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Union Square in Somerville is where Somerville Avenue,
Washington Street and Prospect Street meet. Just a half mile
from Inman Square, 2 miles from Harvard, Davis and Sullivan
Squares, and just over 2 miles from downtown Boston. Come any
way you wish!
Map of the City of Somerville
By Bicycle:
Somerville by Bicycle Map
By Bus:
Driving:
For event parking in
Union Square: After banking hours the
Citizens Bank at 40 Union Square is available.
Also the
Argenziano School at 290 Washington St.
From Downtown Boston:
Take Storrow Drive east to Rte 28/McGrath
O'Brien Hwy North. Stay right under the Lechmere Green Line
tracks. Take the Union Square exit at Chambers Auto. Take a
left under the underpass onto Washington Street and go
straight into Union Square.
From the NORTH:
Take Route 93 South Exit to 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 and
the Cobble Hill Center on your left and the O'Brien Highway
overpass. Union Square is directly ahead on the other side
of the overpass.
From the SOUTH:
Take Route 93 North to the Central Artery in Downtown Boston
and take Exit 28 marked "Rt.99/Sullivan Square/Somerville".
At the bottom of the ramp, take a left. Go under the highway
overpass, past the Holiday Inn, and keep going straight.
Union Square is directly ahead.
From the WEST:
Mass Turnpike/Route 90 to Exit 18 marked
"Allston/Cambridge". After the toll booth, bear right
following the signs to Cambridge/Somerville. At the lights.
continue straight over the bridge onto River Street. Follow
River Street all the way into Central Square. In Central
Square at the lights continue straight across Massachusetts
Avenue onto Prospect Street. Follow Prospect Street all the
way to the railroad bridge and continue straight into Union
Square.
Route 2 East to the end into Cambridge. At the lights, turn
left onto Alewife Brook Parkway. Follow to the lights and
turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Continue on
Massachusetts to Porter Square (you'll see the big red
mobile of the Porter Square T) and take a left at the lights
onto Somerville Avenue. Follow Somerville Avenue into Union
Square.
Parking: Public Parking is available
in a three nearby lots: on Washington Street behind Ricky’s
Flower Market, at the corner of Prospect and Somerville Avenue
and beside the Old Firehouse/SCAT in the center of Union
Square. There is adequate on-street parking and some merchants
also provide private parking.
By Train:
Red Line MBTA: to Harvard Square, then the #86 (Sullivan
Square) bus to Union Square. Or Davis Square, then the #87
(Lechmere) 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.
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