Minuteman Bikeway

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bikeway multi-use path rail trail

Minuteman Bikeway is a popular multi-use rail trail in Massachusetts that follows a historic railroad corridor through several suburban communities northwest of Boston.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bikeway → multi-use path → rail trail →
associatedWith	American Revolutionary War →
connectsTo	Alewife Brook Greenway → Reformatory Branch Trail → Somerville Community Path (via Cambridge links) →
country	United States →
crosses	Massachusetts Route 4/225 in Lexington → Massachusetts Route 60 in Arlington →
easternTerminus	Alewife MBTA station →
follows	former Lexington Branch railroad corridor →
hasAmenity	benches → interpretive signs → parking areas at trailheads →
length	approximately 10 miles → approximately 16 kilometers →
locatedIn	Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
maintainedBy	local municipalities →
namedAfter	Massachusetts Minutemen →
near	Battle Road historic area → Lexington Battle Green →
opened	early 1990s →
openedSegment	Arlington–Lexington segment opened 1992 → Bedford extension opened 1993 →
owner	City of Cambridge → Town of Arlington → Town of Bedford → Town of Lexington →
partOf	Massachusetts rail trail network →
passesThrough	Arlington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Cambridge, Massachusetts → Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
popularFor	bicycle commuting → recreation →
railTrailConversionOf	Boston and Maine Railroad Lexington Branch →
recognizedAs	National Rail-Trail Hall of Fame trail →
seasonalUse	year-round →
surface	asphalt →
terminusA	Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
terminusB	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
use	bicycling → commuting → inline skating → running → walking →
westernTerminus	Bedford Depot Park →
winterUse	biking (weather permitting) → walking →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arlington, Massachusetts → Bedford, Massachusetts →	hasTrail
Alewife Brook Reservation →	adjacentTo
Arlington, Massachusetts →	hasBikeTrail
Lexington, Massachusetts →	hasRailTrail
Arlington Center Historic District →	near
Spy Pond →	nearbyFeature
Lexington, Massachusetts →	traversedBy