Riverway, also referred to as "the Riverway," is a
parkway
A parkway is a landscaped thoroughfare.''"parkway."''Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (14 Apr. 2007). The term is particularly used for a roadway in a park or ...
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
Olmsted Park is a linear park in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, and a part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of connected parks and parkways. Originally named Leverett Park, in 1900 it was renamed to honor its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted.
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across a stone bridge over
Route 9 near Brookline Village. The road and its associated park form Boston's western border with neighboring
Brookline
Brookline may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Brookline, Massachusetts, a town near Boston
* Brookline, Missouri
* Brookline, New Hampshire
* Brookline (Pittsburgh), a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Brookline, Vermont
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and is popular with local nearby residents in both municipalities.
Major intersections
The entire route is in
Boston,
Suffolk County.
Notes
External links
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic SiteThe Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Emerald Necklace
Frederick Law Olmsted works
Streets in Boston
Parkways in Massachusetts
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