Medford Turnpike

The Medford Turnpike is a road mostly in modern-day Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, now known as Mystic Avenue. It was laid out in 1803 as a result of the 1786 Charles River Bridge from Charlestown to Boston. In historic terms, it ran from Medford Center to Charlestown Neck.^[1] It is currently designated to be part of Massachusetts Route 38.

References

1. ^ Somerville, Past and Present by Edward Augustus Samuels, Henry Hastings Kimball, 1897. p. 78.

Coordinates: 42°24′19.3″N 71°6′4.5″W / 42.405361°N 71.10125°W / 42.405361; -71.10125