US Route 20 and Google Maps “Street View”

A view of Cleveland's Public Square from US 20 Google Maps Street View

It was recently announced that Google Maps has now made their “Street View” available in the Cleveland Ohio metropolitan area. What this means for US Route 20 fans is that one can now travel almost the entire length of US 20 in all of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, which includes downtown Cleveland. (Currently, US 20 (Euclid Avenue) in downtown Cleveland is undergoing a major reconstruction and facelift, which is obvious on many of the views.)


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Google Maps Street View has been available for a while in other major US cities. Another city where US 20 fans may want to make the virtual trip is the city where US 20 begins, Boston, near Kenmore Square.


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So if you’re bored, or if you’re simply looking to check out an area of US Route 20 where you may be planning a trip, check out Google Maps
and see if the Street View is available. A virtual trip down US 20 may help in your plans.




The US Route 20 Blog homepage can be found here.

US 20 in Massachusetts: In The Beginning

Sign at US 20 Eastern Terminus (left)

US Route 20 begins its long journey westward in Boston Massachusetts in Kenmore Square. It joins up with Massachusetts Route 2, and parallels I-90.

What is Kenmore Square? It’s a busy, bustling convergence of three main roadways - Commonwealth Avenue, Beacon Street, and Brookline Avenue, mixed with a heavy dose of shops, restaurants, hotels, clubs, and educational institutions. Boston University is only a block away. Also very close by is Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. It is also part of the last leg of the annual Boston Marathon.

It sounds like a fitting place for the country’s longest road to start!


The US Route 20 Blog homepage can be found here.

US Route 20: The Longest Road in the United States

This blog will focus on US Route 20, at 3,365 miles (5,415 km), the longest road in the United States. It is an east-west road, beginning in the east in Boston Massachusetts at Kenmore Square at the junction of Route 2, and ending in the west in Newport, Oregon, at the junction of US 101, only one mile from the Pacific Ocean. While it travels through the country, it encounters National Parks, landmarks and sights, huge cities, and rural emptiness.

I live less than one half mile from Ohio US 20, in Mentor, which is on the shores of Lake Erie and about 25 miles east of Cleveland. Here, US 20 is called Mentor Avenue. I’ve always wanted to traverse the entire length of US 20, but only had the opportunity to visit a few places. Since it’s not practical for me now to make the complete road trip, I’m going to share my personal travels with some of the locations, plus highlight other interesting places that are on, and along, this long roadway.

I hope you’ll enjoy the trip!

The US Route 20 Blog homepage can be found here.