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Directions to Asa Packer Campus

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Specific Directions to the Asa Packer Campus

From New York City and Points East and North
From Harrisburg and Points West
From Philadelphia and Points South
From the Lehigh Valley

From New York City and Points East and North

From Interstate 78, take Exit 67 toward Hellertown/Bethlehem.

  • Go straight at the end of the exit ramp across Route 412 onto Silvex Road (between Wendy’s and Turkey Hill).
  • Continue on Silvex Road through a short tunnel and under an overpass until you reach a “Y” in the road. Bear left. At the stop sign, turn left onto College Drive. At the next stop sign, go straight across William Street to continue on College Drive. The athletic facilities of Lehigh’s Murray Goodman Campus will be on your left.
  • Turn right at the stop sign at Mountain Drive and continue under an overpass and straight through the next stop sign. Follow the Lehigh University directional signs for the Asa Packer Campus. Bear left at the fork at the top of the mountain. (The entrance to Lehigh’s Mountaintop Campus will be on your right.)
  • Continue on Mountain Drive through the first stop sign. Stay right at the fork past Lehigh’s Sayre Fields and continue through the stop sign. Take the second left through the stone gates onto Lower Sayre Park Road. Follow Lower Sayre Park Road down the mountain.
  • Turn right at Upper Sayre Park Road. Turn left at the stop sign facing Taylor College (the tan residence). About 50 feet ahead is the next stop sign. Turn left onto University Drive and follow the curve of the road to the right (continue straight through the stop signs). The road will become Brodhead Avenue as you continue down the hill.
  • The Alumni Memorial Building is on the right and is easily identified by its tall stone tower. The visitor entrance to the Alumni Memorial Building Arrival Court and Parking Pavilion is on your right at the intersection of Summit Street and Brodhead Avenue. Enter the Parking Pavilion by bearing to the right as soon as you enter the Arrival Court.

From Harrisburg and Points West

From Interstate 78, take Exit 67 toward Hellertown/Bethlehem.

  • Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 412 North (Main Street). Turn left at the traffic light onto Silvex Road (between Wendy’s and Turkey Hill).
  • Continue on Silvex Road through a short tunnel and under an overpass until you reach a “Y” in the road. Bear left. At the stop sign, turn left onto College Drive. At the next stop sign, go straight across William Street to continue on College Drive. The athletic facilities of Lehigh’s Murray Goodman Campus will be on your left.
  • Turn right at the stop sign at Mountain Drive and continue under an overpass and straight through the next stop sign. Follow the Lehigh University directional signs for the Asa Packer Campus. Bear left at the fork at the top of the mountain. (The entrance to Lehigh’s Mountaintop Campus will be on your right.)
  • Continue on Mountain Drive through the first stop sign. Stay right at the fork past Lehigh’s Sayre Fields and continue through the stop sign. Take the second left through the stone gates onto Lower Sayre Park Road. Follow Lower Sayre Park Road down the mountain.
  • Turn right at Upper Sayre Park Road. Turn left at the stop sign facing Taylor College (the tan residence). About 50 feet ahead is the next stop sign. Turn left onto University Drive and follow the curve of the road to the right (continue straight through the stop signs). The road will become Brodhead Avenue as you continue down the hill.
  • The Alumni Memorial Building is on the right and is easily identified by its tall stone tower. The visitor entrance to the Alumni Memorial Building Arrival Court and Parking Pavilion is on your right at the intersection of Summit Street and Brodhead Avenue. Enter the Parking Pavilion by bearing to the right as soon as you enter the Arrival Court.

From Philadelphia and Points South

Take the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 476) north to Exit 44, Quakertown.

  • Turn left onto Route 663 and follow for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Route 309 North in Quakertown. Continue north on Route 309 to Center Valley. Turn right onto Route 378 North toward Bethlehem.
  • Follow Route 378 over South Mountain. About halfway down the far side of the mountain, at the second set of yellow blinking lights, turn right onto Summit Street and continue to the end of the street.
  • The Alumni Memorial Building is straight ahead and is easily identified by its tall stone tower. The visitor entrance to the Alumni Memorial Building Arrival Court and Parking Pavilion is located directly across the intersection of Summit Street and Brodhead Avenue.

From the Lehigh Valley

From Route 22 East or West, take the Route 378 exit in Bethlehem (Route 378 heads only south).

  • Continue for 3.6 miles and when you cross the bridge over the Lehigh River, stay in the left-turn lane, marked “Third Street.”
  • Bear left at the traffic light for Third Street at the south end of the bridge; continue one block to the traffic light and continue straight onto Brodhead Avenue. Continue straight through the light at Fourth Street to the four-way stop at Packer Avenue intersection. Continue straight.
  • The Alumni Memorial Building is one block up on the left and is easily identified by its tall stone tower. The visitor entrance to the Alumni Memorial Building Arrival Court and Parking Pavilion is located on the left at the intersection of Summit Street and Brodhead Avenue and is accessed using the left-turn lane. Enter the Parking Pavilion by bearing to the right as soon as you enter the Arrival Court.

Asa Packer Campus Parking Information

Primary parking reserved for visitors to the Office of Admissions is on the first level of the Parking Pavilion next to the Alumni Memorial Building. Public parking for Farrington Square visitors is available on the bottom floor of the Farrington garage and public parking for the Zoellner Arts Center for Baker Hall and the Lehigh University Art Galleries is available in the adjacent Zoellner Arts parking garage.

Locating the Office of Admissions

Exit the garage near the elevator and continue straight ahead on the walkway to the Alumni Memorial Building. Enter the building through the door at the head of the exterior stone stair. You will find the Office of Admissions on your left, through the glass doors. Note: A handicapped-accessible entrance is available using the ramped walkway to the left of the exterior stone stair. As you enter the building, take the elevator ahead to the first floor. It opens directly within the Office of Admissions reception area.