Everything about The Minuteman Bikeway totally explained
The
Minuteman Bikeway is a 10
mile (16 km) paved multi-use
rail trail located in the
Greater Boston area of
Massachusetts.
Route
The Minuteman Bikeway runs from
Bedford to the
Alewife station at the northern end of the
Red Line in
Cambridge. It passes through the towns of
Lexington and
Arlington on the way. At its Cambridge terminus, the bikeway connects with two other bike paths: the
Fitchburg Cutoff Path and the
Cambridge Linear Park which, in turn, leads to the
Somerville Community Path. The Minuteman bikeway passes several notable regional sites, including
Alewife Brook Reservation,
Spy Pond and "
Arlington’s Great Meadows" (actually located in Lexington).
The trail is 10 miles (16 km) long, though some sources list it erroneously as 11 miles.
History
The path comprising the current Minuteman Bikeway has a long history. The trail closely approximates the route that
Paul Revere took on his famous ride in 1775, which heralded the beginning of the American Revolution.
Along the way to becoming a railroad, the path's
right-of-way was laid out east of Lexington in 1846 by the
Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad and west of Lexington in 1873 by the
Middlesex Central Railroad.
Railbanking of the line was first proposed in 1974, three years before passenger rail service was discontinued, and a full seven years before rail service was discontinued altogether (in 1981). In 1991, the final plan for the conversion was approved, and construction started on the original section of the bikeway. The path was dedicated in 1992 and completed the following year.
The property is currently owned by the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and leased to the municipalities through which it passes on an interim basis.
Uses
Area residents use the bikeway for a host of activities, including
bicycling, walking,
jogging, and
inline skating. The main use of the path, however, is for casual biking
. In the winter there's often enough snow on the bikeway for
cross-country skiing, as the bikeway is largely unplowed. No motorized vehicles are allowed except for powered
wheelchairs and emergency vehicles. Plans are underway to extend the bikeway to downtown
Boston via the Somerville Community Path.
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