Directions

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Driving Directions

From the North, Taking I-77

Follow I-77 south to the Wolf Ledges/Grant Street exit. Turn left at the first light, onto Wolf Ledges, or left at the second light onto Grant Street. Both roads lead to Exchange Street on the south edge of campus.

From the North, Taking Route 8

Exit at Buchtel Avenue. Turn right. The East Campus Parking Deck is right there, on the south side of Buchtel Avenue (enter from Spicer Street).

From the South, Taking I-77/Route 8

Follow The University of Akron exit off Route 8 marked Buchtel Avenue/Carroll Street.

• If you are going to Rhodes Arena, turn left on to Carroll Street. The East Campus Parking Deck will be on your right. It is an excellent place to park if you are going to Rhodes Arena or any building on the east side of campus.
• If you are going to the campus center, go past Carroll Street and turn left at the next street, Buchtel Avenue. Visitor parking is available on Buchtel Avenue, just past College Street.

From the West, Taking I-76

Follow I-76 eastbound and exit onto Wolf Ledges/Grant Street. Turn left at the first light onto Wolf Ledges, or left at the second light onto Grant Street. Both roads lead to Exchange Street on the south edge of campus.

From the East, Taking I-76

From the East, follow I-76 west into Akron. Exit to Route 8 north. The first exit off Route 8 is Buchtel/Carroll. Turn left at Carroll to reach campus.

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Mileage to UA from selected cities

Ohio	Miles	Out-of-state	Miles
Athens	180	Atlanta	710
Canton	24	Baltimore	345
Chillicothe	172	Boston	650
Cincinnati	238	Charlotte	480
Cleveland	35	Chicago	365
Columbus	127	Detroit	180
Dayton	200	Erie, Pa.	135
Lima	155	Indianapolis	305
Mansfield	63	Minneapolis	790
Marietta	130	Nashville	515
Orrville	30	New York City	455
Sandusky	85	Newark	480
Steubenville	85	Pittsburgh	120
Toledo	125	Philadelphia	475
Youngstown	50	St. Louis	555
		Richmond,Va.	455
		Washington, D.C.	345
		Wheeling, W.V.	132

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