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Pool Directions
Andover/North Andover YMCA 165 Haverhill Street Andover, MA Phone: 978-685-3541 From Route 93: Take Route 93 to Route 133 East towards Andover. Follow this road for approximately 3 miles. (Route 133 becomes Haverhill Street at the Route 28 intersection.) When reaching Doctors’ Park on the left you are almost at the YMCA. After the lights, it is your second right (the Y is set back, but has a Merrimack Valley YMCA sign on the front lawn). If you go up to Route 114 (Burger King), you’ve gone too far. From Route 495: Take Route 495 to Route 114 East towards Middleton. Follow Route 114 for approximately 1.5 miles. Go to the third set of lights (Haverhill Street) and take a right. Approximately 100 yards on your left is the YMCA. Bradford Swim Club 328 Salem Street Bradford, MA Phone: 978-373-1051 From I-495: Take the Bradford/Ward Hill exit (exit number 48). Stay to the right. Turn left onto Route 125 North at second set of lights. Follow Route 125 North 2.5 miles, past the former Bradford College. Turn right onto Salem Street after the common. Follow Salem Street for about a mile. Bradford Swim Club is on the left. Brown University Smith Swim Center 235 Hope Street Providence, RI Phone: 401-863-3014 From the North: Take I-95 South to Branch Avenue (Exit 24). Turn left onto Branch Avenue to traffic light. Cross intersection and go up Cypress Street hill to Hope Street (stop sign). Turn right on Hope Street, bear to the left at the fork and cross over Lloyd Avenue. Entrance to Athletic Complex is next driveway on the left. Burbank YMCA 36 Arthur B. Lord Drive Reading, MA Phone: 781-944-7989 From Route 95/128: Take 95/128 to Exit 40, Reading/Wakefield Route 129. Coming off exit, go around rotary until turnoff for Route 129 West to Reading. Proceed to intersection at Reading Town Center. At traffic light, turn right onto Route 28 North. Go north on Route 28 for less than 1 mile. At 1st set of lights, turn left onto Birch Meadow Drive. Take 1st right onto Arthur B. Lord Drive, YMCA is your immediate right. From Route 93: Take 93 to Route 129, Reading/Wilmington exit, Take 129 East to Reading. Go straight through the first set of traffic lights. Immediately on your left is the P&S convenience store. Take the first left onto Intervale Rd., Intervale Rd. dead ends onto John Carver. Turn left and follow road as it circles around field Take 1st left onto Arthur B. Lord Drive Cedardale Athletic Club 931 Boston Road Haverhill, MA Phone: 978-372-9028 From Route 495: Take Exit #48-Ward Hill off of Route 495. Follow Ward Hill Connector to second set of lights. Bear left onto Route 125 North. Move into right-hand lane and continue for 1/4 mile to next set of lights. Turn right onto Boston Road. Cedardale is located 500 yards up on right-hand side. Parking is on left-hand side. Harvard University Blodgett Pool Cambridge, MA From the North: Take I-93 south to Storrow Drive exit. Take Storrow Drive west for approximately five miles. Exit at Harvard Square/North Harvard Street. At top of exit, turn left onto North Harvard Street. Approximately 1/4 mile on your right will be the entrance for Harvard Stadium and Blodgett Pool. Parking is available along the baseball fence behind the Stadium, near the closed end. Haverhill High School Charles C. White Pool Haverhill, MA From the south: Take route 495 to exit 50,(Rt. 97), At the end of the ramp go directly across Rt. 97, through the lights, on to Monument Street. Proceed on Monument Street about ¼ mile, to the stop sign. Go straight through the intersection. Haverhill High School is on the right. The pool is the large building on the right as you enter the Haverhill High School campus. From the north: Take route 495 to exit 50 (Rt. 97), at the end of the ramp go left on Rt.97. Stay in the left hand lane, cross over route 495 and take a left hand turn at the lights on to Monument Street. Proceed on Monument Street about ¼ mile, to the stop sign. Go straight through the intersection. Haverhill High School is on the right. The pool is the large building on the right as you enter the Haverhill High School campus. Hocomock Area YMCA 300 Elmwood Street North Attleboro, MA From Route 495 heading south: Take exit 14B (Route 1 North Attleboro). Stay on Route 1 until Dunkin Donuts is on the right and Dairy Queen is on the left. Take a left at this light onto Elmwood Street. The Hockomock Area YMCA will be on the left at the top of the hill at 300 Elmwood Street. From Route 95 North or South: Take Exit 5 (Route 152). Take a right onto Toner Boulevard toward the Shaws Shopping Plaza. Go through 2 sets of lights. At your 3rd light (vacant gas station), take a right onto Mount Hope Street. Cross Landry Avenue. When you come to the end of the road take a right onto Elmwood Street. The Hockomock Area YMCA will be on the left at the top of the hill at 300 Elmwood Street. Indian Ridge Country Club 73 Lovejoy Road Andover, MA Phone: 978-475-5253 I-93 to Exit 43 (133 East). Bear right off exit. At first set of lights, turn right onto Lovejoy Road. Follow for 3/4 mile (past school on right). Turn left onto Iroquois Avenue to club. Jenny Thompson Pool 110 Portland Avenue Dover, NH Phone: 603-743-6085 From Spaulding Turnpike North or South: Take exit 8E. Follow to the third light, a "T" intersection. Turn left, and proceed to next light. Go through the light. Follow around the bend; see a white sign for Route 4 (Portland Avenue). Take a right. Go about 1/2 mile. See Philbrick's Sports store on right. The pool is directly across the street. Keefe Technical High School 750 Winter Street Framingham, MA From Route 9 going west: Go about two miles past the malls in Framingham to just past Stop and Shop on left. Be in the right lane to take left at traffic light onto Temple St. Continue to end of Temple. Take a left at T onto Salem End Road and follow for about 1/4 mile to light at Winter. Take right on Winter and follow for 1.5 miles. Keefe Tech is on the left. Lawrence YMCA 40 Lawrence Street Lawrence, MA From I-495: Take exit #41/RT-28 North onto Union St[Rt-28] toward Lawrence; continue for about 2 miles on RT 28, take a right on Canal St., proceed about 0.5 mile; take a left onto Lawrence St. The YMCA will be on your left. Alternate directions to avoid RT-28 and/or RT-114 traffic in Lawrence: Get onto I-495 going North from Andover. Take Exit 45 Marston Street towards Lawrence and continue on Marston towards the Lawrence General Hospital for about 1/2 mile. Before you reach the hospital, turn left onto Canal Street. Follow Canal for about 3/4 of a mile - until it ends at the Fenton Courthouse. Turn right onto Lawrence Street. The Lawrence YMCA is 2 blocks ahead on the left. McDermott Pool 975 Sandy Lane Warwick, RI From the North: Take 95 South into Rhode Island and get off at Exit 12A (Main Street) Route 113 East. Follow Route 113 East until the end (Route 117). Take a left at that light and bear to the left. Take a left at the next light onto Sandy Lane. The pool will be on the left approximately 300 feet after the light. (Mickey Stevens Complex) Medford High School 489 Winthrop Street Medford, MA Travel south on route 93 to exit 33. Take the 2nd right after coming off the exit ramp, Forest St. Travel straight to the first traffic light. Make a right onto Lawrence Road. Take Lawrence Road to the end. You will pass the Lawrence Memorial Hospital along the way. At the end of the road (2nd traffic light) turn right onto Winthrop Street , route 38 north. I’m not sure if there is a street sign at this intersection. Travel about ½ mile past Temple Shalom. Look for the Medford High School driveway on the right side of the road. Park in the large parking lot to the right. The entrance to the pool is around the right hand side of the building, but there is no parking there. Melrose Family YMCA 497 Main Street Melrose, MA Phone: 781-665-4360 From Route 1 North or South: Take the Essex Street exit and head toward Melrose. Go approximately two miles. At the third set of lights, take a left onto Main Street. The Melrose YMCA is on your left side at the next set of lights. Parking is available behind the facility. From 93 North: Take exit 34. Follow the ramp to the right along Spot Pond Reservoir. Follow road to Stone Zoo and make your way into the left lane. Turn left at mini-rotary intersection (there should be a Melrose sign posted). When you come to the second set of lights (approximately 1 mile), turn left onto Main Street. At the second set of lights on your right will be the Melrose YMCA. Parking is available behind the facility. MIT Zesiger Center MIT Competition Pool at the Zesiger Center 77 Mass Avenue Cambridge, MA Phone: From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to Back Bay along Storrow Drive West, approximately 1.5 miles, to the exit for Route 2A. The exit will be on the left, just before the Harvard Bridge (more appropriately called the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge). The Charles River will be on your right. As you cross the bridge, you will be looking at MIT – the Great Dome and academic facilities are on the right, the dormitories and athletic facilities are on the left. North Shore YMCA Sterling Center Essex Street Beverly MA Phone: 978-927-6855 From North: Take Interstate 95 South to Route 128 North to exit 18. Take a right off the exit and proceed 1 mile. From South or West: Take 128 North to exit 18. Turn right off the exit and proceed 1 mile. Phillips Exeter Academy Corner of Court & Gilman Streets, Exeter, NH From North or South: Route I-95 to Exit 2. At tolls take Route 101 West to Portsmouth/Stratham exit 11 (Route 108). Take left at end of ramp, following Route 108 South to T intersection, turn right. At the bandstand in downtown Exeter, turn left (still 108). Take a left at the top of the hill onto Court St. (Route 108). Turn left just after the tennis courts on the left. Parking is on the right. From East or West: Route 101 to the Portsmouth/Stratham exit 11 (Route 108). Follow directions from Route 108 South above. Roger Williams University One Old Ferry Rd Bristol, RI Take Route 128 South (also called 95) toward Rhode Island. Travel south on Route 95 to Route 195 East toward Cape Cod. Take Route 195 East to Massachusetts Exit 2 (Warren/Newport RI, Route 136 South). Follow 136 South for approximately nine miles. Campus is on your left; make a U-turn, just before Mt. Hope Bridge, to main entrance. Russell Mill Swim and Tennis Club 160 Mill Road Chelmsford, MA Phone: 978-256-0120 Take Route 495 South to Route 3 South. Take exit #29 (Route 129) off Route 3. Turn left off the ramp and go to first light. Take sharp left onto Mill Road and go 1.2 miles. Russell Mill Swim & Tennis Club is on your right. Salem State College O'Keefe Center 225 Canal St. Salem, MA Phone: 978-542-6560 From 128N take Exit 25A toward Salem (114E). Follow 114E through downtown Salem onto Route 1A (Canal Street). Stay on Canal Street 1 1/2 miles, Salem State O'Keefe Center will be on left. South Shore - Mills Pond Branch Mills Pond Branch 75 Mill Street Hanover, MA Phone: 781-829-8585 Follow 93 South through Boston, 93 South to Route 3 South, Route 3 South to Exit 13 Hanover/ Norwell (Hanover Mall Exit), Bear right at end of ramp. Follow road past the Hanover Mall (on left) to Speedy Muffler Shop. Take a left onto Mill Street @ Speedy. Follow Mill Street about 3/4 mile- YMCA on the right. South Shore - Quincy Branch 79 Coddington Street Quincy, MA Phone: 617-479-8500 Take Route 93 South out of Boston. Take Route 3 South towards Cape Cod. Immediately after the split towards Cape Cod, take exit 18 to Quincy Center. Follow Burgin Parkway alongside the railroad tracks to the center of Quincy. At the stoplight, turn right onto Granite Street. You'll see the tall Stop & Shop building in front of you. At the next stoplight, turn left onto Hancock Street. Go through the next two stoplights (across Washington St.) to Coddington Street. Proceed down Coddington St. through the next stoplight. The South Shore YMCA is on the corner of Coddington and Newcomb Streets. Drive past the building to the parking lot on the right. Parking is free! Springfield College Art Linkletter Natatorium 263 Alden Street Springfield, MA Phone: 413-748-3341 or 3342 From Points East and West: Take Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 6. Turn left to I-291 West. Proceed 1 mile to Exit 5 (East Springfield/Indian Orchard). After you turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 20A, you should be prepared to get into the left lane. Take immediate left at traffic signal onto Roosevelt Avenue. Proceed 3 miles to Alden Street. Turn right onto Alden Street and proceed one-half mile to the campus. University of Connecticut 2095 Hillside Road Storrs, CT Take Mass Pike to I-84 West. From I-84 take Exit 68 onto Route 195. Follow Rt. 195 East approximately seven miles to University campus. Take a right onto the campus on to N. Eagleville. Follow approximately 1/2 mile to first light. Take left onto Hillside. Wolff-Zakin Natatorium is approximately one mile on your right next to the basketball arena. Do not park on the street in front of the pool facility. You will be towed. University of New Hampshire Henry C. Swasey Pool 145 Main St. Durham, NH Take I-95 North to Exit 4 (NH Lakes and Mountains, Spaulding Turnpike). Continue North to Exit 6W and follow Route 4 West past the UNH/Durham Route 108 exit. Exit at Route 155A and turn east toward Durham. Follow 155A past a short stretch of fields to the UNH Athletic Fields and Fieldhouse. Ample parking is available in "A Lot" directly across from the Field House (before 6pm park at the Visitors Lot next to A lot). You will see signs for "A Lot" parking prior to arriving at the Fieldhouse. Wheaton College 26 East Main Street Norton, MA Phone: (508) 286-8200 Wheaton College is located in Norton, MA about ten minutes from Great Woods and seven miles from the southern intersection of Routes I-95 and 495. From this intersection, about halfway between Route 128 and Providence on Route 95, take Route 495 South to exit 10, Wheaton College. Turn right at the end of the ramp onto Route 123. Take a left onto Pine Street before Wheaton College. Follow the signs for the Athletic Center. Questions or Comments about the site? 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