article (grammar)|article]] "the" is optional. In local parlance, phrases like "take Riverway for two blocks" and "take ''the'' Riverway for two blocks" are used interchangeably.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}</ref> 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. Starting at the [[Landmark Center (Boston)|Landmark Center]] end of the [[Back Bay Fens]], the parkway follows the path of the [[Muddy River, Massachusetts|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, Massachusetts|Brookline]] and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.
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'''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. Starting at the [[Landmark Center (Boston)|Landmark Center]] end of the [[Back Bay Fens]], the parkway follows the path of the [[Muddy River, Massachusetts|Muddy River]] south to [[Olmsted Park]] across a stone bridge over [[Route 9 (Massachusetts)|Route 9]] near Brookline Village. The road and its associated park form Boston's western border with neighboring [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.

==Major intersections==
The entire route is in [[Boston]], [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk County]].{{jcttop|nocty=yes|hatnote=off|length_ref=<ref name=googlemaps>{{google maps |url=https://goo.gl/maps/ZUiZBnsLuSNFTCEd6 |accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref>}}
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|location_special=[[Mission Hill, Boston|Mission Hill]]
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|notes=Grade-separated interchange; continues south as Jamaicaway
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|mile=0.4
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Brookline Avenue]] – [[Longwood, Boston|Longwood]]
|notes=Left turn restrictions in both directions
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{{MAint
|location_special=[[Fenway–Kenmore]]
|lspan=2
|mile=1.0
|road=[[Fenway (parkway)|Fenway]] east
|notes=Western terminus of the Fenway; one-way eastbound
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|road=[[Park Drive (parkway)|Park Drive]]
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==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 19:01, 25 May 2019

Riverway
Northerly end of the Riverway near Park Drive.
Northerly end of the Riverway near Park Drive.
Maintained byDepartment of Conservation and Recreation
Length1.1 mi (1.8 km)[1]
LocationEmerald Necklace, Boston, Massachusetts
South end Route 9Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated in Mission Hill
North endPark Drive in Fenway-Kenmore
Other
DesignerFrederick 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. 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.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mission Hill0.00.0
Route 9 east – Copley SquareModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
Grade-separated interchange; continues south as Jamaicaway
0.40.64Brookline AvenueLongwoodLeft turn restrictions in both directions
Fenway–Kenmore1.01.6Fenway eastWestern terminus of the Fenway; one-way eastbound
1.11.8Park Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Riverway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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