Lynn Fells Parkway is a DCR

Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)

The Department of Conservation and Recreation is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. As of May 24, 2011 the Commissioner of the DCR is Edward M. Lambert, Jr...

 parkway

Parkway

The term parkway has several distinct principal meanings and numerous synonyms around the world, for either a type of landscaped area or a type of road.Type of landscaped area:...

 running from the end of Fellsway East in Stoneham, Massachusetts

Stoneham, Massachusetts

Stoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its population was 21,437 at the 2010 census, down from 22,219 in 2000. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :...

, USA through Melrose

Melrose, Massachusetts

-Government:Robert J. Dolan is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Paul Brodeur . Katherine Clark is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional...

 and ending in Saugus

Saugus, Massachusetts

Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...

 at US Route 1

U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts

In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south state highway through Boston. The portion of US 1 south of Boston is also known as the Boston-Providence Turnpike, and portions north of the city are known as the Northeast Expressway and the Newburyport Turnpike.-Route...

. The parkway serves as a connector between the Middlesex Fells Reservation

Middlesex Fells Reservation

Middlesex Fells Reservation, often referred to simply as the Fells, is a Massachusetts state park located in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester...

 and Breakheart Reservation

Breakheart Reservation

Breakheart Reservation is a Massachusetts state park located in Saugus and Wakefield. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.-Description:...

.

The Parkway was constructed in the 1900s and runs along the path of several former Melrose streets including Hamilton Road, Perkins Street, and Clifford Street. The parkway cuts across Ell Pond Park and is praised for its mature tree lined portion on the Melrose, Stoneham line forming a "great" canopy. The parkway was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 on May 9, 2003 along with the rest of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston.

See also

• Middlesex Fells Reservation Parkways
  Middlesex Fells Reservation Parkways
  The Middlesex Fells Reservation Parkways are the roadways within and bordering on the Middlesex Fells Reservation, a historic park in the northern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The park spans the towns of Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester. The roads inside the park and around...
  
  
• Fells Connector Parkways
• Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District
  Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District
  The Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Pond St., Woodland Rd., I-93, and MA 28 in Stoneham and Medford, Massachusetts...