Memorial Drive, Gerry's Landing Road, Fresh Pond Parkway, Concord Avenue, Alewife Brook Parkway, Massachusetts Avenue, Mystic Street, Cambridge Street, Cambridge Road
Northbound Views
Memorial Drive runs west through Cambridge. The Charles River is on the left.
Photos taken August 2024.
There is a grade-separated interchange at Massachusetts Avenue (MA 2A).
Photos taken August 2024.
Memorial Drive runs west as a four-lane divided highway with a grass median.
Photos taken August 2024.
The median ends, and Memorial Drive becomes a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken August 2024.
There is a grade-separated interchange at the Boston University Bridge (MA 2). Westbound MA 2 is multiplexed with US 3 along Memorial Drive straight ahead.
Photos taken August 2024.
Memorial Drive continues west as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken August 2024.
There is a traffic light at Western Avenue. Turn left for access to the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
Photos taken August 2024.
Memorial Drive continues to the west. There is a traffic light at North Harvard Street.
Photos taken August 2024.
Memorial Drive ends here at a traffic light at Gerry's Landing Road. Bear right to stay on MA 2/US 3.
Photos taken August 2024.
After one block, Gerry's Landing Road changes names to become Fresh Pond Parkway. There is a traffic light at a Mount Auburn Street. Turn left for access to MA 16 west.
Photos taken August 2024.
Fresh Pond Parkway runs north as a four-lane divided road with a grass median. After one block, the median ends.
Photos taken August 2024.
There is a traffic light at Huron Avenue. MA 16 comes in from the left and is multiplexed with MA 2/US 3 straight ahead.
Photos taken August 2024.
Fresh Pond Parkway continues north as a four-lane undivided road.
Photos taken August 2024.
Fresh Pond Parkway ends at a rotary at Concord Avenue. Proceed around the rotary to the left to stay on MA 2/MA 16/US 3.
Photos taken August 2024.
Concord Avenue runs west as a four-lane divided road with a grass median.
Photos taken August 2024.
There is another rotary. Turn right onto Alewife Brook Parkway to stay on MA 2/MA 16/US 3.
Photos taken August 2024.
Alewife Brook Parkway runs north as a four-lane divided road with a grass median.
Photos taken August 2024.
The roadway splits here. Bear right to stay on US 3/MA 16. Straight ahead, MA 2 splits off to the west as an expressway called Concord Turnpike.
Photos taken August 2024.
Alewife Brook Parkway curves to the east.
Photos taken August 2024.
There is a traffic light at Massachusetts Avenue (MA 2A). Turn left to go north and to stay on US 3. Turn right to go south. Continue straight ahead on Alewife Brook Parkway to stay on MA 16.
Photos taken August 2024.