Alewife Linear Park
Coordinates: 42°23′53″N 71°8′4″W / 42.39806°N 71.13444°W / 42.39806; -71.13444
The Linear Park is a mixed-use path, about one mile (1.6 km) long, running through Cambridge and Somerville (Massachusetts), and connecting the Minuteman Bikeway and the Fitchburg Cutoff Path near Alewife with the Somerville Community Path at Davis Square. The path is used for bicycling, walking, jogging, and inline skating. The path runs though a long, narrow park that was built above the MBTA Red Line subway when it was extended from Davis Square to Alewife. It was established by the MBTA in 1985, and is maintained by the cities of Cambridge and Somerville.
The segment in Cambridge is also known as the Cambridge Linear Park. The Somerville segment is signed as the "Somerville Community Path: Alewife Linear Park Segment".
The Massachusetts Highway Department designed an improved crossing of Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge that was completed in 2011. Other path improvements are contemplated or underway, and "anticipated to be complete by the end of 2012."
Read more about Alewife Linear Park: History
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