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5600 Nathan Shock Drive
Baltimore, MD 21224-6825
From Virginia, Washington, D.C., BWI Airport, and areas south of Baltimore:
Take the Washington Beltway (I-495) to I-95 North or the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295) toward Baltimore-New York. (From BWI Airport, take Parkway route--take airport exit road to Parkway.) You then have a choice of either the Harbor Tunnel or the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Both are well marked along the road. Along I-95, either turn off on the Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) or remain on I-95 to the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Along Baltimore-Washington Parkway, either turn off on the Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) or proceed northward and take the entrance ramp onto I-95 north marked for the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Refer to the directions below for the route you have chosen.
--From I-95 South of Baltimore
Go through the Fort McHenry Tunnel ($2.00 toll). Take exit 59--Eastern Avenue/Route 150. Turn left to go west on Eastern Avenue, toward Highlandtown. Go eight traffic lights, .9 miles and turn right onto Bayview Blvd. See "Directions to the GRC from Eastern Avenue."
--From Harbor Tunnel Thruway (I-895) South of Baltimore
Go through the Harbor Tunnel ($2.00 toll). Take fourth exit 12--Lombard Street. Proceed through the traffic light onto Bayview Boulevard of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Campus. Follow "Directions to the GRC from Lombard Street."
From North of Baltimore or Pennsylvania Areas:
Take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) to I-95 South (exit 33) toward Baltimore/Washington. At the I-95/I-895 split, take I-895 (left lanes). Take exit 12--Lombard Street. (Last exit before toll.) Make right at first traffic light onto Bayview Boulevard of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Research Campus. Follow "Directions to GRC from Lombard Street."
From Downtown Baltimore:
From Harborplace, take Pratt Street to President Street--make a right. Go a few blocks to Eastern Avenue (Little Italy) and make a left. Take Eastern Avenue several miles (pass Patternson Park, through a shopping district, beneath an underpass with trains overhead, through Greektown.) Make a left onto Bayview Blvd. Follow "Directions to GRC from Eastern Avenue."
"Directions to GRC from Lombard Street"
Take the second left onto Nathan Shock Drive. Continue on Nathan Shock Drive until you pass beneath a bridge that connects two buildings (GRC is on the left.) Make the first possible left turn beyond the bridge--you're now in front of the GRC. Enter the circle driveway and park in front of the entrance. Ask the Security Guard at the front desk to call your contact person and show you where to park.
"Directions to GRC from Eastern Avenue"
From the Bayview Blvd. entrance of the campus, proceed straight through the traffic light. At the stop sign at the next corner--Hopkins Bayview Circle--proceed straight. Make a right at the the next corner--Nathan W. Shock Drive. Continue on Nathan Shock Drive until you pass beneath a bridge that connects two buildings (GRC is on the left.) Make the first possible left turn beyond the bridge--you're now in front of the GRC. Enter the circle driveway and park in front of the entrance. Ask the Security Guard at the front desk to call your contact person and show you where to park.
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