Driving Directions to:
The College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street, Worcester, MA
From points west:

Mass Pike East to Exit 10 (Interstate 290 East toward Worcester)
I-290 East to Exit 11 (College Square)
At end of ramp, proceed straight ahead through a set of traffic lights.
Continue straight, driving under an I-290 overpass.
Take first right onto Riverside St. (College Sq. Video on corner).
At end, turn right onto McKeon St.
Proceed 0.5 mile and turn right through a large gate (NOT the Kimball Rd. gate).
Proceed with General Directions below. *

From points south:

I-395 North, which becomes I-290 East.
I-290 East to Exit 11 (College Square)
At end of ramp, proceed straight ahead through a set of traffic lights.
Continue straight, driving under an I-290 overpass.
Take first right onto Riverside St. (College Sq. Video on corner).
At end, turn right onto McKeon St.
Proceed 0.5 mile and turn right through a large gate.  (NOT the Kimball Rd. gate).
Proceed with General Directions below. *

From I-495:

I-495 to I-290 West, toward Worcester.
I-290 West to Exit 12 (Route 146 South, now a very messy construction site).
Exit 12 places you directly on Route 146 South.
In about half a mile or less, take the very first exit ramp off Route 146.
At the traffic light at the end of the ramp, turn right.  You are now on McKeon St.
Proceed a few tenths of a mile.
You will pass a fire-house/fire-station on your left.
In a about a hundred feet, take the very next left through a large gate.
Proceed with General Directions below. *

From Boston:

Mass Pike West to Exit 10a (exit for Route 20 and Route 146)
Take Route 146 North, toward Worcester.
Proceed with the directions from Rhode Island, below.

From Rhode Island:

Route 146 North, toward Worcester.
Take Exit 12.  (Exit 12 is marked as a detour and/or exit to I-290 West, to College Square,
and to McKeon St.)
At the traffic light at the end of the ramp, turn left.
At the very next traffic light (in about 20 feet) take another left.  (You cross back over Route
146).
Proceed straight through the next traffic lights.  You are now on McKeon St.
Proceed a few tenths of a mile.
You will pass a fire-house/fire-station on your left.
In a about a hundred feet, take the very next left through a large gate.
Proceed with General Directions below. *

* General Directions:
At top of hill, bear left and take another immediate left into the Loyola Parking Lot.
The Brooks center for Music is a short walk up the hill from the parking lot.
You will pass both Loyola Hall and St. Joseph’s Chapel on your right.
Look for the entrance to the Brooks Center for Music straight ahead.
See maps below.

Please note, the Brooks Center for Music is a block away from the Loyola parking lot,
so use of a small wheeled suitcase for instruments is suggested.

Special Notice:  The College of the Holy Cross has changed traffic patterns on
campus.  If you enter through Gate 7 off of College St., it is no longer easy to drive
across campus to the Loyola Parking Lot.  To reach the Loyola Lot, it is easier to
enter through the gate from McKeon St.  Also please note, the traffic flow at the
intersection of I-290 and Route 146 no longer allows access to Cambridge St.  
(c) Worcester Hills Recorder Society
Last Updated: 10/28/07


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