Getting there

Bridgewater State University (BSU) is located in Southeastern Massachusetts, 131 Summer Street, Bridgewater, MA 02325.

The campus is approximately:

40 minutes south of Boston
30 minutes north of Cape Cod
50 minutes northeast of Providence

How to get there

Here are some options on how to get to the conference venue:

Travelling by Air

BSU is 26 miles from Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) and 25 miles from Rode Island’s T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), and Bradley Airport in Hartford, CT.

MBTA Commuter Rail

Bridgewater State is served by the MBTA

Commuter Rail. The Massachusetts Bay

Transportation Authority (abbreviated

MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") takes about 45 minutes to get to campus

from Boston, via the Middleborough Line.

The Bridgewater train station is located

at 85 Burrill Avenue; commuters cut

through the MBTA parking lot from the train station for easy access to the campus.

The railroad tracks divide the campus in half between East and West campus.

MBTA Map

Brockton Area Transit

The Bridgewater campus is served by Brockton Area Transit (BAT) with five daily round-trips Monday through Friday into BAT’s main hub, BAT Centre.

Once on campus, Bridgewater State University Transit Service operates a free on-campus bus shuttle.

Free On-campus Shuttle

Visitor Parking

There are different parking options for visitors. You may purchase temporary passes to park within BSU campus.

MBTA Parking: Closest parking to lodging at Weygand Hall, 200 spaces, adjacent to the building

University Parking Lots

Bridgewater State University Map

Interactive Map: https://www.bridgew.edu/about-us/campus-map

Campus map with important venues highlighted

Pro Tip!
You can get from Boston's Logan airport to the campus via rail, spend the entire conference on campus without a car, and plans for all meals everyday will be available on Campus. Even transportation to the offered field trips (with one or two exceptions) will be provided .

So yes, you can do it all without a car rental!

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