Memorial Drive
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Memorial Drive is a major scenic parkway along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for serving Harvard and MIT and offering views of the Boston skyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memorial Drive canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parkway
ⓘ
road ⓘ scenic roadway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences campus
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard campus
MIT Cambridge campus ⓘ
surface form:
MIT campus
|
| alsoKnownAs | Mem Drive ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Boston via bridges over the Charles River ⓘ |
| followsBankOf |
Charles River, Boston and Cambridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles River, Cambridge side
|
| hasFeature |
bicycle paths
ⓘ
pedestrian paths ⓘ recreational green space ⓘ riverfront parkland ⓘ |
| hasLandUseContext | university, parkland, and residential frontage ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 lanes (typical urban sections) ⓘ |
| hasLighting | street lighting along most segments ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
picnicking along riverbank
ⓘ
rowing viewing along Charles River ⓘ |
| hasScenicViewOf | Boston skyline ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalCharacteristic |
heavy recreational use in summer
ⓘ
popular for foliage viewing in autumn ⓘ |
| hasTransportationMode |
automobile
ⓘ
bicycle ⓘ pedestrian ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
jogging and cycling access ⓘ recreational driving ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Back Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Back Bay
Boston skyline at night ⓘ |
| isScenicRouteFor |
tourists visiting Cambridge and Boston
ⓘ
viewing Charles River regattas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation ⓘ |
| near |
Anderson Memorial Bridge
ⓘ
Boston University Bridge ⓘ Harvard Bridge ⓘ Massachusetts Avenue ⓘ Weeks Footbridge ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Storrow Drive
ⓘ
surface form:
Storrow Drive across the Charles River
|
| partOf |
Charles River Basin parkway system
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles River Reservation roadway system
|
| roadType | parkway ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Charles River ⓘ |
| servesInstitution |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| speedLimit | typically 30–35 mph in most segments ⓘ |
| urbanContext | dense academic and residential area ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Storrow Drive