- Memorial Drive (Cambridge)
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Memorial Drive
Maintained by: DCR Length: 4.12 mi[1] (6.63 km) West end: 
US 3 / Route 2] (continues as Fresh Pond Parkway)Major
junctions:
Route 2A / Massachusetts AvenueEast end: 
Route 3 (continues as Main Street to Longfellow Bridge)Memorial Drive runs along the north bank of the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is designated as U.S. Route 3 or Massachusetts Route 3 for its entire length, and Massachusetts Route 2 over the portion west of the Boston University Bridge.
Formerly Charles River Road, it was renamed in 1922, when Charles River Park was taken over by the Metropolitan District Commission. It is named in honor of those who died in World War I.[2]
Eastbound Memorial Drive along the Charles River at the Longfellow Bridge
Memorial Drive, like the other parkways along the Charles River Esplanade, is maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (formerly the Metropolitan District Commission). In keeping with the recreational mission, the section of Memorial Drive from Western Avenue to the split at Mount Auburn Hospital at Mount Auburn Street is closed to motor vehicles on Sundays in the summer to allow for pedestrian and non-motorized users. The closure is in effect from 11:00am to 7:00pm starting the last Sunday of April until the 2nd Sunday of November.[3]
A median near Massachusetts Avenue requires executing a so-called Michigan left for certain turns.
In 2003 a 2-mile section of Memorial Drive was reconstructed as part of the DCR's Historic Parkways Initiative.
See also
- Storrow Drive, the City of Boston side of the river.
- Charles River Bike Path
- List of crossings of the Charles River
References
- ^ Michael Trust (2010-08-30). "Executive Office of Transportation - Office of Transportation Planning Roads - June 2008". Mass.gov. http://www.mass.gov/mgis/eotroads.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Cambridge Street Names, compiled by the Cambridge Historical Commission, updated Feb. 21, 2008
- ^ "Memorial Drive Closed Sundays". Cambridgema.gov. http://www.cambridgema.gov/Traffic/MemorialDriveClosedSundays.cfm. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
Coordinates: 42°21′47.20″N 71°06′57.77″W / 42.363111°N 71.1160472°W
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