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Driving directions

Location:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Scott House
909 West Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2039
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Directions to the Scott House

Arriving from the east by Interstate 64 West
Coming from Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, etc.
  1. Take Exit #190 for Fifth Street and Downtown/Coliseum.
  2. Turn right at the eighth traffic light, onto Main Street.
  3. Follow Main Street for 11 blocks to Belvidere Street. Turn right onto Belvidere Street.
  4. Go three blocks to Broad Street. Turn left onto Broad Street.
  5. Drive five blocks to Ryland Avenue. Turn left onto Ryland Avenue.
  6. Turn left onto Franklin Street. Once you enter campus, the Scott House is the seventh building on the right.
Arriving from the north by Interstate 95 South
Coming from Washington, Fredericksburg, Kings Dominion, etc.
  1. Take Exit #79 to right toward Powhite Parkway (Route I-195). Bear left off the ramp onto I-195.
  2. Take the exit for Hamilton and Broad streets.
  3. Follow Hamilton Street to Monument Avenue (second left) and turn left.
  4. Follow Monument Avenue east; its name will change to Franklin Street and it will become a one-way street.
  5. Once you enter campus, the Scott House is the seventh building on the right.
Arriving from the south by Interstate 95 North
Coming from Petersburg, North Carolina, etc.
  1. Take Exit #74A onto Downtown Expressway, I-195 (The exit ramp is actually on the James River Bridge).
  2. Drive 1/2 mile, take exit for Belvidere Street (U.S. #1 and # 301).
  3. Drive two blocks along Canal Street to Belvidere Street.
  4. Go three blocks to Broad Street. Turn left onto Broad Street.
  5. Drive five blocks to Ryland Avenue. Turn left onto Ryland Avenue.
  6. Turn left onto Franklin Street. Once you enter campus, the Scott House is the seventh building on the right.
Arriving from the west by Interstate 64 East
Coming from Charlottesville, etc.
  1. Take Exit #186 toward the Powhite Parkway.
  2. Take the exit for Hamilton and Broad streets.
  3. Follow Hamilton Street to Monument Avenue (second left) and turn left.
  4. Follow Monument Avenue east; its name will change to Franklin Street and it will become a one-way street.
  5. Once you enter campus, the Scott House is the seventh building on the right.