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  • The Head of the Charles

    Head Of The Charles Regatta starts at the Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse, and winds 3 miles upriver to Artesani Playground in Brighton. Use the link above to get the race route map, suggestions for spectator travel and related maps.

    Travel Direction:

    FALS - Mass Pike to exit 18, follow signs to Cambridge. Stay straight through several traffic lights and across the River Street Bridge. Once across the bridge, take a left onto Memorial Drive (there will be a Shell station and a Mobile station at the corners.) Stay on Memorial Drive for 1.6 miles at which point it will fork (near the Cambridge Boat Club.) Staying to the left, follow signs for Watertown/Newton. Proceed through the traffic light, and as you approach Eliot Bridge, follow signs for Boston/Newton. As you are crossing Eliot bridge stay to the right and an HOCR volunteer will meet your trailer and direct you to a parking space. It would be helpful to consult a parking map or course map to assist with directions.

    SADL (Magazine Beach) - Same as above, expect go RIGHT onto Memorial Drive once you cross the River Street Bridge. Magazine Beach is located about 1/4 mile downstream of Riverside Boat Club, across from the large Shell sign.

    Street Closures:
    Saturday October 22, 2005- 10am - 6pm
    Memorial Drive will be closed from Western Avenue to Cambridge Boat Club (intersection of Memorial Dr., Greenough Blvd.). JFK street and Anderson Bridge will be OPEN to traffic.

    Sunday October 23, 2005- 10am-6pm
    Memorial Drive will be closed from Western Avenue to Cambridge Boat Club (intersection of Memorial Dr., Greenough Blvd.). JFK street and Anderson Bridge will be CLOSED to traffic.

     

    Fall 2006 Hotel choice:

    Hampton Inn Boston Logan Airport

    230 Lee Burbank Hwy

    Revere, MA 02151

    781-286-5665

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