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Riverway
Northerly end of the Riverway near Park Drive.
Northerly end of the Riverway near Park Drive.
Maintained by Department of Conservation and Recreation
Length1.1 mi (1.8 km) [1]
Location Emerald Necklace, Boston, Massachusetts
South end Route 9 / Jamaicaway in Mission Hill
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 are popular with nearby local residents in both municipalities.


Major intersections

The entire route is in Boston, Suffolk County.

Location mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Mission Hill0.00.0
Route 9 east / Jamaicaway south – Copley Square
Grade-separated interchange; northern terminus of Jamaicaway
0.40.64 Brookline AvenueLongwoodLeft turn restrictions in both directions
Fenway–Kenmore1.01.6 Fenway eastWestern terminus of Fenway; one-way eastbound
1.11.8 Park Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ a b Google (May 25, 2019). "Riverway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Bilis, Madeline (15 May 2018). "The History Behind Boston's Treasured Emerald Necklace".

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