Commonwealth Avenue (Boston)

Commonwealth Avenue

Commonwealth Avenue in 2006
Length	11.0 mi (17.7 km)[1]
West end	Route 30 in Auburndale
Major junctions	Route 16 in West Newton US 20 in Allston
To	Arlington Street in Back Bay
North	Marlborough Street (Back Bay)
South	Newbury Street (Back Bay)

Commonwealth Avenue (colloquially referred to as Comm Ave) is a major street in the cities of Boston and Newton, Massachusetts. It begins at the western edge of the Boston Public Garden, and continues west through the neighborhoods of the Back Bay, Kenmore Square, Boston University, Allston, Brighton and Chestnut Hill. It continues as part of Route 30 through Newton until it crosses the Charles River at the border of the town of Weston.