---
template: byway.jade
id: "75243"
name: Battle Road Scenic Byway
distance: "21"
description: "In remembrance of the ‘shot heard round the world,’ Battle Road Scenic Byway follows the approximate path used by the British at the beginning of the American Revolution.  The byway commemorates and protects the historic Battle Road, where patriots risked their lives for their freedom and helped sculpt America into the free nation it is today."
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designations: 
  - Massachusetts State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - MA
ll: 
  - -71.26502199986538
  - 42.4472689997645
bounds: 
  - - -71.3570629995578
    - 42.40858099991317
  - - -71.14589700034628
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---

In remembrance of the ‘shot heard round the world,’ Battle Road Scenic Byway follows the approximate path used by the British at the beginning of the American Revolution.  The byway commemorates and protects the historic Battle Road, where patriots risked their lives for their freedom and helped sculpt America into the free nation it is today.