A large and important street in
Massachusetts that stretches from close to the
Boston shore, across the
Charles River, into
Cambridge. There it passes several well respected
institutions of
higher learning, including
MIT and
Harvard, and travels through
Central Square,
Harvard Square,
Porter Square, out of
Cambridge and into
Arlington. From Arlington it enters
Lexington and then finally is renamed North
Great Road as it passes
South of
Hanscom Air Base.
Commonly known as
Mass Ave.