SSDP Northeast Regional Conference Driving Directions
These are directions to MacMillan Hall, where you will be able to register and buy a weekend parking permit for $7. Registration will be from 1PM-5PM.
From the NORTH
* Take I-95 SOUTH to Providence. (From Boston or Cambridge, take I-93 SOUTH [= southeast expressway] to the end, then pick up I95 SOUTH.
* Take Exit 24 -- Branch Avenue.
* Turn LEFT at STOP sign onto Branch Ave.
* At traffic light continue STRAIGHT ACROSS N. Main St.
(Continuation of Branch Ave. is called Cypress St. You will pass a Kentucky Fried Chicken on the opposite right corner.)
* Follow Cypress St. up hill, over the top, until you reach a stop sign.
* Make a RIGHT onto Hope Street.
* After the second light and passing a high school on the right, there is a fork in the road: Hope Street BEARS LEFT.
* Continue down Hope Street until you see George Street (at a stop sign).
* Make a RIGHT on George Street
*Make your first RIGHT onto Thayer Street and try to park.
*MacMillan Hall is located on the right-hand side in the middle of this block.
From the SOUTH
* Take I-95 NORTH to Providence.
* Take Exit 20 -- I-195 EAST.
* Take Exit 2 -- Wickenden St.
* Turn LEFT at light onto Wickenden.
(Pass one traffic light, then Brook Street is next LEFT.) Turn LEFT onto Brook St. (You are heading NORTH).
* Turn LEFT onto George Street about .5 mi up Brook St.
* Make your first RIGHT onto Thayer Street and try to park
* MacMillan Hall is located in the middle of this block on the right hand side