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FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Upon leaving the airport terminal, merge left and enter Highway 5 East. Go East on Highway 5 approximately one (1) mile. Merge onto Highway 55 North toward Minneapolis. Merge left and follow Highway 55 one-half (1/2) mile to the stop light. Take a left at the stop light. Follow the frontage road approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile. The Federal Building will be on the left across from the parking area.
FROM DULUTH: Enter the Twin Cities Metro area on Interstate 35 W Southbound. Follow Interstate 35 W for five (5) miles South of downtown Minneapolis. Merge left onto Highway 62 (also called Crosstown Highway). Go East on Highway 62 approximately four (4) miles. Take a right at the stop light at the intersection of Highway 55 and Highway 62. Follow the frontage road approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile. The Federal Building will be on the left across from the parking area.
FROM ST. CLOUD: Enter the Twin Cities Metro area on Interstate 94. Merge onto Interstate 494 South. Follow I 494 South around the Metro area for approximately thirty (30) miles. As you pass Highway 77, merge right onto Highway 5. Go East on Highway 5 approximately one (1) mile. Merge onto Highway 55 North toward Minneapolis. Merge left and follow Highway 55 one-half (1/2) mile to the stop light. Take a left at the stop light. Follow the frontage road approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile. The Federal Building will be on the left across from the parking area.
FROM HUDSON, WI: Enter the Twin Cities Metro area on Interstate 94. Merge onto Interstate 494 Southbound. Follow I 494 South around the Metro area approximately fifteen (15) miles. Merge right onto Highway 5 as you near the exit for the International Airport. Go East on Highway 5 approximately one (1) mile. Merge onto Highway 55 North toward Minneapolis. Merge left and follow Highway 55 one-half (1/2) mile to the stop light. Take a left at the stop light. Follow the frontage road approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile. The Federal Building will be on the left across from the parking area.
FROM MANKATO OR ROCHESTER: Enter the Twin Cities Metro area on Interstate 35 Northbound. Follow I 35W North to Interstate 494. Exit East onto I 494. Follow I 494 approximately seven (7) miles. Merge right onto Highway 5. Go East on Highway 5 approximately one (1) mile. Merge onto Highway 55 North toward Minneapolis. Merge left and follow Highway 55 one-half (1/2) mile to the stop light. Take a left at the stop light. Follow the frontage road approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile. The Federal Building will be on the left across from the parking area.
FROM WILLMAR OR MONTEVIDEO: Enter the Twin Cities Metro area on Interstate 494. Merge South onto I 494. Follow 494 around the Metro area for approximately twenty-one (21) miles. As you pass Highway 77, merge right onto Highway 5 East. Go East on Highway 5 approximately one (1) mile. Merge onto Highway 55 North toward Minneapolis. Merge left and follow Highway 55 one-half (1/2) mile to the stop light. Take a left at the stop light. Follow the frontage road approximately one-quarter 1/4 mile. The Federal Building will be on the left across from the parking area.

PARKING

The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building provides free on-site parking. The entrance to the handicap and visitors' parking areas are accessed from the road in front of the building. The employee parking lot is accessed from the road circling the main parking area.

The visitors' lot allows parking for a maximum of two hours. The employee and handicap lot allows parking all day. If the handicap lot is full, all day parking is permitted in the visitors' lot provided a handicap tag is prominently displayed or the vehicle has a handicap license plate.