Directions
75 Union Square . Somerville . MA . 02144
T. 617.440.6021 . F. 617.440.6023
Public Transportation:
Red Line MBTA
to Harvard Square, then the #86 (Sullivan Square) bus to Union Square.
Orange Line MBTA
to Sullivan Square, then the #86 (Allston) bus or the #91 (Central
Square) bus to Union Square.
Green Line MBTA
to Lechmere Station, then the #87 (Clarendon Hill) bus to Union Square.
Car:
From the NORTH:
Take Route 93 South Exit 28 marked "Sullivan Square". Take the ramp
to the end, following the signs to Sullivan Square. At Sullivan Square, take
a right at the lights onto Washington Street, past the Sullivan Square "T"
station on your right. Continue on Washington Street through four sets of lights,
past the Holiday Inn on your left and the O'Brien Highway overpass. Union Square
is directly ahead, and The Independent is on your right.
From the SOUTH:
Take Route 93 North to the Central Artery in Downtown Boston and take Exit 25
marked "Cambridge/Somerville/Storrow Drive". At the bottom of the
ramp, follow the signs for Cambridge/Somerville/Route 28N. Go over the bridge
at the Charles River locks, past the Museum of Science, and bear right at the
second set of lights onto O'Brien Highway. O'Brien becomes McGrath Highway,
and you will pass the Twin City Plaza on your left (Star Market, McDonald's,
etc.). After the bridge, bear right for the Washington Street exit. Following
the signs for Union Square, proceed through two lights and turn/bear left at
the third light onto Washington Street. Union Square is directly ahead, and
The Independent is on your right.
From the WEST:
Take the Mass Pike/I-90 Exit 18 marked "Allston/Cambridge". After
the toll booth, bear right following the signs to Cambridge/Somerville. Go over
the Charles River Bridge and continue straight for 2 miles on River Street through
Central Square (where the road becomes Prospect Street) and over the railroad
bridge to the traffic lights at Union Square (Dunkin Donuts is on the left).
Take a left on to Washington Street, and The Independent is on your right.
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